State of Origin by the numbers

Updated May 24, 2012 08:53:17

Take a look at the key numbers surrounding the rugby league State of Origin.

Head to head: See how Queensland and NSW match up in games and series won.Player statistics: Take a look at some of the key player statistics and records related to State of Origin.Year by year: See who has won every State of Origin match since the series began in 1980.Team list: See the Queensland and NSW line-ups for game one, 2012.Game one preview: Former NRL coach Daniel Anderson identifies the key players.

See how Queensland and New South Wales measure up in key areas since the first State of Origin was played in 1980. (Figures do not include exhibition matches.)

Total matches won away from home

Take a look at some of the key player statistics and records related to State of Origin.

Points scored by Ryan Girdler in match 3, 2000, the most in an Origin game

Number of games played by Darren Lockyer, Origin’s most capped player

Consecutive Origin matches played by Gary Larson (1991 to 1998)

Tries scored by Greg Inglis, Queensland's leading tryscorer

Number of tries scored by Michael O'Connor, NSW's leading tryscorer

Number of games officiated by Bill Harrigan, Origin's most prolific referee

Age of Ben Ikin (18 yrs, 83 days) when he debuted as the youngest Origin player

Players sent off in Origin games: Craig Greenhill (1996); Gordon Tallis (2000)

Age of Petero Civoniceva (36 years, 32 days), Origin's oldest player

Points scored by Michael O'Connor, NSW's leading point scorer

Points scored by Mal Meninga, Queensland's leading point scorer

Number of successful kicks on goal by NSW's Michael O'Connor

Success rate of kicks on goal by Queensland's Jonathan Thurston

Success rate of kicks on goal by Craig Fitzgibbon

Series won as coach by Mal Meninga

Number of drawn State of Origin matches

Man of the match awards won by Wally Lewis

See who has won every State of Origin match since the series began in 1980.

Qld 18-10 NSW

Docklands Stadium

NSW 18-8 Qld

Stadium Australia

Qld 28-24 NSW

Stadium Australia

Qld 23-18 NSW

Stadium Australia

Qld 28-18 NSW

Docklands Stadium

Qld 24-14 NSW

Stadium Australia

NSW 18-10 Qld

Stadium Australia

Qld 16-10 NSW

Stadium Australia

Qld 10-6 NSW

Stadium Australia

NSW 17-16 Qld

Stadium Australia

Qld 16-14 NSW

Docklands Stadium

NSW 32-22 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 9-8 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 36-14 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 27-4 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 32-4 Qld

Stadium Australia

Qld 18-18 NSW

Stadium Australia

NSW 26-8 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 20-16 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 56-16 Qld

Stadium Australia

NSW 12-8 Qld

Stadium Australia

Qld 24-23 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 19-4 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 18-12 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 18-6 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 15-14 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 2-0 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 16-12 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 16-12 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 14-6 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 16-4 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 14-12 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

NSW 8-0 Qld

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 16-12 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 26-18 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 38-22 NSW

Sydney Football Stadium

Qld 12-6 NSW

Sydney Cricket Ground

NSW 24-20 Qld

Sydney Cricket Ground

NSW 21-14 Qld

Sydney Cricket Ground

Qld 14-2 NSW

Sydney Cricket Ground

NSW 10-6 Qld

Sydney Cricket Ground

Qld 10-5 NSW

Sydney Cricket Ground

Following are the Queensland and NSW line-ups for game one of State of Origin 2012.

BILLY SLATER

Age: 28 Origin: 18

BRETT STEWART

Age: 27 Origin: 6

DARIUS BOYD

Age: 24 Origin: 12

JARRYD HAYNE

Age: 24 Origin: 14

GREG INGLIS

Age: 25 Origin: 16

MICHAEL JENNINGS

Age: 24 Origin: 5

JUSTIN HODGES

Age: 30 Origin: 13

JOSH MORRIS

Age: 25 Origin: 3

BRENT TATE

Age: 30 Origin: 15

AKUILA UATE

Age: 24 Origin: 3

JOHNATHAN THURSTON

Age: 29 Origin: 22

TODD CARNEY

Age: 25 Origin: 1

COOPER CRONK

Age: 28 Origin: 7

MITCHELL PEARCE

Age: 28 Origin: 7

PAUL GALLEN (C)

Age: 30 Origin: 12

CAMERON SMITH (C)

Age: 28 Origin: 25

ROBBIE FARAH

Age: 28 Origin: 3

PETERO CIVONICEVA

Age: 37 Origin: 31

JAMES TAMOU

Age: 23 Origin: 1

NATE MYLES

Age: 27 Origin: 18

GLENN STEWART

Age: 28 Origin: 4

SAM THAIDAY

Age: 26 Origin: 16

ASHLEY HARRISON

Age: 31 Origin: 13

MATT GILLETT

Age: 23 Origin: 1

TRENT MERRIN

Age: 22 Origin: 3

DAVID TAYLOR

Age: 23 Origin: 5

JAMIE BUHRER

Age: 22 Origin: 1

BEN HANNANT

Age: 27 Origin: 10

DAVID SHILLINGTON

Age: 28 Origin: 5

TONY WILLIAMS

Age: 23 Origin: 1

Tags: state-of-origin

First posted May 23, 2012 10:09:28

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