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|-
|-
! Fullback
! Fullback
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Josh Dugan]]
| colspan="2" |<small>{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}}</small> [[Matt Moylan]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[James Tedesco]]
|-
|-
! Wing
! Wing
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Will Hopoate]]
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Blake Ferguson (rugby league)|Blake Ferguson]]
|-
|-
! Centre
! Centre
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Morris (rugby league)|Josh Morris]]
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Michael Jennings (rugby league)|Michael Jennings]]
|-
|-
! Centre
! Centre
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Michael Jennings (rugby league)|Michael Jennings]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Morris (rugby league)|Josh Morris]]
⚫
|<small>{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}}</small> [[Dylan Walker]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Josh Dugan]]
|-
|-
! Wing
! Wing
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Daniel Tupou]]
| colspan="3" |<small>{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}}</small> [[Josh Mansour]]
⚫
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Brett Morris]]
|-
|-
! Five-eighth
! Five-eighth
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Mitchell Pearce]]
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]]
⚫
|<small>{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}}</small> [[Matt Moylan]]
|-
|-
! Halfback
! Halfback
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Trent Hodkinson]]
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[Adam Reynolds]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[James Maloney (rugby league)|James Maloney]]
|-
|-
! Prop
! Prop
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|-
|-
! Hooker
! Hooker
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Robbie Farah]] (c)
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Robbie Farah]]
⚫
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Robbie Farah]]
⚫
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Michael Ennis]]<sup>2</sup>
|-
|-
! Prop
! Prop
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[James Tamou]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Paul Gallen]] (c)
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[James Tamou]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Paul Gallen]] (c)
|-
|-
! Second row
! Second row
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Beau Scott]]
|{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Boyd Cordner]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Jackson (rugby league)|Josh Jackson]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Wade Graham]]
|-
|-
! Second row
! Second row
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[Ryan Hoffman]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Jackson (rugby league)|Josh Jackson]]
|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Tyson Frizell]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Jackson (rugby league)|Josh Jackson]]
|-
|-
! Lock
! Lock
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Jackson (rugby league)|Josh Jackson]]
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[James Tamou]]
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Paul Gallen]] (c)<sup>1</sup>
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Paul Gallen]] (c)
|{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Tyson Frizell]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |
| colspan="4" |
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Trent Merrin]]
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Greg Bird (rugby league)|Greg Bird]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Jack Bird]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Boyd Cordner]]
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[Dylan Walker]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[David Klemmer]]
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[James Tamou]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[David Klemmer]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[David Klemmer]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Andrew Fifita]]
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[David Klemmer]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Andrew Fifita]]
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Andrew Fifita]]
| colspan="2" |{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Josh Jackson (rugby league)|Josh Jackson]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Jack Bird]]
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Andrew Fifita]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |
| colspan="4" |
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! Coach
! Coach
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|New South Wales|16}} [[Laurie Daley]]
| colspan="3" |{{leagueicon|New South Wales|16}} [[Laurie Daley]]
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
! <small>18th Man</small>
⚫
| colspan="1" |<small>{{leagueicon|St. George Illawarra|16}} [[Tyson Frizell]]</small>
| colspan="2" |<small>{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Tariq Sims]]</small>
|-
! <small>19th Man</small>
| colspan="1" |<small>{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Ryan James (rugby league)|Ryan James]]</small>
⚫
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[Dylan Walker]]</small>
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[Alex Johnston (rugby league)|Alex Johnston]]</small>
|-
! <small>20th Man</small>
⚫
| colspan="1" |<small>{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Matt Moylan]]</small>
| colspan="1" |
| colspan="1" |
|-
|}
|}

1 - Gallen retained the captaincy role from Farah in Game II.

2 - Robbie Farah was originally chosen to play in Game lll but withdrew due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Michael Ennis on game day.


