2022 State of Origin series

2022 State of Origin series
2022 State of Origin series
Won by	Queensland (23rd title)
Series margin	2–1
Points scored	116
Attendance	192,255 (ave. 64,085 per match)
Player of the series	Patrick Carrigan ; (Wally Lewis Medal)
Top points scorer(s)	Nathan Cleary (30)
Top try scorer(s)	Nathan Cleary; Jarome Luai; Valentine Holmes; (All 2 Tries Each)
	← 2021; State of Origin series; 2023 →;

The 2022 State of Origin series was the 41st annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 22 times, NSW 16 times, with two series drawn.

Game I

Game One was played at Sydney's Accor Stadium, and was won by Queensland, 16 points to 10.

Blues centre Jack Wighton and Queensland five-eighth Cameron Munster produced performances of note, with the latter named Man of the Match. The match was also notable for its high attendance of 80,512 people, the highest rugby league attendance since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, 8 June 2022
8:10pm (AEST)

New South Wales	10 – 16	Queensland
Tries: 2 Jack Wighton (14') 1 Cameron Murray (71') 1 Goals: 1 Nathan Cleary 1/2 (71')	1st: 4 – 6 2nd: 6 – 10 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[1]^[2]	Tries: 3 1 (34') Dane Gagai 1 (48') Daly Cherry-Evans 1 (53') Valentine Holmes Goals: 2 2/3 Valentine Holmes (36', 49')

Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 80,512
Referee: Ashley Klein
Player of the Match:

Cameron Munster

Game II

Game Two, held at Perth's Optus Stadium, before a sellout crowd of 59,358, saw Matt Burton and Nathan Cleary masterclasses deliver New South Wales a 44-12 victory to level the series at 1-1. Cleary scored 2 tries and 8 goals for a combined points total of 24, the second highest behind Ryan Girdler's 32 in New South Wales' 56-16 demolition of Queensland in Game III 2000.

Sunday, 26 June 2022
7:50pm (AEST)

New South Wales	44 – 12	Queensland
Tries: 7 Nathan Cleary (63', 66') 2 Matt Burton (26') 1 Brian To'o (39') 1 Daniel Tupou (49') 1 Jarome Luai (58') 1 Angus Crichton (73') 1 Goals: 8 Nathan Cleary 8/8 (11' pen, 28', 40', 51', 59', 65', 67', 75')	1st: 14 – 12 2nd: 30 – 0 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[3]^[4]^[5]	Tries: 2 1 (22') Felise Kaufusi 1 (30') Cameron Munster Goals: 2 2/2 Valentine Holmes (24', 32')

Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 59,358
Referee: Ashley Klein
Player of the Match:

Nathan Cleary

Game III

Game Three, held at Suncorp Stadium started with three players being knocked out in the opening three minutes of the contest (Cameron Murray, Selwyn Cobbo and Lindsay Collins). After this, Queensland scored the opening try, before NSW exploded to take a 12-6 lead with tries to Jarome Luai and Jacob Saifiti. However, Queensland drew back within two points just before half time, capitalising on a dropped bomb from Daniel Tupou.

The second half began with a brawl between Queensland centre Dane Gagai and New South Wales centre Matt Burton. Gagai and Burton were both sent to the sin bin. From this moment on, Queensland began to wrestle momentum back through the kicking game of Daly Cherry-Evans and Ben Hunt, pinning New South Wales down their own end. The match was won by a try to Kalyn Ponga and a sealing chargedown try to Hunt, who sprinted 80 metres to score.

Wednesday, 13 July 2022
8:10pm (AEST)

Queensland	22 – 12	New South Wales
Tries: 4 Valentine Holmes (12') 1 Kurt Capewell (39') 1 Kalyn Ponga (60') 1 Ben Hunt (78') 1 Goals: 3 Valentine Holmes 3/4 (14', 62', 78') Sin Bins: Dane Gagai (41')	1st:10 – 12 2nd:12 – 0 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[6]^[7]^[8]	Tries:2 1 (18') Jarome Luai 1 (31') Jacob Saifiti Goals: 2 2/2 Nathan Cleary (19', 32') Sin Bins: (41') Matt Burton

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,385
Referee: Ashley Klein
Player of the Match:

Kalyn Ponga

Teams

New South Wales Blues

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	James Tedesco (c)
Wing	Brian To'o
Centre	Kotoni Staggs	Matt Burton
Centre	Jack Wighton	Stephen Crichton
Wing	Daniel Tupou
Five-eighth	Jarome Luai
Halfback	Nathan Cleary
Prop	Payne Haas		Jake Trbojevic
Hooker	Damien Cook	Apisai Koroisau
Prop	Reagan Campbell-Gillard	Jake Trbojevic	Junior Paulo
Second row	Tariq Sims	Cameron Murray
Second row	Liam Martin
Lock	Isaah Yeo

