State of Origin Statistics

State of Origin Matches 1980 - 2009 [after Game 2]
Games Played: 86
Queensland: 44 wins - NSW: 40 wins - Draws 2
Series Wins: QLD 14 / NSW 12 / Drawn 2
Series Wins excludes 1980, 1981
Extra game is 1987 non-series match played in USA

Wins in 'Golden-Point': NSW 1 / QLD 1


Biggest Win by NSW: NSW 56 d. QLD 16 in Match 3 2000
Biggest Win by Qld: QLD 36 d. NSW 6 in Match 1 1989 and Origin 3 2003 / QLD 30 d. NSW 0 in Match 2 2008
Highest Score by NSW: NSW 56 d. QLD 16 in Match 3 2000
Highest Score by Qld:
QLD 40 d. NSW 14 in Match 3 2001

Highest Scoring Match: 72 points Match 3 2000 (NSW 56 QLD 16)
Lowest Scoring Match: 2 points Match 1 1995 (QLD 2 NSW 0)

Highest Crowd (Match): 88,336 at Match 2 1999 at Stadium Australia
Highest Crowd (Series): Origin 2004 - aggregate of 203,309
Lowest Crowd (Match): 12,349 at Origin Exb. 1987 at Long Beach, California
Lowest Crowd (Series): Origin 1982 - aggregrate of 67,003

Most Tries (Match) NSW: 3 Chris Anderson (M.3 '83), Ryan Girdler (M.3 '00),
Matt King (M.3 '05)
Most Tries (Match) QLD: 3 Kerry Boustead (M.1 '84), Lote Tuqiri (M.2 '02), Matt Sing (M.3 '03)
Most Goals (Match) NSW: 10 Ryan Girdler (Match 3 2000)
Most Goals (Match) QLD: 7 Mal Meninga (1980)
Most Field Goals (Match): 2 Ben Elias (Match 3 1994)
Most Points (Match) NSW: 32 Ryan Girdler (Match 3 2000)
Most Points (Match) QLD: 18 Lote Tuqiri (Match 2 2002)

Most Points (Series) NSW: 52 Ryan Girdler (2000)
Most Points (Series) QLD: 30 Mal Meninga (1983)
Most Tries (Series) NSW: 5 Ryan Girdler (2000)
Most Tries (Series) QLD: 5 Lote Tuqiri (2002)
Most Goals (Series) NSW: 16 Ryan Girdler (2000)
Most Goals (Series) QLD: 13 Mal Meninga (1983)
Most Field Goals (Series): 2 Ben Elias (1994 series for NSW)

Most Appearances for QLD: 34 Allan Langer
Most Appearances for NSW: 31 Brad Fittler
Most Appearances by Referee: 21 Bill Harrigan

Most Points for QLD: 161 Mal Meninga
Most Points for NSW: 129 Michael O'Connor
Most Tries for QLD: 12 Dale Shearer
Most Tries for NSW: 11 MMichael O'Connor
Most Goals for QLD: 69 Mal Meninga
Most Goals for NSW: 42 Michael O'Connor
Most Field Goals for QLD: 2 Wally Lewis, Johnathan Thurston
Most Field Goals for NSW: 4 Andrew Johns

Most Games as QLD Captain: 30 Wally Lewis
Most Games as NSW Captain: 14 Brad Fittler
Most Man Of The Match Awards (QLD): 8 Wally Lewis, 4 Allan Langer
Most Man of the Match Awards (NSW): 4 Peter Sterling, Andrew Johns

Most Consecutive Matches NSW: 21 Danny Buderus (M.1 '02 - M.3 '08)
Most Consecutive Matches QLD: 24 Gary Larson (M.1 '91 - M.3 '98)

Most Series for NSW: 12 Brad Fittler
Most Series for QLD: 12 Allan Langer
Most Consecutive Series for NSW: 9 Rod Wishart ('90-'98)
Most Consecutive Series for QLD: 10 Wally Lewis ('82-'91), Bob Lindner ('84-'93)

Oldest QLD Player: Allan Langer, M.3 2002 - 35 years and 331 days
Oldest NSW Player: John Ferguson, M.3 1989 - 34 years and 348 days
Youngest QLD Player: Ben Ikin, M.1 1995 - 18 years and 83 days
Youngest NSW Player: Brad Fittler, M.2 1990 - 18 years and 114 days

Most Consecutive Wins -
QLD: 6, M.1 '88 - M.3 '89
NSW: 5, M.1 '96 - M.2 '97
Most Consecutive Series Wins: 4 QLD '06-'09 (3 QLD '82-'84, QLD '87-'90, NSW '92-'94,
NSW '03-'05).

Most Players From One Club in One Match: 11 Brisbane Broncos, M.1 2001

Venues:
42 Lang Park, Brisbane
15 Stadium Australia, Sydney
14 Sydney Football Stadium
6 Sydney Cricket Ground
3 Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 QEII Stadium, Brisbane
2 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
1 Veterans Stadium, Long Beach (USA)
1 Olympic Park, Melbourne

Venues (by city/state):
Brisbane, QLD: 44
Sydney, NSW: 35
Melbourne, VIC: 6
Long Beach, LA: 1

Total Attendances: 3,747,837 [after Game 2 of 2009 Series]

Wally Lewis Medal [Player of the Series Award]
2008: Johnathan Thurston (QLD)
2007: Cameron Smith (QLD)
2006: Darren Lockyer (QLD)
2005: Anthony Minichiello (NSW)
2004: Craig Fitzgibbon (NSW)


Statistics compiled after Game 2 of 2009 Series

Compiled by Sean Fagan / RL1908

 
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