State of Origin series
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The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. Referred to as "Australian sport's greatest rivalry", the State of Origin series is one of Australia's premier sporting events, attracting huge television audiences and usually selling out the stadiums in which the games are played. It is regularly described as the pinnacle of rugby league, inclusive of comparisons with international competitions. Players are selected to represent the Australian state in which they played their first senior rugby league game (either high school or local senior club). Before 1980 players were only selected for interstate matches based on where they were playing their club football at the time. Queensland was not generally competitive under these selection rules, with a total record of 54 wins, 8 draws, and 159 losses, as their smaller economy and ban on poker machines meant that leagues clubs could not compete and the vast majority of elite players ended up playing in the much richer Sydney Rugby League premiership. In both 1980 and 1981, there were two interstate matches under the old selection rules and one experimental "State of Origin" match. From 1982 onwards a best-of-three match series has been played around the middle of the rugby league season for the State of Origin shield. During the early years the overall series results remained relatively even, but Queensland surged ahead between 2006 and 2017, winning 11 out of 12 series, including a record eight series in a row.
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| Venue | City | No. of games | Year/s | Highest crowd | Lowest crowd | Average crowd | Aggregate crowd |
| Lang Park | Brisbane | 59 | 1982–2001, 2003–2025 | 52,540 | 16,559 | 42,544.05 | 2,510,099 |
| QSAC | Brisbane | 2 | 2001, 2002 | 49,441 | 47,989 | 48,715 | 97,430 |
| Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Townsville | 1 | 2021 | 27,533 | — | — | — |
| Robina Stadium | Gold Coast | 1 | 2021 | 26,307 | — | — | — |
| Venue | City | No. of games | Years | Highest crowd | Lowest crowd | Average crowd | Aggregate crowd |
| Stadium Australia | Sydney | 32 | 1999–2020, 2022–2025 | 88,336 | 36,212 | 74,333.53 | 2,378,673 |
| Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 14 | 1988–1998 | 41,955 | 16,910 | 37,345.43 | 522,836 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 6 | 1982–1987 | 42,048 | 20,242 | 32,128.83 | 192,773 |
| Venue | City | State | Country | No. of games | Year/s | Highest crowd | Lowest crowd | Average crowd | Aggregate crowd |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 2015, 2018, 2024 | 91,513 | 25,105 | 72,329.83 | 433,979 |
| Docklands Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2012 | 56,021 | 50,967 | 53,940.3̅ | 161,821 |
| Perth Stadium | Perth | Western Australia | Australia | 3 | 2019, 2022, 2025 | 59,721 | 59,358 | 59,539.5 | 119,079 |
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | 2 | 2020, 2023 | 48,613 | 25,218 | 36,915.5 | 73,831 |
| Olympic Park Stadium | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 1 | 1990 | 25,800 | — | — | — |
| Veterans Memorial Stadium | Long Beach | California | United States | 1 | 1987 | 12,439 | — | — | — |
| Year | Viewers (millions) | Yearly rank | Ref. | |
| 2010 | G1 | 2.468 | 8 | |
| G2 | 2.172 | 13 | ||
| G3 | 1.786 | 31 | ||
| 2011 | G1 | 2.245 | 12 | |
| G2 | 2.165 | 14 | ||
| G3 | 2.492 | 8 | ||
| 2012 | G1 | 2.532 | 12 | |
| G2 | 2.512 | 14 | ||
| G3 | 2.694 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | G1 | 2.450 | 7 | |
| G2 | 2.250 | 13 | ||
| G3 | 2.600 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | G1 | 2.530 | 7 | |
| G2 | 2.600 | 5 | ||
| G3 | 2.057 | 18 | ||
| 2015 | G1 | 2.349 | 4 | |
| G2 | 2.517 | 2 | ||
| G3 | 2.255 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | G1 | 2.735 | 3 | |
| G2 | 2.424 | 5 | ||
| G3 | 2.141 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | G1 | 2.374 | 7 | |
| G2 | 2.404 | 6 | ||
| G3 | 2.523 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | G1 | 2.347 | 3 | |
| G2 | 2.132 | 5 | ||
| G3 | 1.769 | 13 | ||
| 2019 | G1 | 2.192 | 2 | |
| G2 | 1.989 | 6 | ||
| G3 | 2.020 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | G1 | 1.606 | 9 | |
