Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name 'state of origin'. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. In both 1980 and 1981 there were two interstate matches under the old selection rules and one "State of Origin" match. A best-of-three match series has been played around the middle of the rugby league season ever since. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since the inception of the series, total victories for each side are extraordinarily even. Queensland won the 2006 State of Origin series, defeating New South Wales 2-1 in the best of three series and will attempt to defend their shield in the 2007 State of Origin series. Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... The 2006 State of Origin Rugby League series is a three match series between the Queensland Maroons and the NSW Blues. ... The 2007 State of Origin series is the 28th in its history. ...

History

Interstate football prior to 1980

The first calls for a state of origin selection policy in interstate rugby football came before the schism between the union and league codes eventuated in Australia. In 1900 a journalist known as 'The Cynic' wrote in The Referee that star rugby player and recent immigrant to Queensland, Stephen Spragg, should be able to play for his home state of New South Wales.^[1] A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Since the beginning of Australian rugby league in 1908, an interstate competition between Queensland and New South Wales has been conducted. Until 1979 each team drew its players from the clubs based in that state. No consideration was given to the origins of the players themselves.^[2] 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

The first of these interstate games was played at Sydney's Agricultural Ground on 11 July 1908, before Queensland had even commenced its club competition. New South Wales easily accounted for Queensland in a 43-0 victory. The local media were unimpressed. July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

There can be no doubt the NSW men are improving a good deal... They cannot be blamed for the farce, for it was nothing else. If the Australian team depends on Queenslanders to strengthen it, one is afraid it will be found wanting. They are quite the weakest lot of footballers I have even seen come down from Queensland. The play needs no detailed description as it was simply a practice match for NSW, and certainly did not advantageously advertise the new game.

-The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 1908^[3]

Apart from a golden period for Queensland in the 1920s, the interstate series was dominated by New South Wales. From 1922 to 1925 Queensland defeated New South Wales 11 times in 12 matches. At the end of the 1925 season a Kangaroo team was to be picked for touring Great Britain. Instead of announcing an Australian team dominated by Queenslanders, the Australian Rugby League Board of Control informed the media that the Rugby Football League had decided that the Kiwis would provide stronger opposition, and that there would be no Australian tour.^[4] The period spanning 1922 to 1929 saw no Australian team play in Great Britain, the only such hiatus outside the two world wars.^[5] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Australia team jersey The Australian national rugby league side represents Australia at rugby league. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ... The Rugby Football League logo The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in the United Kingdom. ... New Zealand team shirt The Logo of the New Zealand Rugby League The New Zealand national rugby league side represent New Zealand at rugby league, and are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The New South Wales dominance of interstate football increased after 1956 when gaming machines were legalised for all registered clubs in New South Wales. This provided New South Wales football clubs with a revenue source unmatched by Queensland clubs. From this time on an increasing number of Queensland players moved to the Sydney competition, becoming ineligible for Queensland state selection. Paul Hogan famously told a Queensland Rugby League gathering in 1977 that "every time Queensland produces a good footballer, he finishes up being processed through a New South Wales poker machine."^[6] 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition in Australia. ... Paul Hogan starring as Crocodile Dundee. ...

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The conception of State of Origin football

By the 1970s the prestige of interstate matches had been seriously downgraded. Matches were played mid-week, so as not to interfere with the Sydney club competition, and the small crowds in New South Wales were hosted at suburban grounds. Interstate football reached its nadir in 1977 when the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) declined to host the Queensland team, and both interstate games were played in Queensland.^[7] For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales. ...

The solution was to come from the rival code of Australian rules football, in which there was a situation similar to the Sydney drain of Queensland representatives; there was an increasing drift of talented players to the Victorian Football League (VFL), depleting other state leagues and representative teams. In 1977, at the instigation of Perth sports marketing professional, Leon Larkin, Western Australia (WA) played Victoria in an Australian rules "State of Origin" game at Subiaco Oval, Perth. QRL chairman Ron McAullife attended, at the invitation of VFL president Dr Alan Aylett. Larkin invited a Queensland business contact, Barry Maranta (the future co-founder of the Brisbane Broncos).^[8] Also in attendance were Brisbane Courier-Mail reporter Hugh Lunn, and Maranata's business partner Wayne Reid. They watched WA stage a historic reversal and triumph over Victoria, in front of 40,000 fans. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... Australian rules football matches between teams representing Australian colonies/states and territories have been held since 1879. ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... Ron McAullife (June 25, 1918 - August 16, 1988) was a politician and sports administrator in Queensland, Australia. ... Dr. Alan Aylett is the former chairman of the Victorian Football League. ... Barry Maranta is the founder of the Australian-based Brisbane Broncos rugby league team. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The Courier-Mail is the only daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. ... Hugh Lunn is an Australian journalist and author. ...

