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State of Origin 2019: Everything you need to know
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Mon 3 Jun 2019, 03:29 PM

Don't know what time Origin kicks off? Want to know where you can watch it? Keen for tickets, merchandise, or the pre-game party? Here is all you need to know about the 2019 Holden State of Origin series.

Origin I – Brisbane
Where: Suncorp Stadium

When: Wednesday June 5

Event day schedule:

  • Gates open 5pm
  • Queensland under 18s v NSW under 18s - 5.15pm
  • Pre-game entertainment - 7.35pm
  • Queensland v NSW State of Origin kick-off - 8.10pm
Where you can watch it in Australia: Television: Nine network. Online: 9NOW & NRL App. Live scores, stats & highlights: NRL Match Centre

When teams are finalised: 1 hour prior to kick off

Pre-game entertainment: Briggs to perform at series opener

Origin I Tickets: Tickets are available for game one via Ticketek

Origin I Travel Packages: Book a ticket & travel package via NRL Travel

Hospitality: Discover the right NRL Hospitality package for Origin I

Origin I Pre-Game Party: Perfect place to meet friends and get excited before the game


Match: Maroons v Blues

Game 1 - Wednesday 5th June

8:10pm

Home Team

Maroons


Away Team

Blues

Venue: Suncorp Stadium

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Women's State of Origin - Sydney
Where: North Sydney Oval

When: Kick-off is at 7.45pm (AEST), Friday June 21

Where you can watch it in Australia: Television: Nine network. Online: 9NOW & NRL App. Live scores, stats & highlights: NRL Match Centre

When teams are finalised: 1 hour prior to kick off

Women's State of Origin Tickets: Tickets are available via Ticketek


Match: NSW Women v QLD Women

Round 1 - Friday 21st June

7:45pm

Home Team

NSW Women


Away Team

QLD Women

Venue: North Sydney Oval

Match broadcasters:

  • Nine Network
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Origin II – Perth
Where: Optus Stadium

When: Kick-off is at 6pm AWST (8pm AEST) Sunday June 23

Where you can watch it in Australia: Television: Nine network. Online: 9NOW & NRL App. Live scores, stats & highlights: NRL Match Centre

When teams are finalised: 1 hour prior to kick off

Pre-game entertainment: To be announced

Origin II Tickets: Tickets are available for Origin II via Ticketmaster

Origin II Travel Packages: Book a ticket & travel package via NRL Travel

Origin II Hospitality: Discover the right NRL Hospitality package for Origin II


Match: Maroons v Blues

Game 2 - Sunday 23rd June

7:50pm

Home Team

Maroons


Away Team

Blues

Venue: Perth Stadium

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Origin Origin III – Sydney
Where: ANZ Stadium

When: Kick-off is at 8pm AEST, Wednesday July 10

Where you can watch it in Australia: Television: Nine network. Online: 9NOW & NRL App. Live scores, stats & highlights: NRL Match Centre

When teams are finalised: 1 hour prior to kick off

Pre-game entertainment: To be announced

Food prices: Reduced food and drink prices from June 1 at ANZ Stadium, including six food items under $5. Full details

Origin III Tickets: Tickets are available for Origin III via Ticketek

Origin III Travel Packages: Book a ticket & travel package via NRL Travel

Origin III Hospitality: Discover the right NRL Hospitality package for Origin III

Origin III Pre-Game Party: Perfect place to meet friends and get excited before the game


Match: Blues v Maroons

Game 3 - Wednesday 10th July

8:10pm

Home Team

Blues


Away Team

Maroons

Venue: ANZ Stadium

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https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/06/03/state-of-origin-2019-everything-you-need-to-know/
 
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Frizell: time for Ponga Origin talk over
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    NSW forward Tyson Frizell (C) has come through a contact session, saying he'll play in Origin 1.
    NSW enforcer Tyson Frizell has declared the time for talking about Kalyn Ponga over, vowing it won't just be up to him to stop the Queensland superstar in State of Origin I.

    Frizell has been cleared to take his place on Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium after taking part on Monday in his first contact session of the Blues' preparation.

    Until now, Frizell had been kept in cottonwool under concussion protocols after being knocked out eight days ago in a sickening head clash with St George Illawarra teammate Josh Dugan.

    He shed the non-contact bib during an opposed training session at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence at Sydney Olympic Park.

    He will only have one more run alongside his right-edge teammates during Tuesday's captain's run at Suncorp.

    Frizell's build-up has been less than ideal, robbing him of time to gel with right-side partners Nathan Cleary, Josh Morris and Nick Cotric.

