The 2024 State Of Origin series was won by the New South Wales Blues who took out the Game 3 decider 14 – 4 to break a 19-year Suncorp Stadium final game hoodoo and secure the series for the first time since 2021.
As well as the action of the annual NRL Premiership the Rugby League season in Australia is highlighted by a number of representative matches including the coveted State of Origin series.
The State of Origin Odds are primarily broken down on the head to head market played between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues. It’s a fierce clash that pits mate against mate and state against state in a time honoured Rugby League rivalry dating back to its inaugural series in 1980.
Considered the toughest representative Rugby League competition in not only Australia but the world, huge numbers of fans tune in for the series that provides plenty of top State of Origin betting opportunities as well.
The series as we know it today is a best-of-three clash with the teams featuring the season’s best NRL players. Held between May and July the Maroons and Blues compete for the State of Origin shield and considerable bragging rights.
2024 State Of Origin Series Result: NSW Win 2 Games to 1
- 2024 State Of Origin Dates: June 5th – July 17th, 2024
- 2024 State of Origin Champions: New South Wales Blues
- 2024 State Of Origin Game 1 Winners: Queensland Maroons 38 – 10
- 2024 State Of Origin Game 2 Winners: New South Wales Blues 38 -18
- 2024 State Of Origin Game 3 Winners: New South Wales Blues 14 – 4
- Queensland Coach: Billy Slater
- New South Wales Coach: Michael Maguire
- Series Score: Blues 2 – 1 Queensland
- Player of the Series: Angus Crichton (NSW)
- Top Points Scorer: Zac Lomax (NSW) with 28 points
- Top Try Scorer: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (QLD) with 4 tries
The Ampol State of Origin Series 2024 was the 43rd annual Rugby League State Of Origin Series played between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues midway through the NRL Premiership season.
Queensland were the back-to-back reigning State Of Origin champions following their 2022 and 2023 series successes, but failed to make it a three-peat with the New South Wales Blues securing their first series victory since 2021.
The Maroons have won the overall tournament 24 times, while the Blues have now won 17 and there has been 2 drawn series.
The action got underway on Wednesday the 5th of June, 2024 at Sydney Olympic Stadium in Sydney with the Queensland Maroons posting their biggest ever Origin win in Sydney demolishing the Blues 38 – 10 with their huge six tries to two victory.
Game 1 in State of Origin 2024 was also the first for New South Wales’ new head coach Michael Maguire who replaced Brad Fittler in the role.
It was neutral territory for State of Origin Game 2 in 2024 with the action heading the the MCG in Melbourne on Wednesday the 26th of June, and the Blues were enormous scoring 34 unanswered points in a staggering and record-breaking first-half. They eased off in the second half with Queensland managing to get 18 points on the board to lesson the horror margin for the Maroons, but it was still a big New South Wales victory with the final score being 38 – 18 to set up a Queensland-based decider for Game 3 in Brisbane.
Game 2 marked the first time State of Origin was played in Melbourne since 2018.
The series came to a close with a thrilling and extremely physical Game 3 in Brisbane on Wednesday the 17th of July where Queensland hosted the action at Brisbane’s time-honoured Suncorp Stadium but ultimately suffered a home loss going down 4 – 14 to a resurgent Blues’ outfit who scored two tries. The Maroons meanwhile never crossed for a four-pointer, with their only points achieved by two penalty kicks.
The Game 3 State of Origin result in 2024 was the first time New South Wales had beaten Queensland in the decider at Suncorp in 19 years!
The Blues came away with the overall series victory 2 – 1.
All three State Of Origin 2024 games remained in their traditional Wednesday night timeslots with the Sunday Game 2 timeslot scrapped last year.
State Of Origin 2024 Game 1 Result: QLD Maroons 38 – 10 NSW Blues
Queensland Beat New South Wales
- Winners: Queensland Maroons
- Score: Maroons 38 – 10 Blues
- Date: Wednesday June 5, 2024
- Venue: Sydney Olympic Stadium, Sydney
- Kick-Off: 8:05pm (local time)
- Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans (Queensland)
2024 State Of Origin Game One took place in Sydney at Sydney Olympic Stadium with the Blues, coming off back-to-back series losses, going down in a heavy loss under new head coach Michael Maguire.
They finished the 2023 series with an improved Game 3 victory but were found scrambling eventually going down 38 – 10 to the more polished and professional Queensland outfit.