Lunn, Maranta and Reid played a part in persuading McAuliffe that the concept could be used in rugby league.^[9] Lunn told McAullife that "you can take the Queenslander out of Queensland, Ron, but you can't take Queensland out of the Queenslander."^[10] McAuliffe was initially sceptical. "What if we recall our boys from Sydney to play, and we are beaten. Where would we go from there?" Reid spoke to NSWRFL president Kevin Humphreys and suggested that a one-off state of origin match could be used as a Test Match selection trial. ^[11] This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

New South Wales clubs were reticent in their support of the concept and set two conditions:

• If the third game was to decide the series it was not to act as a selection trial, and
• that the expatriate Queenslanders would be under the supervision of a representative of the NSWRFL whose duty it would be to protect the interests of both the NSWRFL and the clubs to which they were contracted. (From 1980 this role was filled by Bob Abbot, a Cronulla Sharks official.)

Three Sydney clubs remained opposed to the plan: St. George Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Eastern Suburbs Roosters. As these clubs were refusing to release players. Humphreys threatened to make the game an official Australian Rugby League trial, which would make release mandatory. The clubs backed down. ^[12] The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ... The Saint George Dragons was a team in the National Rugby League competition in Australia. ... The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Roosters (also known as The Roosters) are a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ...

After Queensland lost the first two interstate matches (35-3 and 17-7, the second game in front of only 1,638 Sydneysiders) it was announced that a 'state of origin' match would take place on 8 July at Lang Park in Brisbane. The New South Wales media gave both the event, and Queensland's chance of winning it, little credence, calling the game a "three day wonder". Australia's 1978 captain Bob Fulton called the match "the non-event of the century". Ron MacAullife however, was now committed to the concept and vigorously promoted the match. Thousands of tickes were sold before the game had been officially sanctioned. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is the home of rugby league in Queensland. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Australian national rugby league captain Robert (Bob) Fulton AM (born 1947 in Warrington, England) was an English-Australian rugby league player of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Although interstate matches in Brisbane had still been well attended (24,653 had attended the opening match of the 1979 series), few expected the sell-out crowd of 33,210 at Lang Park that saw Queensland convincingly beat New South Wales 20-10.^[13] For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is the home of rugby league in Queensland. ...

1981-1986: the early years

In 1981 the first two interstate matches were again played under the old selection rules. As New South Wales won the first two matches in the series, state of origin selection rules were used once more in the third match. Although New South Wales ran out to an early 15-0 lead in the game, Queensland rallied to win 22-15. The interest generated by this second state of origin match was enough to convince the authorities to play all three games under state of origin rules the following year.^[14] 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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In 1985, under the leadership of captain Steve Mortimer, New South Wales won the deciding match in front of 29,068 spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, claiming the series for the first time. The following year the Blues were able to go one better and complete the first state of origin whitewash, taking the series 3-0.^[15] 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In action for the Bulldogs Steve Mortimer, nicknamed Turvey after Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga where he hailed from was an Australian Rugby League halfback. ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ...

1987: American controversy

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In Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002 (2003) Jack Gallaway tells the story:

There was one additional Origin contest played in 1987.. The Queenslanders had climbed the mountain and at no point did they take the project seriously in any competitive sense. The State of Origin trophy was safely stowed in the Queensland Rugby League board room at Lang Park, and for the Maroons the visit to the United States was their end-of-season outing, the game an exhibition... Such was the Blues' disappointment at the loss of the State of Origin series that they would go to any length to restore some vestige of their lost pride. The New South Wales Rugby League hierarchy told their men to prepare for the contest as though it was a deciding test match.^[17] The match was played at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California in front of 12,349 fans. The Blues won the game 30-18.

