# 2019 State of Origin series

The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.
For just the second time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 2 played at Perth’s Optus Stadium.

## Game I

* Wednesday, 5 June 2019 8:10pm (AEST)
| Queensland | 18–14 | New South Wales |
| Tries: Dane Gagai (67', 71') 2 Corey Oates (53') 1 Goals: Kalyn Ponga 3/4 (54', 59' pen, 72') | 1st: 0 – 8 2nd: 18 – 6 | Tries: 1 (20') Josh Morris 1 (76') Jake Trbojevic Goals: 3/3 Nathan Cleary (13' pen, 21', 76') Sin Bin: (58') Latrell Mitchell |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,191 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Dane Gagai

## Game II

* Sunday, 23 June 2019 5:50pm (AWST)
| Queensland | 6–38 | New South Wales |
| Tries: Will Chambers (14' pen) 1 Goals: Kalyn Ponga 1/1 (15') | 1st: 6 – 18 2nd: 0 – 20 | Tries: 3 (8', 36', 54') Tom Trbojevic 2 (58', 74') Josh Addo-Carr 1 (19') Tyson Frizell Goals: 5/6 James Maloney (37', 45' pen, 50' pen, 56', 76') 2/2 Nathan Cleary (9', 20') |
* Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 59,721 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Jake Trbojevic

## Game III

* Wednesday, 10 July 2019 8:10pm (AEST)
| New South Wales | 26–20 | Queensland |
| Tries: James Tedesco (52', 80') 2 Paul Vaughan (35') 1 Damien Cook (60') 1 Goals: James Maloney 5/5 (6' pen, 36', 53', 61', 80') | 1st: 8 – 8 2nd: 18 – 12 | Tries: 1 (15') Felise Kaufusi 1 (72') Josh McGuire 1 (77') Josh Papalii Goals: 4/4 Ethan Lowe (17', 29' pen, 72', 78') |
* ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,565 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ashley Klein Player of the Match: James Tedesco

## Teams
### New South Wales Blues

| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Fullback | James Tedesco | James Tedesco | James Tedesco |
| Wing | Nick Cotric | Blake Ferguson | Blake Ferguson |
| Centre | Latrell Mitchell | Tom Trbojevic | Tom Trbojevic |
| Centre | Josh Morris | Jack Wighton | Jack Wighton |
| Wing | Josh Addo-Carr | Josh Addo-Carr | Josh Addo-Carr |
| Five-eighth | Cody Walker | James Maloney | James Maloney |
| Halfback | Nathan Cleary | Nathan Cleary | Mitchell Pearce |
| Prop | David Klemmer | Daniel Saifiti | Daniel Saifiti |
| Hooker | Damien Cook | Damien Cook | Damien Cook |
| Prop | Paul Vaughan | Jake Trbojevic | David Klemmer |
| Second row | Boyd Cordner (c) | Boyd Cordner (c) | Boyd Cordner (c) |
| Second row | Tyson Frizell | Tyson Frizell | Tyson Frizell |
| Lock | Jake Trbojevic | Dale Finucane | Jake Trbojevic |
| Interchange | Jack Wighton | Paul Vaughan | Paul Vaughan |
| Interchange | Payne Haas | Tariq Sims | Dale Finucane |
| Interchange | Cameron Murray | Cameron Murray | Cameron Murray |
| Interchange | Angus Crichton | Wade Graham | Wade Graham |
| Coach | Brad Fittler | Brad Fittler | Brad Fittler |
1 - Playing in his eighth State of Origin series, Mitchell Pearce finally got his first ever series win after being called into the side in the decider for the injured Nathan Cleary.

