2019 State of Origin series

The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.
For just the second time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 2 played at Perth’s Optus Stadium.

Teams

New South Wales Blues

1 - Playing in his eighth State of Origin series, Mitchell Pearce finally got his first ever series win after being called into the side in the decider for the injured Nathan Cleary.

Queensland Maroons

1 - 2019 would be Kevin Walters' final series as coach of the Queensland Maroons, resigning from the position in 2020 to take up an NRL coaching role with the Brisbane Broncos.

Player Debuts

Residents

Source:

Under 20s

Under 18s

The Under-18s State of Origin match was played as a curtain raiser to Game I of State of Origin 2019.
Source:

Universities Interstate Challenge

Source:

Women's State of Origin

On 21 June, the 2019 Women's State of Origin game was played at the North Sydney Oval. New South Wales retained the title with a 14–4 win. New South Wales also won the women's under-18s match that was played as a curtain-raiser to the senior game.

Wheelchair State of Origin

In 2019, the annual wheelchair rugby league competition was rebranded as the Wheelchair State of Origin. The game was played on 6 July at the Quaycentre, Sydney, and was won 52–4 by New South Wales.