| G2 | 1.654 | 7 | ||
| G3 | 1.894 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | G1 | 1.911 | 7 | |
| G2 | 1.862 | 8 | ||
| G3 | 1.746 | 11 | ||
| 2022* | G1 | 1.771(2.529) | 1(6) | |
| G2 | 1.797(2.632) | 1(4) | ||
| G3 | 1.792(2.611) | 1(5) | ||
| 2023 | G1 | 1.981(3.293) | 1(8) | |
| G2 | 1.833(3.044) | 1(11) | ||
| G3 | 1.476(2.505) | 1(14) | ||
| 2024** | G1 | 3.399 | 3 | |
| G2 | 3.216 | 6 | ||
| G3 | 3.611 | 2 | ||
| 2025** | G1 | 3.755 | 1 | |
| G2 | 3.751 | 1 | ||
| G3 | 3.904 | 1 | ||
| State of Origin series | |||||
| Year | Winner | Wins | Losses | Drawn | Shield holder |
| 1982 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1983 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1984 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1985 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1986 | NSW | 3 | 0 | 0 | NSW |
| 1987 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1988 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1989 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1990 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1991 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1992 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1993 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1994 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1995 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1996 | NSW | 3 | 0 | 0 | NSW |
| 1997 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 1998 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 1999 | Draw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Queensland |
| 2000 | NSW | 3 | 0 | 0 | NSW |
| 2001 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2002 | Draw | 1 | 1 | 1 | Queensland |
| 2003 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2004 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2005 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2006 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2007 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2008 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2009 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2010 | Queensland | 3 | 0 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2011 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2012 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2013 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2014 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2015 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2016 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2017 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2018 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2019 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2020 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2021 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2022 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2023 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| 2024 | NSW | 2 | 1 | 0 | NSW |
| 2025 | Queensland | 2 | 1 | 0 | Queensland |
| State of Origin non-series matches | ||||
| Year | Winner | Wins | Losses | Drawn |
| 1980 | Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Queensland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Player | State | Position | Club |
| 2004 | Craig Fitzgibbon | NSW | Lock | Sydney Roosters |
| 2005 | Anthony Minichiello | NSW | Fullback | Sydney Roosters |
| 2006 | Darren Lockyer | QLD | Five-eighth | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2007 | Cameron Smith | QLD | Hooker | Melbourne Storm |
| 2008 | Johnathan Thurston | QLD | Halfback, Five-eighth | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 2009 | Greg Inglis | QLD | Centre | Melbourne Storm |
| 2010 | Billy Slater | QLD | Fullback | Melbourne Storm |
| 2011 | Cameron Smith | QLD | Hooker | Melbourne Storm |
| 2012 | Nate Myles | QLD | Second-row | Gold Coast Titans |
| 2013 | Cameron Smith | QLD | Hooker | Melbourne Storm |
| 2014 | Paul Gallen | NSW | Lock, Prop | Cronulla Sharks |
| 2015 | Corey Parker | QLD | Lock | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2016 | Cameron Smith | QLD | Hooker | Melbourne Storm |