Interchange	Junior Paulo		Jacob Saifiti
Interchange	Cameron Murray	Angus Crichton
Interchange	Stephen Crichton	Damien Cook
Interchange	Ryan Matterson	Siosifa Talakai

Replacement	Nicho Hynes		Jack Wighton

Coach	Brad Fittler

Queensland Maroons

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	Kalyn Ponga
Wing	Selwyn Cobbo
Centre	Valentine Holmes
Centre	Dane Gagai
Wing	Xavier Coates	Murray Taulagi	Corey Oates
Five-eighth	Cameron Munster		Tom Dearden
Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
Prop	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Lindsay Collins
Hooker	Ben Hunt
Prop	Josh Papalii
Second row	Kurt Capewell
Second row	Felise Kaufusi		Jeremiah Nanai
Lock	Reuben Cotter	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	Patrick Carrigan

Interchange	Harry Grant
Interchange	Lindsay Collins	Jai Arrow
Interchange	Patrick Carrigan		Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Interchange	Jeremiah Nanai		Tom Gilbert

Replacement	Jai Arrow	Tom Dearden	Thomas Flegler

Coach	Billy Slater

1 - With Paul Green fired after an uninspiring 2021 series, Billy Slater took over for his first series as Queensland coach.

2 - Despite making his Queensland debut in 2018, 2022 was the first time that Kalyn Ponga played in every game of an origin series.

Player debuts

Game 1

Cap no. 298, Kotoni Staggs
Cap no. 299, Stephen Crichton
Cap no. 300, Ryan Matterson
Cap no. 222, Selwyn Cobbo
Cap no. 223, Reuben Cotter
Cap no. 224, Patrick Carrigan
Cap no. 225, Jeremiah Nanai

Game 2

Cap no. 301, Matt Burton
Cap no. 302, Siosifa Talakai
Cap no. 226, Murray Taulagi

Game 3

Cap no. 303, Jacob Saifiti
Cap no. 227, Tom Dearden
Cap no. 228, Tom Gilbert

Women's State of Origin

Friday. 24 June 2022
7:45pm

New South Wales	20 – 14	Queensland
Tries: 3 Emma Tonegato (13') 1 Kirra Dibb (15') 1 Isabelle Kelly (67') 1 Goals: 4 Rachael Pearson 4/5 (14', 17', 27' pen, 41' pen)	1st: 14-10 2nd: 6-4 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[9]^[10]^[11]	Tries: 3 1 (8') Destiny Brill 1 (21') Tarryn Aiken 1 (56') Evania Pelite Goals: 1 1/2 Ali Brigginshaw (22') 0/2 Lauren Brown

GIO Stadium, Canberra
Attendance: 11,321
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Player of the Match:

Isabelle Kelly
(Nellie Doherty Medal)

Team lists:


FB	1	Emma Tonegato
WG	2	Yasmin Clydsdale
CE	3	Jessica Sergis
CE	4	Isabelle Kelly
WG	5	Tiana Penitani
FE	6	Kirra Dibb
HB	7	Rachael Pearson
PR	8	Simaima Taufa
HK	9	Keeley Davis
PR	10	Millie Boyle
SR	11	Kezie Apps
SR	12	Shaylee Bent
LK	13	Hannah Southwell
Substitutes:
IC	14	Quincy Dodd
IC	15	Sarah Togatuki
IC	16	Caitlan Johnston
IC	17	Olivia Kernick
18th Man:
RE	18	Sam Bremner (not used)
Coach: Kylie Hilder


FB	1	Tamika Upton
WG	2	Emily Bass
CE	3	Evania Pelite
CE	4	Shenae Ciesiolka
WG	5	Julia Robinson
FE	6	Tarryn Aiken
HB	7	Ali Brigginshaw (c)
PR	8	Chelsea Lenarduzzi
HK	9	Brittany Breayley-Nati
PR	10	Shannon Mato
SR	11	Tallisha Harden
SR	12	Tazmin Gray
LK	13	Destiny Brill
Substitutes:
IC	14	Lauren Brown
IC	15	Jessika Elliston
IC	16	Steph Hancock
IC	17	Tiana Raftstrand-Smith
18th Man:
RE	18	Zahara Temara (not used)
Coach: Tahnee Norris