    It's significant given the Maroons are expected to focus their attack via their left edge through superstars Ponga and Cameron Munster.

    The Blues spent part of Monday's session simulating plays that Munster and Ponga were likely to employ on Wednesday.

    "They threw a couple of scenarios at us and it was just about getting into the grind of footy," Frizell said after the team touched down at Brisbane Airport.

    "We haven't had any sort of opposed work other than edge-on-edge.

    "We've done our homework. It's easy to say we know what to do.

    "It's just about going out there and doing it now. There's enough talk about those guys. We've got to shut them down and that's it."

    The Blues will head into the match as favourites and Frizell says the Maroons are "banking" on Munster and Ponga to spark them to victory on home soil.

    The Dragons' back-rower said he was alive to the threats they posed and the team as a collective unit had planned accordingly to shut them down.

    "I know they're strike players. They are players you need to watch out for," Frizell said.

    "Them two guys aren't going to win it on their own.

    "Queensland have been so dominant for so long because they work well together. We need to be on song as a team.

    "I can't shut them down on my own. It needs to be a collective effort from the whole team.

    "Queensland is probably banking on those two guys to come up with big plays but we'll bank on our whole team to do a job."

    Australian Associated Press



    https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6197220/frizell-time-for-ponga-origin-talk-over/?cs=13068
 
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MATCH PREVIEW


State of Origin: Game One preview
Author
NRL.com
Timestamp
Tue 4 Jun 2019, 10:01 PM

For just the second time in 14 years, NSW are heading into an Origin series as the defending champs.

The Blues didn't handle that pressure in 2015, losing the series 2-1.

But this time they won't be looking over at Cameron Smith, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston or Cooper Cronk.

Those Origin luminaries have passed the baton to a new generation of Queensland stars, who will be hellbent on avoiding back to back series losses.

The Maroons are on home soil for game one before the series shifts to Perth for game two and then on to Sydney for what could be a deciding third game.

Both sides confirmed they will run out 1-17 as initially named, with Queensland debutants Moses Mbye, Joe Ofahengaue and David Fifita to come off the bench while Cody Walker, Nick Cotric, Cameron Murray, Jack Wighton and Payne Haas will make their Origin debuts for NSW.


Match: Maroons v Blues

Game 1 - Wednesday 5th June

8:10pm

Home Team

Maroons


Away Team

Blues

Venue: Suncorp Stadium

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The Rundown
Key match-up
The Hunt v Cook clash will be crucial, as will Cherry-Evans v Cleary, Chambers v Mitchell and Ponga v Tedesco. But this game could easily come down to a single match-winning play from one individual and there's a good chance it will come from the opposing No.6s. The Maroons will turn to Cameron Munster for that little piece of magic, while NSW will bank on Origin rookie Cody Walker to answer the bell in crunch time as he has done all year for the Rabbitohs.

For the Maroons to win
They haven't been allowed to utter a word about the Blues to the media as Kevin Walters attempts to work his side into an us-against-the-world type frenzy, but the Maroons have to ensure they don't lose sight of the old adage 'work smarter, not harder'. The forwards have to contain their Blues counterparts, while the likes of DCE, Ponga, Munster and Morgan need to prove that Queensland remain in safe hands after losing so many stars to retirement in the past two years.


Match: Maroons v Blues

Game 1 - Wednesday 5th June

8:10pm

Home Team

Maroons


Away Team

Blues

Venue:Suncorp Stadium

Team Lists
Backs
  • Fullback for Maroons is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
    1

    Fullback for Blues is number 1 James Tedesco
  • Winger for Maroons is number 2 Corey Oates
    2

    Winger for Blues is number 2 Nick Cotric
  • Centre for Maroons is number 3 Michael Morgan
    3

    Centre for Blues is number 3 Latrell Mitchell
  • Centre for Maroons is number 4 Will Chambers
    4

    Centre for Blues is number 4 Josh Morris
  • Winger for Maroons is number 5 Dane Gagai
    5

    Winger for Blues is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
  • Five-Eighth for Maroons is number 6 Cameron Munster
    6

    Five-Eighth for Blues is number 6 Cody Walker
  • Halfback for Maroons is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans
    7

    Halfback for Blues is number 7 Nathan Cleary
Forwards
  • Prop for Maroons is number 8 Jai Arrow
    8

    Prop for Blues is number 8 David Klemmer
  • Hooker for Maroons is number 9 Ben Hunt
    9

    Hooker for Blues is number 9 Damien Cook
  • Prop for Maroons is number 10 Josh Papalii
    10