| 2017 | Dane Gagai | QLD | Wing | Newcastle Knights |
| 2018 | Billy Slater | QLD | Fullback | Melbourne Storm |
| 2019 | James Tedesco | NSW | Fullback | Sydney Roosters |
| 2020 | Cameron Munster | QLD | Five-eighth | Melbourne Storm |
| 2021 | Tom Trbojevic | NSW | Centre | Manly Sea Eagles |
| 2022 | Patrick Carrigan | QLD | Lock | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2023 | Reuben Cotter | QLD | Prop | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 2024 | Angus Crichton | NSW | Second-row | Sydney Roosters |
| 2025 | Tom Dearden | QLD | Halfback | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Basic records | |||||||
| Venue | Games | NSW | Drw | Qld | NSW pts | QLD pts | Total pts |
| Lang Park | 61 | 21 | 1 | 39 | 877 (145–151–5) | 1151 (194–189–8) | 2028 (339–340–13) |
| S.C.G | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 68 (12–10–1) | 76 (14–11–0) | 144 (26–21–1) |
| Long Beach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 (5–5–0) | 18 (3–3–0) | 48 (8–8–0) |
| S.F.S | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 189 (33–28–1) | 199 (34–31–1) | 388 (67–59–2) |
| Olympic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 (2–2–0) | 6 (1–1–0) | 18 (3–3–0) |
| M.C.G | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 127 (22–19–1) | 82 (14–13–0) | 209 (36–32–1) |
| Stadium Australia | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 609 (105–92–5) | 444 (79–63–2) | 1053 (184–155–7) |
| QEII | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 (5–6–0) | 66 (13–7–0) | 98 (18–13–0) |
| Docklands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 (8–5–0) | 62 (11–9–0) | 104 (19–14–0) |
| Perth Stadium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 (13–15–0) | 18 (3–3–0) | 100 (16–18–0) |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 (6–4–0) | 44 (8–6–0) | 76 (14–10–0) |
| North Queensland Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 (8–9–0) | 6 (1–1–0) | 56 (9–10–0) |
| Robina Stadium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 (3–3–0) | 20 (3–4–0) | 38 (6–7–0) |
| Totals | 132 | 60 | 2 | 70 | 2168 (367–349–13) | 2192 (378–341–11) | 4360 (745–690–24) |
| Source: Rugby League Project Last updated: 30 November 2024 | |||||||
| Leading try scorers | ||||
| Try Scorer | State | Games | Tries | mw- Ave. |
| Greg Inglis | QLD | 32 | 18 | 0.56 |
| Darius Boyd | QLD | 28 | 17 | 0.61 |
| Valentine Holmes | QLD | 22 | 13 | 0.59 |
| Dale Shearer | QLD | 26 | 12 | 0.46 |
| Billy Slater | QLD | 31 | 12 | 0.39 |
| Dane Gagai | QLD | 22 | 12 | 0.55 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | NSW | 15 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Brian To'o | NSW | 15 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | QLD | 10 | 11 | 1.1 |
| Michael O'Connor | NSW | 19 | 11 | 0.58 |
| Jarryd Hayne | NSW | 23 | 11 | 0.48 |
| Allan Langer | QLD | 34 | 10 | 0.29 |
| Tom Trbojevic | NSW | 10 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 36 | 9 | 0.25 |
| Source: Rugby League Project Last updated: 10 July 2025 | ||||
| Leading point scorers | |||||||
| Point scorers | State | Games | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points | Average |
| Johnathan Thurston | QLD | 37 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 220 | 5.95 |
| Mal Meninga | QLD | 32 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 161 | 5.03 |
| Michael O'Connor | NSW | 19 | 11 | 42 | 1 | 129 | 6.79 |
| Valentine Holmes | QLD | 16 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 108 | 6.75 |
| Andrew Johns | NSW | 23 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 94 | 4.09 |
| Nathan Cleary | NSW | 14 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 94 | 6.71 |
| Ryan Girdler | NSW | 8 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 82 | 10.25 |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 36 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 82 | 2.28 |
| Greg Inglis | QLD | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2.25 |
| James Maloney | NSW | 14 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 70 | 5.00 |
| Darius Boyd | QLD | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2.43 |
| Dale Shearer | QLD | 26 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 2.54 |