===Queensland Maroons===
===Queensland Maroons===
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|-
|-
! Fullback
! Fullback
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Billy Slater]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Darius Boyd]]
⚫
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[Greg Inglis]]
|-
|-
! Wing
! Wing
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Darius Boyd]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Corey Oates]]
|-
|-
! Centre
! Centre
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[Greg Inglis]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[Greg Inglis]]
⚫
| colspan="1" |{{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Will Chambers]]
|-
|-
! Centre
! Centre
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Justin Hodges]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[Justin O'Neill]]
|-
|-
! Wing
! Wing
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Will Chambers]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Dane Gagai]]
⚫
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Dane Gagai]]
|-
|-
! Five-eighth
! Five-eighth
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|-
|-
! Halfback
! Halfback
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Cooper Cronk]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Cooper Cronk]]
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Daly Cherry-Evans]]
⚫
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Cooper Cronk]]
|-
|-
! Prop
! Prop
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|-
|-
! Prop
! Prop
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Nate Myles]]
| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Nate Myles]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Josh McGuire]]
|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Nate Myles]]
|-
|-
! Second row
! Second row
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Aidan Guerra]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Matt Gillett]]
|-
|-
! Second row
! Second row
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|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)|Michael Morgan]]<sup>1</sup>
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)|Michael Morgan]]
⚫
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[Gavin Cooper]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="2" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Josh McGuire]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Josh McGuire]]
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Josh Papalii]]
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[Jacob Lillyman]]
⚫
| colspan="1" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Josh McGuire]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Matt Gillett]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Aidan Guerra]]
|-
|-
! Interchange
! Interchange
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[Jacob Lillyman]]
| colspan="2" | <small>{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}}</small> [[Josh Papalii]]
|{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[Jacob Lillyman]]
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |
| colspan="4" |
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! Coach
! Coach
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Mal Meninga]]
| colspan="3" | {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Mal Meninga]]
|-
| colspan="4" |
|-
! <small>18th Man</small>
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Dylan Napa]]</small>
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Josh Papalii]]</small>
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Edrick Lee]]</small>
|-
! <small>19th Man</small>
| colspan="2" | <small>{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Dane Gagai]]</small>
| colspan="1" |
|-
! <small>20th Man</small>
| colspan="1" |
| colspan="1" | <small>{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Korbin Sims]]</small>
| colspan="1" |
|}
|}
1 - [[Darius Boyd]] in his 24th appearance for Queensland made his first origin start at fullback after playing his previous 23 matches on the wing. This was because [[Billy Slater]] was sidelined for 8 months in March after a [https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/billy-slater-to-miss-up-to-eight-months-with-shoulder-injury/news-story/e5da47f7375a696be235b2c66a186934 shoulder surgery]
1 - [[Daly Cherry-Evans]] was originally selected to play in game one but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by [[Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)|Michael Morgan]], then Morgan retained his spot on the bench in Game II and III.





Revision as of 16:28, 9 May 2023

2016 State of Origin series
Won by Queensland (20th title)
Series margin2-1
Attendance193,811 (ave. 64,604 per match)
Player of the series Cameron Smith
Top points scorer(s) Dane Gagai (16)
Top try scorer(s) Dane Gagai (4)

The 2016 State of Origin series was the 35th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series).[1]

The Maroons were the defending champions, but had a new coach in Kevin Walters, following the appointment of Mal Meninga to the position of Australian head coach.

Game I

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
8:15 pm
New South Wales 4 – 6 Queensland
Tries:
Cordner 1
Goals:
Reynolds 0/1 		Bericht
 Tries:
1 Gagai
Goals:
1/2 Thurston
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 80,251
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: Matt Gillett
Team lists:
FB 1 Matt Moylan
WG 2 Blake Ferguson
CE 3 Michael Jennings
CE 4 Josh Morris
WG 5 Josh Mansour
FE 6 James Maloney
HB 7 Adam Reynolds
PR 8 Aaron Woods
HK 9 Robbie Farah
PR 15 James Tamou
SR 11 Boyd Cordner
SR 12 Josh Jackson
LK 10 Paul Gallen (c)
Substitutes:
IC 13 Greg Bird
IC 14 Dylan Walker
IC 16 David Klemmer
IC 17 Andrew Fifita
Coach:
Laurie Daley
FB 1 Darius Boyd
WG 2 Corey Oates
CE 3 Greg Inglis
CE 4 Justin O'Neill
WG 5 Dane Gagai
FE 6 Johnathan Thurston
HB 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Matt Scott
HK 9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10 Nate Myles
SR 11 Matt Gillett
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LK 13 Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC 14 Michael Morgan
IC 15 Josh McGuire
IC 16 Aidan Guerra
IC 17 Josh Papalii
Coach:
Kevin Walters