Women's Under 19 State of Origin

Thursday, 23 June 2022
5.45pm (AEST)

New South Wales	22 – 6	Queensland
Tries: 5 Andie Robinson (4', 39', 46') 3 Jada Taylor (20', 53') 2 Goals: 1 Rueben Cherrington 1/3 (40') Monalisa Soliola 0/2	HT: 8–6 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[12]	Tries: 1 1 (14') Jada Ferguson Goals: 1 1/1 Chantay Kiria-Ratu (15')

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Referee: Karra-Lee Nolan
Player of the Match:

Jada Taylor
(Nat Dwyer Medal)

Team details


FB	1	Jada Taylor
WG	2	Petesa Lio
CE	3	Andie Robinson
CE	4	Mia Middleton
WG	5	Cassey Tohi-Hiku
FE	6	Losana Lutu
HB	7	Tayla Montgomery
PR	8	Monalisa Soliola
HK	9	Rueben Cherrington
PR	10	Ruby-Jean Kennard
SR	11	Leilani Wilson
SR	12	Chantel Tugaga
LK	13	Iesha Duckett
Interchange:
IN	14	Anneka Wilson
IN	15	Tiana Kore
IN	16	Tahleisha Maeva
IN	17	Jules Kirkpatrick
CS	18	Rosemarie Beckett (not used)
Coach: Blake Cavallaro


1	FB	Chantay Kiria-Ratu
2	WG	Jetaya Faifua
3	CE	Jasmine Peters
4	CE	Emma Paki
5	WG	Helen Uitualagi
6	FE	Jada Ferguson
7	HB	Jayde Herdegen
8	PR	April Ngatupuna
9	HK	Lily-Rose Kolc
10	PR	Fiona Jahnke
11	SR	Otesa Pule
12	SR	Hannah Larsson
13	LK	Georgina Tuitaalili
Interchange:
IN	14	Montana Mook
IN	15	Lavinia Kitai
IN	16	Felila Kia
IN	17	Jacinta Carter
CS	18	Ellie Williamson (not used)
Coach: Ben Jeffries

Touch judges: Mitch Currie and Tori Wilkie

Men's Under 19 State of Origin

Thursday, 23 June 2022
7.40pm (AEST)

New South Wales	32 – 4	Queensland
Tries: 5 Utuloa Asomua (15', 62') 2 Paul Alamoti (18') 1 Jack Bostock (21') 1 Thomas Weaver (25') 1 Goals: 6 Thomas Weaver 6/6 (17', 18', 23', 27', 53' pen, 63')	HT: 24–4 Highlights Match Stats (NRL) Reports^[13]	Tries: 1 1 (5') Jacob Mene Goals: nil 0/1 Thomas Duffy

Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Player of the Match:

Jonah Pezet

Team details


FB	1	Terrell Kalo Kalo
WG	2	Utuloa Asomua
CE	3	Paul Alamoti
CE	4	Brad Morkos
WG	5	Jack Bostock
FE	6	Thomas Weaver
HB	7	Jonah Pezet
PR	8	Max Bradbury
HK	9	Tyler Moriarty
PR	10	Justin Matamua
SR	11	Oryn Keeley
SR	12	Brandon Tumeth
LK	13	Trey Mooney
Interchange:
IN	14	Jack Cole
IN	15	Toby Couchman
IN	16	Larry Muagututia
IN	17	Jacob Webster
CS	18	Charlie Thompson (not used)
Coach: Andrew Ryan


FB	1	Isaiah Iongi
WG	2	Jacob Mene
CE	3	Sosefo Fifita
CE	4	Robert Toia
WG	5	Xavier Chatfield-Mooka
FE	6	Harradyn Wilson
HB	7	Thomas Duffy
PR	8	Xavier Va'a
HK	9	Blake Mozer
PR	10	Paul Bryan
SR	11	Eddie Hampson
SR	12	Jack Howarth
LF	13	Luke Jack
Interchange:
IN	14	Jye Gray
IN	15	Ben Te Kura
IN	16	Josiah Pahulu
IN	17	Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
CS	18	Kaleb Ngamanu (not used)
Coach: Kurt Richards

Touch judges: Cameron Paddy and Nick Pelgrave

Wheelchair State of Origin

Saturday, 23 July 2022

Queensland	49 – 24	New South Wales
Tries: 8 Z Schumacher 4 P Arbuckle 1 S Harre 1 J Hill 1 B McKenna 1 Goals: 8 B McKenna 6 S Harre 2 Field goals: 1 B McKenna 1	1st: 30 – 6 2nd: 19 – 18 Report	Tries: 4 1 T Popple 1 C Cannane 1 B Grove 1 L Luff Goals: 4 2 C Cannane 2 D Karim