| Rod Wishart | NSW | 22 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 66 | 3.00 |
| Source: Rugby League Project Last updated: 14 July 2022 | |||||||
| Venue stats | ||||
| Venue | State | Games | Total attendance | Average |
| Lang Park | QLD | 60 | 2,408,786 | 40,827 |
| S.C.G | NSW | 6 | 192,773 | 32,128 |
| Long Beach | Neutral | 1 | 12,439 | 12,439 |
| S.F.S | NSW | 14 | 521,179 | 37,227 |
| Olympic | Neutral | 1 | 25,800 | 25,800 |
| M.C.G | Neutral | 5 | 343,895 | 68,779 |
| Stadium Australia | NSW | 31 | 2,226,117 | 74,204 |
| QEII | QLD | 2 | 96430 | 48,215 |
| Docklands Stadium | Neutral | 3 | 161,821 | 53,940 |
| Perth Stadium | Neutral | 3 | 175,834 | 58,611 |
| Adelaide Oval | Neutral | 2 | 73,831 | 36,915 |
| North Queensland Stadium | QLD | 1 | 27,533 | 27,533 |
| Robina Stadium | QLD | 1 | 26,307 | 26,307 |
| Total | 129 | 6,187,287 | 49,105 | |
| Source: Rugby League Project Last updated: 14 July 2022 | ||||
| Appearance stats | ||||
| Players | State | Games | Years | |
| Cameron Smith | QLD | 42 | 2003–2017 | |
| Johnathan Thurston | QLD | 37 | 2005–2017 | |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 36 | 1998–2011 | |
| Allan Langer | QLD | 34 | 1987–2002 | |
| Petero Civoniceva | QLD | 33 | 2001–2012 | |
| Mal Meninga | QLD | 32 | 1980–1994 | |
| Nate Myles | QLD | 32 | 2006–2017 | |
| Greg Inglis | QLD | 32 | 2006–2018 | |
| Wally Lewis | QLD | 31 | 1980–1991 | |
| Brad Fittler | NSW | 31 | 1990–2004 | |
| Billy Slater | QLD | 31 | 2004–2018 | |
| Source: Rugby League Project Last updated: 14 July 2022 | ||||
| Leading goal kickers | |||||
| Players | State | Games | Goals | Attempts | Success rate (%) |
| Nathan Cleary | NSW | 14 | 43 | 48 | 89.58% |
| Jamie Soward | NSW | 3 | 9 | 11 | 81.82% |
| James Maloney | NSW | 14 | 31 | 38 | 81.58% |
| Mat Rogers | QLD | 5 | 12 | 15 | 80.00% |
| Jamie Lyon | NSW | 10 | 8 | 10 | 80.00% |
| Johnathan Thurston | QLD | 37 | 96 | 121 | 79.34% |
| Trent Hodkinson | NSW | 6 | 12 | 16 | 75.00% |
| Tim Brasher | NSW | 21 | 9 | 12 | 75.00% |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | NSW | 11 | 20 | 27 | 74.07% |
| Valentine Holmes | QLD | 16 | 28 | 38 | 73.68% |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 36 | 22 | 30 | 73.33% |
| Ryan Girdler | NSW | 8 | 27 | 37 | 72.97% |
| Cameron Smith | QLD | 42 | 16 | 22 | 72.73% |
| Most points scored in a game | ||||||
| Players | State | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points | Game |
| Ryan Girdler | NSW | 3 | 10 | 0 | 32 | Game 3, 2000 |
| Nathan Cleary | NSW | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 | Game 2, 2022 |
| Lote Tuqiri | QLD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | Game 2, 2002 |
| Johnathan Thurston | QLD | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | Game 3, 2015 |
| Michael O'Connor | NSW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | Game 1, 1985 |
| Zac Lomax | NSW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | Game 2, 2024 |
| Mal Meninga | QLD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Game 1, 1989 |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Game 3, 2001 |
| Dale Shearer | QLD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Game 3, 1989 |
| Nathan Cleary | NSW | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | Game 1, 2021 |
| Valentine Holmes | QLD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Game 2, 2023 |
| Mal Meninga | QLD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | Game 1, 1980 |
| Darren Lockyer | QLD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | Game 1, 2001 |
| Johnathan Thurston | QLD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | Game 2, 2008 |
| Michael O'Connor | NSW | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | Game 4,1987 |
| Series list | |||
| Year | Winners | Games | Crowd average |
| 1982 | Queensland | 3 | 22,334 |
| 1983 | Queensland | 3 | 25,705 |
| 1984 | Queensland | 3 | 26,426 |
| 1985 | New South Wales | 3 | 30,301 |
| 1986 | New South Wales | 3 | 31,623 |
| 1987 | Queensland | 3 | 36,020 |
| 1988 | Queensland | 3 | 25,056 |
| 1989 | Queensland | 3 | 35,452 |
| 1990 | New South Wales | 3 | 32,817 |
| 1991 | Queensland | 3 | 35,715 |