### Queensland Maroons

| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Fullback | Kalyn Ponga | Kalyn Ponga | Cameron Munster |
| Wing | Corey Oates | Corey Oates | Corey Oates |
| Centre | Michael Morgan | Michael Morgan | Will Chambers |
| Centre | Will Chambers | Will Chambers | Moses Mbye |
| Wing | Dane Gagai | Dane Gagai | Dane Gagai |
| Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | Cameron Munster | Corey Norman |
| Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) |
| Prop | Jai Arrow | Dylan Napa | Joe Ofahengaue |
| Hooker | Ben Hunt | Ben Hunt | Ben Hunt |
| Prop | Josh Papalii | Josh Papalii | Josh Papalii |
| Second row | Felise Kaufusi | Felise Kaufusi | Felise Kaufusi |
| Second row | Matt Gillett | Matt Gillett | Ethan Lowe |
| Lock | Josh McGuire | Josh McGuire | Josh McGuire |
| Interchange | Moses Mbye | Moses Mbye | Michael Morgan |
| Interchange | Joe Ofahengaue | Jarrod Wallace | Christian Welch |
| Interchange | Dylan Napa | Tim Glasby | Tim Glasby |
| Interchange | David Fifita | David Fifita | David Fifita |
| Coach | Kevin Walters | Kevin Walters | Kevin Walters |
1 - 2019 would be Kevin Walters' final series as coach of the Queensland Maroons, resigning from the position in 2020 to take up an NRL coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos.

## Player Debuts
### Game 1

* Cap no. 281, Nick Cotric
* Cap no. 282, Cody Walker
* Cap no. 283, Payne Haas
* Cap no. 284, Cameron Murray
* Cap no. 285, Jack Wighton
* Cap no. 198, Moses Mbye
* Cap no. 199, Joe Ofahengaue
* Cap no. 200, David Fifita

### Game 2

* Cap no. 286, Daniel Saifiti
* Cap no. 287, Dale Finucane

### Game 3

* Cap no. 201, Corey Norman
* Cap no. 202, Christian Welch
* Cap no. 203, Ethan Lowe

## Residents

* Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:10 AEST (UTC+10)
| Queensland Residents | 42–22 | New South Wales Residents |
| Tries Delouise Hoeter (7', 18', 58') 3 Sam Scarlett (21') 1 Temone Power (30') 1 Josh Cleeland (53') 1 Corey Jensen (77') 1 Goals Josh Cleeland (7/8) Sin Bins | Report | Tries Beau Fermor (40') 1 Brian To'o (43') 1 Dean Britt (49') 1 Keaon Koloamatangi (74') 1 Goals Brock Lamb (2/3) Morgan Harper (1/1) Sin Bins Morgan Harper (66') Brock Lamb (76') |
* Dolphin Stadium, Queensland Player of the Match: Sam Scarlett (Queensland Residents)
Source(s):
| FB | 1 | Zac Santo |
| WG | 2 | Richard Kennar |
| CE | 3 | Delouise Hoeter |
| CE | 4 | Connor Broadhurst |
| WG | 5 | Izaia Perese |
| FE | 6 | Josh Cleeland (c) |
| HB | 7 | Sam Scarlett |
| PR | 8 | Nat Neale |
| HK | 9 | Mitch Cronin |
| PR | 10 | Corey Jensen |
| SR | 11 | Keenan Palasia |
| SR | 12 | Temone Power |
| LK | 13 | Tom Gilbert |
| Substitutes: |||
| IC | 14 | Christian Hazard |
| IC | 15 | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui |
| IC | 16 | Brett Greinke |
| IC | 17 | Darryn Schonig |
| Coach: |||
| Jon Buchanan |||
| FB | 1 | Kieren Moss |
| WG | 2 | Christian Crichton |
| CE | 3 | Reubenn Rennie |
| CE | 4 | Morgan Harper |
| WG | 5 | Brian To'o |
| FE | 6 | Connor Tracey |
| HB | 7 | Brock Lamb |
| PR | 8 | JJ Collins |
| HK | 9 | Billy Brittain (c) |
| PR | 10 | Lloyd Perrett |
| SR | 11 | Dean Britt |
| SR | 12 | Beau Fermor |
| LK | 13 | Josh Curran |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 14 | Keaon Koloamatangi |
| IC | 15 | Mitch Kenny |
| IC | 16 | Renouf To'omaga |
| IC | 17 | Tom Amone |
| Coach: ||
| Shane Millard ||

