2020 State of Origin series
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Australian rugby league series
| 2020 State of Origin series | |
|---|---|
| Won by | Queensland (22nd title) |
| Series margin | 2–1 |
| Points scored | 110 |
| Attendance | 110,585 (ave. 36,862 per match) |
| Player of the series | Cameron Munster |
| Top points scorer(s) | Nathan Cleary (18) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Josh Addo-Carr (4) |
The 2020 State of Origin series was the 39th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland has won 21 times, NSW 15 times, with two series drawn.
Originally, the series was to have been played in the traditional mid-season slot; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the season to be suspended after round two, the series was moved to November, with the three matches to be played on consecutive Wednesday nights.[1] On 15 May, the NRL announced that the matches would be played on three consecutive Wednesdays after the season's end, these being 4, 11 and 18 November.[2]
For just the third time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 1 played at Adelaide’s Adelaide Oval.[3] [4]
Before the start of the series, Daily Telegraph journalist Dean Ritchie described the Queensland team as the worst ever Maroons side. Queensland would go on to upset a highly fancied New South Wales side and win the series 2–1.[5]
Game I
[edit ]Wednesday, 4 November 2020
7:40pm (ACDT)
7:40pm (ACDT)
| New South Wales | 14 – 18 | Queensland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (20', 75') 2 Damien Cook (15') 1 Goals: Nathan Cleary 1/3 (16') |
Report 1st: 10 – 0 2nd: 4 – 18 |
Tries: 1 (49') Alexander Brimson 1 (53') Xavier Coates 1 (65') Cameron Munster Goals: 3/4 Daly Cherry-Evans (51', 55', 66') Sin Bin: (80') Felise Kaufusi |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans
Game II
[edit ]Wednesday, 11 November 2020
8:10pm (AEDT)
8:10pm (AEDT)
| New South Wales | 34 – 10 | Queensland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (37', 64') 2 Cody Walker (16') 1 James Tedesco (22') 1 Jack Wighton (42') 1 Daniel Tupou (53') 1 Goals: Nathan Cleary 5/7 (18', 23', 38', 44', 57') Sin Bin: Payne Haas (56') |
Report 1st: 18 – 4 2nd: 16 – 6 |
Tries: 1 (7') Xavier Coates 1 (62') Josh Papalii Goals: 1/2 Valentine Holmes (63') Sin Bin: (56') Tino Fa'asuamaleaui |
Game III
[edit ]Wednesday, 18 November 2020
7:10pm (AEST)
7:10pm (AEST)
| Queensland | 20 – 14 | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Valentine Holmes (3') 1 Edrick Lee (36') 1 Harry Grant (62') 1 Goals: Valentine Holmes 4/4 (5', 38', 57' pen, 63') Sin Bin: Corey Allan (76') |
Report 1st: 12 – 6 2nd: 8 – 8 |
Tries: 1 (8') James Tedesco 1 (65') Daniel Tupou Goals: 3/3 Nathan Cleary (9', 66', 72' pen) |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 49,155
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Cameron Munster
Attendance: 49,155
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: Cameron Munster
Teams
[edit ]New South Wales Blues
[edit ]| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | James Tedesco | James Tedesco (c) | |
| Wing | Daniel Tupou | ||
| Centre | Clinton Gutherson | ||
| Centre | Jack Wighton | ||
| Wing | Josh Addo-Carr | ||
| Five-eighth | Luke Keary | Cody Walker | |
| Halfback | Nathan Cleary | ||
| Prop | Daniel Saifiti | ||
| Hooker | Damien Cook | ||
| Prop | Junior Paulo | Payne Haas | |
| Second row | Boyd Cordner (c) | Angus Crichton | |
| Second row | Tyson Frizell | ||
| Lock | Jake Trbojevic | ||
| Interchange | Cody Walker | Dale Finucane | |
| Interchange | Payne Haas | Junior Paulo | |
| Interchange | Cameron Murray | Nathan Brown | |
| Interchange | Angus Crichton | Isaah Yeo | |
| Coach | Brad Fittler | ||
1 - As the series was to be played after the Grand Final due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the NSW team was announced in a unique fashion, with players named on the Blues twitter page after their team was eliminated from the NRL finals series.
2 - Boyd Cordner suffered a concussion in Game 1, eventually leading to him announcing his retirement in 2021. It paved the way for James Tedesco to take over the captaincy from Game 2.