In 1987 the Australian Rugby League (ARL), New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League agreed that the match would count towards the players' individual statistics, but that the match would not count towards the states' overall records. On 15 July 2003 the Australian Rugby League announced that the fourth 1987 game was to be classified as an official match, and that a win in the state of origin match on 16 July 2003 would take New South Wales into the overall lead. The logo of the Queensland Rugby League. ... Suncorp Stadium, formerly known as Lang Park, is a rectangular sporting stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia. ... The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales. ... Veterans Memorial Stadium (also known as Veterans Stadium, Vets Stadium or simply The Vet) is a stadium located south of the Liberal Arts Campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ... The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales. ... The logo of the Queensland Rugby League. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...

ARL chief executive Geoff Carr said: "There had been some debate over whether the Origin fixture . . . in 1987 was counted as an official match but a search of ARL records has confirmed the status conferred on that clash by the game's governing body at the time. In announcing the match in Big League in April 1987, Ken Arthurson, the ARL's chief executive in 1987, was quoted as saying 'It's an exciting experiment but the match isn't and won't be billed as an exhibition match'." However, he later contradicted himself, saying: "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind it was an exhibition game and should not count towards official match scores." Kenneth Arko Richard Arthurson AM (born 1 October, 1929 in Glebe, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league player, coach and administrator. ...

Teams

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Queensland Maroons	New South Wales Blues

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Selection rules

Under State of Origin rules players are selected for the state in which they first played senior (or registered) rugby league.^[18] Players must also be eligible to represent Australia at international level. This has proved controversial as players, such as Karmichael Hunt, who are eligible for more than one country have chosen to be available for Australia in order to play State of Origin.^[19] Because State of Origin football is so highly esteemed, players eligible to represent Australia as well as another country often choose Australia, not only to play for the national side, but also to play State of Origin (as was the case with Tonie Carroll and Hunt). This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Tonie Carroll (born 17 February 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is an Australian/New Zealand professional rugby league player. ...

Anomalies

1. In 1995 and 1997 Super League players were made ineligible for state of origin selection. This included most of Queensland's team, who played for the Brisbane Broncos. The rules were relaxed to allow Queensland to select Adrian Lam who had previously played for Papua New Guinea.
2. During the 2000 World Cup a number of Australian players were granted dispensations to appear for other nations under the grandfather rule. The players affected were David Barnhill (NSW), Kevin Campion (Qld), Tonie Carroll (Qld), Graham Mackay (NSW), Willie Mason (NSW), Luke Ricketson (NSW), Kris Tassell (Qld), Lote Tuqiri (Qld) and Adrian Vowles (Qld) ^{[20] [21]}

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State of Origin results

For full results and statistics, see Rugby league State of Origin results and statistics

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Overall Summary

Source:2006 Official Rugby League Anuual

Year by year

The table below shows the results of the one-off games of 1980/1981, and the subsequent series in accordance with statistics used by the Australian Rugby League^[22], New South Wales Rugby League^[23] and Queensland Rugby League^[24]. The colour of the year denotes the team that has won or retained the shield, except 1980 and 1981 - NSW had already won the Shield in both series (2 wins to nil), under non-Origin rules. In years with a drawn series (1999, 2002) the shield has been retained by the team that won the previous year. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The 1980 State of Origin fixture between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues was the inaugural match under the newly configured rules by which a player would represent his state of origin, i. ... The 1999 State of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues was decided in three matches which drew a total attendance of 165,800. ... The 2005 State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons was decided in three matches which drew a total attendance of 187,309. ... The 2006 State of Origin Rugby League series is a three match series between the Queensland Maroons and the NSW Blues. ... The 2007 State of Origin series is the 28th in its history. ...

Super League

In 1997 a Super League Tri-series was played between New South Wales, New Zealand and Queensland. The teams were selected using origin rules, and New South Wales and Queensland met twice. These matches do not count towards the official state of origin record. The 1997 Super League premiership (known as the Telstra Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the first and only premiership of the rugby league competition run by News Limited. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Super League (Australia). ...