## Under 20s

* Wednesday, 10 July 2019 8:10pm (AEST)
| New South Wales | 36–10 | Queensland |
| Tries: Matt Burton (8', 22') 2 Teig Wilton (31') 1 Matt Croker (48') 1 Ky Rodwell (52') 1 Ethan Parry (62') 1 Goals: Stephen Crichton 6/7 (23', 33', 40' pen, 49', 54', 64') | 1st: 16 – 4 2nd: 20 – 6 | Tries: 1 (12') Ronaldo Mulitalo 1 (67') Murray Taulagi Goals: 1/3 Braydon Trindall (68') |
* ANZ Stadium, Sydney Referee: Martin Jones Player of the Match: Matt Burton
| FB | 1 | Tex Hoy |
| WG | 2 | Tui Katoa |
| CE | 3 | Stephen Crichton |
| CE | 4 | Ethan Parry |
| WG | 5 | Jason Saab |
| FE | 6 | Matt Burton |
| HB | 7 | Blake Taaffe |
| PR | 8 | Spencer Leniu |
| HK | 9 | Sam Verrills |
| PR | 10 | Ky Rodwell |
| SR | 11 | Teig Wilton |
| SR | 12 | Matt Doorey |
| LK | 13 | Darby Medlyn |
| Substitutes: |||
| IC | 14 | Luke Huth |
| IC | 15 | Stefano Utoikamanu |
| IC | 16 | Matt Croker |
| IC | 17 | Alex Seyfarth |
| Coach: |||
| Mark O’Meley |||
| FB | 1 | Ronaldo Mulitalo |
| WG | 2 | Treymain Spry |
| CE | 3 | Tesi Niu |
| CE | 4 | Murray Taulagi |
| WG | 5 | Elijah Anderson |
| FE | 6 | Braydon Trindall |
| HB | 7 | Cory Paix (c) |
| PR | 8 | Eddie Blacker |
| HK | 9 | Kobe Hetherington |
| PR | 10 | Ethan Bullemor |
| SR | 11 | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui |
| SR | 12 | J'maine Hopgood |
| LK | 13 | Tom Gilbert |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 14 | Tanah Boyd |
| IC | 15 | Ben Condon |
| IC | 16 | Logan Bayliss-Brow |
| IC | 17 | Nathan Barrett |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Prince ||

## Under 18s

The Under-18s State of Origin match was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of State of Origin 2019.
* Wednesday, 5 June 2019 17:15 AEST (UTC+10)
| Queensland Under-18s | 34–12 | New South Wales Under-18s |
| Tries: Fanitesi Niu (26', 60') 2 Jake Simpkin (5') 1 Alofiana Khan-Pereira (17') 1 Xavier Coates (53') 1 Reece Walsh (67') 1 Goals: Joshua James 5/6 (7', 19', 28', 62', 69') | 1st: 18 – 6 2nd: 16 – 6 Report | Tries: 1 (10') David Hollis 1 (40') Sione Fainu Goals: 2/2 Jayden Sullivan (11', 41') |
* Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Player of the Match: Xavier Coates
Source(s):
| FB | 1 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow |
| WG | 2 | Alofiana Khan-Pereira |
| CE | 3 | Reece Hoffman |
| CE | 4 | Tesi Niu |
| WG | 5 | Xavier Coates |
| FE | 6 | Joshua James (c) |
| HB | 7 | Sam Walker |
| PR | 8 | Jack Martin |
| HK | 9 | Jake Simpkin |
| PR | 10 | Tristan Powell |
| SR | 11 | Brendan Piakura |
| SR | 12 | Trent Loiero |
| LK | 13 | Juwan Compain |
| Substitutes: |||
| IC | 14 | Reece Walsh |
| IC | 15 | Jack Howarth |
| IC | 16 | Carsil Vaikai |
| IC | 17 | Harrison Graham |
| Coach: |||
| Kurt Richards |||
| FB | 1 | Bradman Best |
| WG | 2 | Matthew Feagai |
| CE | 3 | Max Feagai |
| CE | 4 | Viliami Penisini |
| WG | 5 | Tyrell Sloan |
| FE | 6 | Jayden Sullivan |
| HB | 7 | Noah Griffiths |
| PR | 8 | David Hollis |
| HK | 9 | Mitchell Black |
| PR | 10 | Sione Fainu |
| SR | 11 | Jackson Topine (c) |
| SR | 12 | Josh Schuster |
| LK | 13 | Siua Fotu |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 14 | Kaeo Weekes |
| IC | 15 | Ben Trbojevic |
| IC | 16 | Alec Tuitavake |
| IC | 17 | Trey Mooney |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Ennis ||