Queensland Maroons
[edit ]| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | AJ Brimson | Valentine Holmes | Corey Allan |
| Wing | Xavier Coates | Valentine Holmes | |
| Centre | Dane Gagai | Kurt Capewell | Dane Gagai |
| Centre | Kurt Capewell | Dane Gagai | Brenko Lee |
| Wing | Phillip Sami | Edrick Lee | |
| Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | ||
| Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | ||
| Prop | Christian Welch | Dunamis Lui | Christian Welch |
| Hooker | Jake Friend | ||
| Prop | Josh Papalii | ||
| Second row | Felise Kaufusi | Kurt Capewell | |
| Second row | Coen Hess | Jaydn Su'A | Felise Kaufusi |
| Lock | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | ||
| Interchange | Ben Hunt | Jaydn Su'A | |
| Interchange | Lindsay Collins | Harry Grant | |
| Interchange | Jai Arrow | Lindsay Collins | |
| Interchange | Jaydn Su'A | Moeaki Fotuaika | Jai Arrow |
| Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
1 - Kalyn Ponga was originally selected in the squad, but was subsequently forced to withdraw due to injury.
Player debuts
[edit ]Game 1
[edit ]- Cap no. 288, Clinton Gutherson
- Cap no. 289, Luke Keary
- Cap no. 290, Junior Paulo
- Cap no. 204, AJ Brimson
- Cap no. 205, Xavier Coates
- Cap no. 206, Phillip Sami
- Cap no. 207, Jake Friend
- Cap no. 208, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
- Cap no. 209, Lindsay Collins
- Cap no. 210, Jaydn Su'A
- Cap no. 211, Kurt Capewell
Game 2
[edit ]- Cap no. 291, Nathan Brown
- Cap no. 292, Isaah Yeo
- Cap no. 212, Dunamis Lui
- Cap no. 213, Moeaki Fotuaika
Game 3
[edit ]- Cap no. 214, Corey Allan
- Cap no. 215, Edrick Lee
- Cap no. 216, Brenko Lee
- Cap no. 217, Harry Grant
Teams
[edit ]New South Wales Blues
[edit ]| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Pts | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing | Josh Addo-Carr | (1995年07月28日) 28 July 1995 (age 29) | 6 | 16 | Melbourne Storm |
| Lock | Nathan Brown | (1993年03月01日) 1 March 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| Prop | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | (1993年07月27日) 27 July 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| Halfback | Nathan Cleary | (1997年11月14日) 14 November 1997 (age 27) | 5 | 14 | Penrith Panthers |
| Hooker | Damien Cook | (1991年06月23日) 23 June 1991 (age 33) | 6 | 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Second-row | Boyd Cordner (c) | (1992年06月09日) 9 June 1992 (age 32) | 15 | 8 | Sydney Roosters |
| Wing | Nick Cotric | (1998年11月18日) 18 November 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Canberra Raiders |
| Second-row | Angus Crichton | (1996年02月05日) 5 February 1996 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| Centre | Stephen Crichton | (2000年09月22日) 22 September 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Lock | Dale Finucane | (1991年09月07日) 7 September 1991 (age 33) | 2 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Second-row | Tyson Frizell | (1991年10月09日) 9 October 1991 (age 33) | 11 | 12 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Fullback | Clinton Gutherson | (1994年09月09日) 9 September 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| Prop | Payne Haas | (1999年12月02日) 2 December 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Five-eighth | Luke Keary | (1992年02月03日) 3 February 1992 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| Centre | Zac Lomax 1 | (1999年09月24日) 24 September 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Five-eighth | Jarome Luai | (1997年01月16日) 16 January 1997 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Hooker | Cameron McInnes | (1994年02月01日) 1 February 1994 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Lock | Cameron Murray | (1998年01月16日) 16 January 1998 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Fullback | Ryan Papenhuyzen | (1998年06月10日) 10 June 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Prop | Junior Paulo | (1993年11月20日) 20 November 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels |
| Prop | Daniel Saifiti | (1996年05月01日) 1 May 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Newcastle Knights |
| Fullback | James Tedesco | (1993年01月08日) 8 January 1993 (age 32) | 10 | 20 | Sydney Roosters |
| Lock | Jake Trbojevic | (1994年02月18日) 18 February 1994 (age 30) | 9 | 4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Wing | Daniel Tupou | (1991年06月17日) 17 June 1991 (age 33) | 4 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| Five-eighth | Cody Walker | (1990年01月10日) 10 January 1990 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Five-eighth | Jack Wighton | (1993年02月04日) 4 February 1993 (age 32) | 3 | 0 | Canberra Raiders |
| Lock | Isaah Yeo | (1994年11月06日) 6 November 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
1 – Tom Trbojevic was originally selected in the squad, but was subsequently forced to withdraw due to injury. He was replaced by Zac Lomax.