• New South Wales defeated Queensland 38-10 (Aussie Stadium 11 April 1997)
• Queensland defeated New Zealand 26-12 (Ericsson Stadium 9 May 1997)
• New South Wales defeated New Zealand 20-15 (Canberra Stadium 14 May 1997)
• New South Wales defeated Queensland 23-22 (ANZ Stadium 19 May 1997)

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Footnotes

1. ^  The canonicity of the fourth match in 1987 is disputed. In 1987 it was agreed by both states that this match would be an exhibition match, and was described as such by media in both states. Media and governing bodies based in New South Wales (Australian Rugby League, New South Wales Rugby League, Nine Network) now include this match in the overall tally. Media and governing bodies in Queensland (Queensland Rugby League, The Courier-Mail) include the match in individual player tallies, but not in the overall tally.^[26] For example, The Courier-Mail noted after game 3 in 2005 that "It took NSW 25 years to draw level with Queensland in overall Origin clashes..." when other statistics from New South Wales show the tally to be 37-36.^[27] RL1908 lists the match as a "Non-series match" ^[28] and The World of Rugby League lists the match as an "Exhibition Game" ^[29].

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References

History

1. ^  Fagan, Sean (2005). The Rugby Rebellion. RL1908. ISBN 0-9757563-0-3. 
2. "NSW v Queensland: 1908 - 1980" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, retrieved November 15, 2005
3. ^ "The First State of Origin" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, retrieved November 15, 2005
4. ^ "State of Origin History 1981-2004" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, retrieved November 15, 2005
5. ^ "The Origin of State of Origin" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, retrieved November 15, 2005
6. ^  Gallaway, Jack (2001). The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702233420. 
7. ^  Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3383-8. 
8. ^  McGregor, Adrian (2004). Wally Lewis: Forever the King. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3434-6. 
9. ^  "Overseas Players and State of Origin" by Jeff Wall, Crikey April 12, 2005, retrieved November 18, 2005
10. ^  "The Origins of State of Origin" by Jeff Wall, Crikey May 23, 2005, retrieved November 15, 2005
11. ^  "We Still Want Hunt" National Rugby League, March 21, 2005, retrieved November 18, 2005
12. ^  "How it all began" stateoforigin.com.au, no date, retrieved May 8, 2007

General records and statistics

1. ^ Fagan, Sean (2005) "State of Origin Results 1980-2005" RL1908, retrieved November 15, 2005
2. ^ "History: State of Origin Results 1980-2003" by the Australian Rugby League, retrieved November 15, 2005
3. "State of Origin Matches 2004-1980" by the National Rugby League, retrieved November 18, 2005
4. ^ "History" by the New South Wales Rugby League, retrieved November 15, 2005
5. ^ "State of Origin Records" by the Queensland Rugby League, retrieved November 15, 2005
6. ^ "State of Origin Statistics" by World of Rugby League, retrieved November 15, 2005
7. ARL article suggesting that the 2002 drawn series was a series win to Qld because they retained the title [30]
8. ^  Official State of Origin website "History and results" , retrieved November 15, 2006

Sources disputing the 1987 Los Angeles match

1. ^ Colman, Mike (July 7, 2005) "Rampant Blues Level Age Old Score" The Courier-Mail
2. ^ Colman, Mike (November 26, 2005) "Assigning History by asterisks" The Courier-Mail (page 61)
3. ^ Dick, Barry (July 16, 2003) "Origin Battle Rages On and Off the Field" The Courier-Mail (page 1)

Player lists

1. ^ "Past Origin Players" by the New South Wales Rugby League, retrieved November 18, 2005
2. ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2000 Country-by-Country" retrieved November 18, 2005
3. ^ "Playes for each State of Origin game/series listed clearly" retrieved November 15, 2006

See also

• State of Origin Results and Statistics
• Australian Rugby League
• New South Wales Rugby League
• Queensland Rugby League
• Queensland State of Origin Team
• State of Origin
• Super League Tri-series
• Roy and HG's State of Origin commentary

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External links

• stateoforigin.com.au
• World of Rugby League's state of origin section.
• The National Rugby League's state of origin section