The Maroons scored six tries to two and are clear favourites to post their third series win in succession.
State Of Origin 2024 Game 2 Result: QLD Maroons 18 – 38 NSW Blues
QLD Maroons vs NSW Blues
- Winners: New South Blues
- Score: Blues 38 – 18 Maroons
- Date: Wednesday June 26th, 2024
- Venue: MCG, Melbourne
- Kick-Off: 8:05pm (local time)
- Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses (New South Wales)
2024 State Of Origin Game Two headed down to Melbourne for the first time since 2018 and was won in a surprise performance by the Blues 38 – 18. They made history with the biggest opening half in Origin to date going to the sheds 34 – 0 ahead and forced a Game 3 decider with their impressive victory.
State Of Origin 2024 Game 3 Result: QLD Maroons 4 – 14 NSW Blues
QLD Maroons v NSW Blues
- Winners: New South Wales
- Result: New South Wales secured the series 2 – 1
- Score: Maroons 4 – 14 Blues
- Date: Wednesday July 17th, 2024
- Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
- Kick-Off: 8:05pm (local time)
- Man Of The Match: Dylan Edwards (New South Wales)
The Maroons hosted the 2024 State Of Origin Game Three finisher bringing the action to an end in Brisbane but went down 4 – 14 to the Blues who scored two late tries to secure the win and claim the series 2-1.
State of Origin Betting
State of Origin betting provides fans with lots of chances to support their state and get behind the game’s best NRL players at representative level.
There are State of Origin odds offered on everything from the overall series winners to the Wally Lewis Medal winner awarded to the best player of the season.
The standard head-to-head NRL odds are also open for all three State of Origin games with either Queensland or New South Wales favourites in betting depending on factors like team selections and the results of earlier games.
The most popular markets are the State of Origin Series Winners with even odds usually open on both teams pre-season.
State of Origin Teams
Just two teams face off in the State of Origin series with Queensland taking on New South Wales as the country’s two leading Rugby League states come face to face.
State of Origin history between “The Maroons” and “The Blues” dates back to the 1980s and Queensland are colloquially known as “Cane Toads” and New South Wales as “Cockroaches”. Each season selectors draw players from across the 17 NRL Teams to play in State of Origin, the representative players subsequently missing Premiership games for their clubs that impacts NRL betting.
State of Origin players are selected according to the state for which they played their first senior rugby league games.
State of Origin Records & Facts
State of Origin history shows some incredible rugby league records have been achieved during the series with team records dominated by Queensland who have defeated the Blues more times in both consecutive games and series over the years.
Team Records
- Largest Winning Margin: 46 points – Queensland 52 vs 6 New South Wales in Game 3, 2015
- Most Consecutive Games Won: 8 games – Queensland from Game 3 1987 – Game 3 1989
- Most Consecutive Series Won: Queensland (2006 – 2013)
Player Records
- Most Games Played: 42 – QLD’s Cameron Smith (2003 – present)
- Most Consecutive Games Played: 36 – QLD’s Johnathan Thurston (2005 – 2016)
- Most Games Captained: 41 – QLD’s Cameron Smith (2003 – 2017)
- Most Points Scored: 212 – QLD’s Johnathan Thurston (2005 – present)
- Most Tries Scored: 17 – QLD’s Greg Inglis (2006 – present)
Coaching Records
- Queensland’s coach from 2006 – 2015 Mal Meninga holds all of the State of Origin coaching record for the most games (33), most wins (22) and most series victories
2020 State Of Origin
The NRL made the decision to suspend the 2020 season indefinitely on March 23, 2020 due to the increasing severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 28 it was announced the 2020 NRL season would recommence on May 28 for a shortened 20 rounds.
The 2020 State Of Origin three-game-tournament took place post-season across three weeks from November 4 – 18, 2020.
Queensland won the series 2 games to 1 for their 24th State Of Origin Series title after taking out the Game 3 decider at home in Brisbane.
State of Origin Winners
| YEAR |
WINNER |
RUNNERS UP |
SERIES RESULT |
| 2024 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |
| 2023 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2022 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2021 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |
| 2020 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2019 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |
| 2018 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |
| 2017 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2016 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2015 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2014 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |
| 2013 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2012 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2011 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2010 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
3-0 |
| 2009 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2008 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2007 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2006 |
QUEENSLAND |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
2-1 |
| 2005 |
NEW SOUTH WALES |
QUEENSLAND |
2-1 |