Queensland Maroons
[edit ]| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Pts | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | Corey Allan | (1998年04月19日) 19 April 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Lock | Jai Arrow | (1995年07月12日) 12 July 1995 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Fullback | AJ Brimson | (1998年09月09日) 9 September 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Second-row | Kurt Capewell | (1993年07月12日) 12 July 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Penrith Panthers |
| Lock | Patrick Carrigan | (1998年01月01日) 1 January 1998 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | (1989年02月20日) 20 February 1989 (age 35) | 10 | 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Wing | Xavier Coates | (2001年03月12日) 12 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Prop | Lindsay Collins | (1996年04月17日) 17 April 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| Lock | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | (2000年02月16日) 16 February 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Prop | Moeaki Fotuaika | (1999年11月16日) 16 November 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Hooker | Jake Friend | (1990年02月04日) 4 February 1990 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | Sydney Roosters |
| Wing | Dane Gagai | (1991年01月03日) 3 January 1991 (age 34) | 13 | 44 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Hooker | Harry Grant | (1998年02月17日) 17 February 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Second-row | Coen Hess | (1996年08月14日) 14 August 1996 (age 28) | 5 | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Fullback | Valentine Holmes | (1995年07月24日) 24 July 1995 (age 29) | 5 | 44 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Halfback | Ben Hunt | (1990年03月27日) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 7 | 0 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Wing | Hymel Hunt | (1993年11月14日) 14 November 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Newcastle Knights |
| Second-row | Felise Kaufusi | (1992年05月19日) 19 May 1992 (age 32) | 6 | 4 | Melbourne Storm |
| Prop | Josh Kerr | (1996年02月11日) 11 February 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Centre | Brenko Lee | (1995年10月10日) 10 October 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Wing | Edrick Lee | (1992年09月18日) 18 September 1992 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | Newcastle Knights |
| Prop | Dunamis Lui | (1990年02月16日) 16 February 1990 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | Canberra Raiders |
| Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | (1994年09月13日) 13 September 1994 (age 30) | 7 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
| Prop | Josh Papalii | (1992年05月13日) 13 May 1992 (age 32) | 15 | 8 | Canberra Raiders |
| Wing | Phillip Sami | (1997年08月02日) 2 August 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Second-row | Jaydn Su'A | (1997年10月23日) 23 October 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Prop | Christian Welch | (1994年07月19日) 19 July 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
1 – Kalyn Ponga was originally selected in the squad, but was subsequently forced to withdraw due to injury.
Women's State of Origin
[edit ]Main article: 2020 Women's State of Origin
Friday, 13 November
7:45 pm (AEDT)
7:45 pm (AEDT)
| Queensland | 24 – 18 | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tamika Upton (14', 43') 2 Tarryn Aiken (51') 1 Steph Hancock (57') 1 Goals: Lauren Brown 4/4 (15', 44', 52', 58') |
Report 1st: 6 – 6 2nd: 18 – 12 |
Tries: 1 (24') Kezie Apps 1 (59') Tiana Penitani 1 (67') Filomina Hanisi 1 (69') Botille Vette-Welsh Goals: 1/1 Melanie Howard (26') 0/2 Quincy Dodd 0/1 Hannah Southwell |
References
[edit ]- ^ Whittaker, Troy (21 May 2020). "Breaking new ground: Origin series and women's game in November". National Rugby League. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Revealed — State of Origin dates locked in, venues still to be finalised". Fox Sports. 2020年05月15日. Retrieved 2020年05月15日.
- ^ "2020 State of Origin scheduled announced". National Rugby League. 2019年08月19日. Retrieved 2020年02月04日.
- ^ Badel, Peter; Meyn, Travis (3 April 2020). "Coronavirus pandemic will stop State of Origin from heading to South Australia in 2020". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'I'll be ducking Freddy': Journo eats humble pie over 'worst team' call... but doesn't regret it". www.foxsports.com.au. 18 November 2020.