## Universities Interstate Challenge

* Saturday 11 May 2019 12:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Queensland Universities | 28–10 | New South Wales Universities |
| Tries Jake Sparey 2 Sam Collins 2 Josh Rogers 1 Jack Miers 1 Goals Brayden Torpy (2/6) | Report | Tries 1 Trent Peoples 1 Royce Tout Goals (1/2) Dylan Izzard |
* Langlands Park, Brisbane Player of the Match: Dalton Phillips (Queensland Universities)
Source(s):
| FB | 1 | Brayden Torpy |
| WG | 2 | Jordon Perrins-Phillips |
| CE | 3 | Declan Morrissy |
| CE | 4 | Sam Collins |
| WG | 5 | Jake Sparey |
| FE | 6 | Joshua Rogers |
| HB | 7 | Josh James |
| PR | 15 | Cody McIntosh |
| HK | 9 | Jack Miers |
| PR | 10 | Jack Brock |
| SR | 11 | Ryan Cameron |
| SR | 16 | Tom Rafter |
| LK | 13 | Dalton Phillips (c) |
| Substitutes: |||
| IC | 8 | Dylan Haiijer |
| IC | 12 | Brock Richardson |
| IC | 16 | Harrison Graham |
| IC | 17 | Matthew Butler |
| IC | 18 | Hector Hilberto |
| Coach: |||
| Mark Gliddon |||
| FB | 1 | Dylan Izzard |
| WG | 2 | Samaka Isaacs |
| CE | 3 | Nick O’Meley |
| CE | 4 | Jack Gibbons |
| WG | 5 | Brayden Stewart-Thomas |
| FE | 6 | Tom Watkins |
| HB | 7 | Luke Jurd |
| PR | 8 | Matthew Jurd (c) |
| HK | 9 | Maverick Tweedie |
| PR | 10 | Matt Sheppard |
| SR | 11 | Trent Peoples |
| SR | 12 | Reed Izzard |
| LK | 13 | Royce Tout |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 14 | Alec Bush |
| IC | 15 | Harrison Leonard |
| IC | 16 | Jack Cross |
| IC | 17 | Alex Fisher |
| IC | 18 | Cheyne Pike |
| Coach: ||
| Drew Dalton ||

## Women's State of Origin

* 21 June 2019 7:45pm (AEST)
| New South Wales | 14–4 | Queensland |
| Tries: Jessica Sergis (38') 1 Shakiah Tungai (44') 1 Maddie Studdon (50') 1 Goals: Kirra Dibb 1/2 (51') Maddie Studdon 0/1 | 1st: 0 – 4 2nd: 14 – 0 | Tries: 1 (24') Tazmin Gray Goals: 0/1 Meg Ward |
* North Sydney Oval, Sydney Attendance: 10,515 Referee: Grant Atkins, Belinda Sharpe
| FB | 1 | Corban McGregor |
| WG | 2 | Jessica Sergis |
| CE | 3 | Tiana Penitani |
| CE | 4 | Isabelle Kelly |
| WG | 5 | Shakiah Tungai |
| FE | 6 | Kirra Dibb |
| HB | 7 | Maddie Studdon |
| PR | 8 | Simaima Taufa |
| HK | 9 | Kylie Hilder |
| PR | 17 | Millie Boyle |
| SR | 11 | Kezie Apps (c) |
| SR | 12 | Shontelle Stowers |
| LK | 13 | Hannah Southwell |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 10 | Vanessa Foliaki |
| IC | 14 | Botille Vette-Welsh |
| IC | 15 | Holli Wheeler |
| IC | 16 | Takilele Katoa |
| Coach: ||
| Andrew Patmore ||
| FB | 1 | Chelsea Baker |
| WG | 2 | Karina Brown |
| CE | 3 | Stephanie Mooka |
| CE | 4 | Amber Pilley |
| WG | 5 | Meg Ward |
| FE | 6 | Ali Brigginshaw (c) |
| HB | 7 | Jenni-Sue Hoepper |
| PR | 8 | Heather Ballinger |
| HK | 9 | Brittany Breayley |
| PR | 13 | Rona Peters |
| SR | 11 | Tazmin Gray |
| SR | 15 | Tallisha Harden |
| LK | 12 | Annette Brander |
| Substitutes: ||
| IC | 10 | Steph Hancock |
| IC | 14 | Amy Turner |
| IC | 16 | Chelsea Lenarduzzi |
| IC | 17 | Jessika Elliston |
| Coach: ||
| Jason Hetherington ||