Townsville Stadium, Townsville
Player of the Match: Peter Arbuckle

Squads

On 30 June 2022, the New South Wales Rugby League named the New South Wales team for this match: Jason Attard ( Wests Tigers), Cory Cannane ( St George Illawarra Dragons), Craig Cannane (c) ( St George Illawarra Dragons), William Derederenalagi ( Parramatta Eels), Rick Engles ( St George Illawarra Dragons), Brad Grove (c) ( Wests Tigers), Diab Karim ( Parramatta Eels), Liam Luff ( Parramatta Eels), Chris O'Brien ( Canberra Raiders), Toby Popple ( Canberra Raiders), Reserves: Zac Carl ( Canberra Raiders), Edge Iole ( St George Illawarra Dragons).^[14]

References

^ Newton, Alicia (8 Jun 2022). "Maroons spoil Blues homecoming to take series opener". NRL. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
^ Davies, Justin (8 Jun 2022). "Queensland spirits their way to Game 1 win against New South Wales". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
^ Lenehan, Martin (26 Jun 2022). "Cleary sublime as brilliant Blues level series in Perth". NRL. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
^ Davies, Justin (26 Jun 2022). "Blues batter Maroons to set up a decider". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
^ Fontaine, Angus (26 Jun 2022). "Nathan Cleary stars as NSW rout Queensland to level State of Origin series". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.
^ Newton, Alicia (13 Jul 2022). "Maroons surge to seal one of great Origin series wins". NRL. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.
^ Lucantonio, AJ (13 Jul 2022). "Where's the Origin Shield? That's in Queensland". League Unlimited. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.
^ Healy, Jon (13 Jul 2022). "Queensland Maroons win State of Origin decider at Lang Park, beating NSW Blues 22-12". ABC. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.
^ Robertson, Josh (24 Jun 2022). "Kelly shines as Blues regain Origin dominance". League Unlimited. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
^ Maurice, Megan (24 Jun 2022). "NSW dig deep to overcome Queensland in Women's State of Origin". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
^ Hogan, Kelsey (24 Jun 2022). "Kelly stars as Sky Blues clinch Origin thriller". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
^ Lenehan, Martin (23 Jun 2022). "Five of the best from Robinson and Taylor get Blues home". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
^ Lenehan, Martin (25 Jun 2022). "Pezet's poise powers Blues to big win over Maroons". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
^ McDonald, Margie (30 Jun 2022). "NSW Wheelchair Rugby League team named for Origin clash". NRL. Retrieved 30 Jun 2022.

[1] Newton, Alicia (8 Jun 2022). "Maroons spoil Blues homecoming to take series opener". NRL. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.

[2] Davies, Justin (8 Jun 2022). "Queensland spirits their way to Game 1 win against New South Wales". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.

[3] Lenehan, Martin (26 Jun 2022). "Cleary sublime as brilliant Blues level series in Perth". NRL. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.

[4] Davies, Justin (26 Jun 2022). "Blues batter Maroons to set up a decider". League Unlimited. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.

[5] Fontaine, Angus (26 Jun 2022). "Nathan Cleary stars as NSW rout Queensland to level State of Origin series". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 Jun 2022.

[6] Newton, Alicia (13 Jul 2022). "Maroons surge to seal one of great Origin series wins". NRL. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.

[7] Lucantonio, AJ (13 Jul 2022). "Where's the Origin Shield? That's in Queensland". League Unlimited. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.

[8] Healy, Jon (13 Jul 2022). "Queensland Maroons win State of Origin decider at Lang Park, beating NSW Blues 22-12". ABC. Retrieved 13 Jul 2022.

[9] Robertson, Josh (24 Jun 2022). "Kelly shines as Blues regain Origin dominance". League Unlimited. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.

[10] Maurice, Megan (24 Jun 2022). "NSW dig deep to overcome Queensland in Women's State of Origin". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.

[11] Hogan, Kelsey (24 Jun 2022). "Kelly stars as Sky Blues clinch Origin thriller". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.

[12] Lenehan, Martin (23 Jun 2022). "Five of the best from Robinson and Taylor get Blues home". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.

[13] Lenehan, Martin (25 Jun 2022). "Pezet's poise powers Blues to big win over Maroons". NRL. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.

[NSW_Wheelchair_Team-14] McDonald, Margie (30 Jun 2022). "NSW Wheelchair Rugby League team named for Origin clash". NRL. Retrieved 30 Jun 2022.

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