Game II

Wednesday, 22 June 2016
8:15 pm
Queensland 26 – 16 New South Wales
Tries:
Gagai 3
Oates 1
Goals:
Thurston 5/6 		Tries:
1 Frizell
1 Maloney
Goals:
3/3 Reynolds
1/1 Maloney
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 52,293
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins[2]
Player of the Match: Cameron Smith
Team lists:
FB 1 Matt Moylan
WG 2 Blake Ferguson
CE 3 Michael Jennings
CE 14 Dylan Walker
WG 5 Josh Mansour
FE 6 James Maloney
HB 7 Adam Reynolds
PR 8 Aaron Woods
HK 9 Robbie Farah
PR 10 James Tamou
SR 15 Tyson Frizell
SR 12 Josh Jackson
LK 13 Paul Gallen (c)
Substitutes:
IC 11 Greg Bird
IC 16 David Klemmer
IC 17 Andrew Fifita
IC 18 Jack Bird
Coach:
Laurie Daley
FB 1 Darius Boyd
WG 2 Corey Oates
CE 3 Greg Inglis
CE 4 Justin O'Neill
WG 5 Dane Gagai
FE 6 Johnathan Thurston
HB 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Matt Scott
HK 9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10 Josh McGuire
SR 11 Matt Gillett
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LK 13 Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC 14 Michael Morgan
IC 15 Jacob Lillyman
IC 16 Aidan Guerra
IC 17 Josh Papalii
Coach:
Kevin Walters

Game III

Wednesday, 13 July 2016
8:15pm
New South Wales 18 – 14 Queensland
Tries:
Frizell 1
Fifita 1
Jennings 1
Goals:
Maloney 2/2
Gallen 1/1
Sin Bin:
Fifita 1 		Tries:
1 Inglis
1 Cooper
1 Boyd
Goals:
1/3 Thurston
Sin Bin:
1 Cronk
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 61,267
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: James Maloney
Team lists:
FB 1 James Tedesco
WG 2 Blake Ferguson
CE 3 Michael Jennings
CE 4 Josh Dugan
WG 5 Josh Mansour
FE 14 Matt Moylan
HB 7 James Maloney
PR 8 Aaron Woods
HK 9 Robbie Farah
PR 10 Paul Gallen (c)
SR 11 Wade Graham
SR 12 Josh Jackson
LK 13 Tyson Frizell
Substitutes:
IC 6 Jack Bird
IC 15 James Tamou
IC 16 David Klemmer
IC 17 Andrew Fifita
Coach:
Laurie Daley
FB 1 Darius Boyd
WG 2 Corey Oates
CE 3 Greg Inglis
CE 4 Justin O'Neill
WG 5 Dane Gagai
FE 6 Johnathan Thurston
HB 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Matt Scott
HK 9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10 Nate Myles
SR 11 Matt Gillett
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LK 13 Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC 14 Gavin Cooper
IC 15 Josh McGuire
IC 16 Aidan Guerra
IC 17 Jacob Lillyman
Coach:
Kevin Walters

New South Wales Blues

Position Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fullback Matt Moylan James Tedesco
Wing Blake Ferguson
Centre Michael Jennings
Centre Josh Morris Dylan Walker Josh Dugan
Wing Josh Mansour
Five-eighth James Maloney Matt Moylan
Halfback Adam Reynolds James Maloney
Prop Aaron Woods
Hooker Robbie Farah
Prop Paul Gallen (c) James Tamou Paul Gallen (c)
Second row Boyd Cordner Josh Jackson Wade Graham
Second row Josh Jackson Tyson Frizell Josh Jackson
Lock James Tamou Paul Gallen (c) Tyson Frizell
Interchange Greg Bird Jack Bird
Interchange Dylan Walker David Klemmer James Tamou
Interchange David Klemmer Andrew Fifita David Klemmer
Interchange Andrew Fifita Jack Bird Andrew Fifita
Coach Laurie Daley

Queensland Maroons

Position Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fullback Darius Boyd
Wing Corey Oates
Centre Greg Inglis
Centre Justin O'Neill
Wing Dane Gagai
Five-eighth Johnathan Thurston
Halfback Cooper Cronk
Prop Matt Scott
Hooker Cameron Smith (c)
Prop Nate Myles Josh McGuire Nate Myles
Second row Matt Gillett
Second row Sam Thaiday
Lock Corey Parker
Interchange Michael Morgan Gavin Cooper
Interchange Josh McGuire Jacob Lillyman Josh McGuire
Interchange Aidan Guerra
Interchange Josh Papalii Jacob Lillyman
Coach Mal Meninga

1 - Darius Boyd in his 24th appearance for Queensland made his first origin start at fullback after playing his previous 23 matches on the wing. This was because Billy Slater was sidelined for 8 months in March after a shoulder surgery


Player Debuts

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Residents

Under-20s

Women's Interstate Challenge

References

  1. ^ "2016 State of Origin Dates, Teams, Crowds, TV Times and Fixtures". rugbyleagueplanet.com. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Referees confirmed for Origin II". 14 June 2016.
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