| 1992 | New South Wales | 3 | 37,806 |
| 1993 | New South Wales | 3 | 35,465 |
| 1994 | New South Wales | 3 | 56,340 |
| 1995 | Queensland | 3 | 44,122 |
| 1996 | New South Wales | 3 | 39,480 |
| 1997 | New South Wales | 3 | 28,856 |
| 1998 | Queensland | 3 | 38,490 |
| 1999 | Draw (Queensland retain) | 3 | 55,267 |
| 2000 | New South Wales | 3 | 53,025 |
| 2001 | Queensland | 3 | 52,866 |
| 2002 | Draw (Queensland retain) | 3 | 59,417 |
| 2003 | New South Wales | 3 | 61,230 |
| 2004 | New South Wales | 3 | 67,770 |
| 2005 | New South Wales | 3 | 62,436 |
| 2006 | Queensland | 3 | 60,025 |
| 2007 | Queensland | 3 | 60,630 |
| 2008 | Queensland | 3 | 66,082 |
| 2009 | Queensland | 3 | 61,288 |
| 2010 | Queensland | 3 | 60,821 |
| 2011 | Queensland | 3 | 62,202 |
| 2012 | Queensland | 3 | 63,856 |
| 2013 | Queensland | 3 | 71,961 |
| 2014 | New South Wales | 3 | 61,896 |
| 2015 | Queensland | 3 | 74,712 |
| 2016 | Queensland | 3 | 64,604 |
| 2017 | Queensland | 3 | 61,730 |
| 2018 | New South Wales | 3 | 73,520 |
| 2019 | New South Wales | 3 | 64,826 |
| 2020 | Queensland | 3 | 36,862* |
| 2021 | New South Wales | 3 | 35,371* |
| 2022 | Queensland | 3 | 64,085 |
| 2023 | Queensland | 3 | 58,796 |
| 2024 | New South Wales | 3 | 73,251 |
| 2025 | Queensland | 3 | 63,254 |
| Year | Winner | Wins | Losses | Drawn |
| 2022 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | QLD | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Winner | Wins | Losses | Drawn |
| 2012 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | QLD | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NSW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- New South Wales Rugby Leaguehttps://web.archive.org/web/20130615051535/http://www.nswrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=76213
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttp://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/24/1085389336046.html
- Australia Network Newshttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-10/an-png-security-boosted-after-state-of-origin-violence/4743176
- throng.co.nzhttp://www.throng.co.nz/2013/06/big-nz-television-audience-for-state-of-origin-opener/
- "Live Origin broadcast by America's FOX Sports"http://www.nrl.com/live-origin-broadcast-by-americas-fox-sports/tabid/10874/newsid/62957/default.aspx
- "Fox Soccer Plus Acquires Australia's Nrl Telstra Premiership and Rugby League State of Origin Series"https://web.archive.org/web/20120718213646/http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom//binary/2012/03/02/Document21330727328115.pdf
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2010/12/2010-the-top-100.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2011/11/the-block-winner-announced-tops-2011.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2012/12/2012-ratings-seven-wins-total-people-nine-wins-demos.html
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-ratings-reality-show-the-most-watched-tv-of-2013-20131204-2ypc6.html
- The New Dailyhttps://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/tv/2014/11/23/tv-ratings-2014-winners-losers/
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/2015-ratings-seven-wins-total-people-nine-tops-demos-ten-rises.html
- AdNewshttp://www.adnews.com.au/news/adnews-analysis-the-top-50-tv-programs-of-2016
- AdNewshttp://www.adnews.com.au/news/adnews-analysis-the-top-20-tv-shows-of-2017
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2019/02/2018-ratings-the-final-word.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2019/12/nine-wins-2019-ratings-year.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2020/11/nine-wins-2020-ratings-year.html
- Mediaweekhttps://www.mediaweek.com.au/by-the-numbers-the-most-watched-programs-of-2021/
- SMHhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/seven-nine-clash-as-both-claim-win-however-you-cut-it-in-tv-ratings-20221127-p5c1ke.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2023/06/wednesday-31-may-2023.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2023/06/wednesday-21-june-2023.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2023/07/wednesday-12-july-2023.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/seven-wins-2024-ratings-year.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2025/05/wednesday-28-may-2025.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2025/06/wednesday-18-june-2025.html
- TV Tonighthttps://tvtonight.com.au/2025/07/wednesday-9-july-2025.html
- Fox Sports Australiahttps://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2025-peter-vlandys-confirms-review-of-origin-eligibility-rules-state-of-origin-new-zealand-and-england-kaeo-weekes-decision-news-videos-highlights/news-story/39eb0eb994a2f0edae48a61dffcd3f24
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-nrl-is-set-to-review-origin-eligibility-rules-it-could-shake-up-the-game-20250724-p5mhis.html
- 7 Newshttps://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/peter-vlandys-flags-major-change-to-state-of-origin-eligibility-rules-c-19469354
- "The Ultimate State of Origin Lineup Comparison"http://www.finder.com.au/state-of-origin
- "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips"http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/viral-youtube-song-thats-in-queensland-pokes-fun-at-queenslands-state-of-origin-recruiting/story-fn31yxah-1226374894356
- www.playrugbyleague.comhttps://www.playrugbyleague.com/Competitions/Association/canberra-region-rugby-league-85?season=2024
- Inglis sticks to colors Brisbane Times, 16 June 2012http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/inglis-sticks-to-colours-20100615-ydcp.html
- Fed-up Meninga says NSW should stop bleating over Inglis Canberra Times, 19 April 2012http://m.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/fedup-meninga-says-nsw-should-stop-bleating-over-inglis-20120418-1x7q5.html
- Why 'The State of Birth' doesn't work BigPond Sport, 21 June 2012https://web.archive.org/web/20120623234901/http://www.bigpondsport.com/why-state-of-birth-doesnt-work/tabid/91/newsid/90065/default.aspx
- "Greg Inglis' dad defends his decision to become a Maroon"http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/why-greg-inglis-is-a-maroon/story-e6frepaf-1111116761552
- Blues lose Korbin Sims to Queensland Newcastle Herald, 17 April 2012https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/115297/blues-lose-korbin-sims-to-queensland/
- Kiwis cranky about stopping NZ stars playing Origin Courier-Mail, 29 June 2012http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/kiwis-cranky-about-stopping-nz-stars-playing-origin/story-e6frepbx-1226411570878
- Dark day when Kiwis choose maroon or blue stuff.co.nz, 1 July 2012http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/opinion/7200956/Dark-day-when-Kiwis-choose-maroon-or-blue
- Rugby League Tableshttp://afltables.com/rl/soo/soo_idx.html
- New South Wales smash Queensland in under-20s State of Origin clash Archived 3 June 2013 at the Wayback Machinehttp://www.foxsports.com.au/league/new-south-wales-smash-queensland-in-under-20s-state-of-origin-clash/story-e6frf3ou-1226625081018
- "Clifford leads the way in Queensland breakthrough"https://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/07/11/clifford-leads-the-way-in-qld-breakthrough/
- QRLhttps://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/04/19/tickets-on-sale-for-womens-state-of-origin/
- QRLhttps://www.qrl.com.au/news/20182/05/182/unprecedented-women-on-friday-night-prime-time/
- NRLhttps://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/23/nsw-blues-centre-isabelle-kelly-dedicates-her-state-of-origin-medal-to-her-late-mum/
- NRLhttps://www.nrl.com/news/2023/06/22/tazmin-gray-wins-nellie-doherty-medal/
- Queensland Rugby Leaguehttps://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/06/21/queensland-outmatched-by-nsw-in-under-18s/
- NRLhttps://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/25/berry-blitzes-maroons-to-give-nsw-under-19-victory/
- "Origin Arrives Early"https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2015/06/30/origin-arrives-early/
- "NSW claim victory in Wheelchair State of Origin"https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/07/nsw-claim-victory-in-wheelchair-state-of-origin/
- "Wheelchair State Challenge"https://www.nswrl.com.au/about/wheelchair-state-of-origin/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/24/bluey-state-of-origin-episode-the-decider-ray-warren-johnathan-thurston