    Prop for Blues is number 10 Paul Vaughan
  • 2nd Row for Maroons is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
    11

    2nd Row for Blues is number 11 Boyd Cordner
  • 2nd Row for Maroons is number 12 Matt Gillett
    12

    2nd Row for Blues is number 12 Tyson Frizell
  • Lock for Maroons is number 13 Josh McGuire
    13

    Lock for Blues is number 13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
  • Interchange for Maroons is number 14 Moses Mbye
    14

    Interchange for Blues is number 14 Jack Wighton
  • Interchange for Maroons is number 15 Joe Ofahengaue
    15

    Interchange for Blues is number 15 Payne Haas
  • Interchange for Maroons is number 16 Dylan Napa
    16

    Interchange for Blues is number 16 Cameron Murray
  • Interchange for Maroons is number 17 David Fifita
    17

    Interchange for Blues is number 17 Angus Crichton
For the Blues to win
It'll be up to the senior players to keep five Origin debutants calm and focused without disregarding their own responsibilities. Walker has a lot on his plate in his first Origin appearance, as do the three rookies on the bench. Mitchell has to rise to the occasion like he did last year, while Tedesco and Cook loom as major threats to the Maroons. Last but not least, Nathan Cleary has to justify the selectors' faith to stick with him.

State of Origin I
Who is going to win the series opener?

State of Origin I Who is going to win the series opener?
  • New South Wales
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  • Queensland
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Stat Attack
Queensland have won five of the past six games at Suncorp Stadium, though the Blues have won game one in Brisbane at their last two attempts (2014 and 2017). The Maroons have lost the penalty count only once in the past eight games at Suncorp. New South Wales have won the past two series-opening games, while the Maroons have lost only one series after winning Game 1 in Brisbane (2005).

And another thing ...
The Wally Lewis Medal has been awarded to the best player in the series since 2004. Prior to that, the medal was exclusively awarded to Queensland's player of the series. Craig Fitzgibbon was the first recipient from either team in '04, while Cameron Smith was a four-time winner before his retirement from Origin in 2017. The only other multiple winner is Billy Slater, who received the medal last year and in 2010.

Origin 1
Who will be man of the match?

Origin 1 Who will be man of the match?
  • James Tedesco
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  • Daly Cherry-Evans
    0%
  • Damien Cook
    0%
  • Cameron Munster
    0%
  • Nathan Cleary
    0%
  • Ben Hunt
    0%
  • Cody Walker
    0%
  • Kalyn Ponga
    0%
  • Boyd Cordner
    0%
  • Josh Papalii
    0%
  • Latrell Mitchell
    0%
  • Michael Morgan
    0%
  • David Klemmer
    0%
  • Felise Kaufusi
    0%
  • Another player
    0%
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https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/06/05/state-of-origin-game-one-preview/
 
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rednwhites said:
Who let Mary into the Blues sheds at half time?
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Well that was certainly a big mistake ! He must had told Fittler how to use his interchange bench as with Klemmer off in the 58 th minute the Blues lost a lot of their go- forward . Perhaps in future he should visit the Dragons opposition coaches at half time also , at least the we would stand a better chance of winning .
 
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Gareth67 said:
Well that was certainly a big mistake ! He must had told Fittler has to use his interchange bench as with Klemmer off in the 58 th minute the Blues lost a lot of their go- forward . Perhaps he should visit the Dragons opposition at half time also , at least the we would stand a better chance of winning .
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Losing Cook was a big mistake however, we never learn from our mistakes. Now we let another potential champion go in Robson. The dumb officials at SGI simply do not learn from such mistakes; they have their minds on other things.
 
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Belta said:
Not sure but Id be mighty impressed if Mary could get Hunt to defend like that in a Dragons jumper?
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Yeh cause he has to but you are right he stung and put his shoulder into defence last night. But as a hooker apart from the 40 / 20 he does not do much in attack just pass the ball, when he does run the defense sits back and waits as he throws dummy after dummy especially left side.
He still is a better halfback for us and playing right side.
 
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possm said:
Losing Cook was a big mistake however, we never learn from our mistakes. Now we let another potential champion go in Robson. The dumb officials at SGI simply do not learn from such mistakes; they have their minds on other things.
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I dont think Hooker is our problem, McInness is a proven top flight hooker and although Cook shades McInness in some areas McInness out does Cook in others. Cook is on $900K per season which I believe is considerably more than McInness.

Cook averages 87 run metres, 43 tackles 3 missed tackles
McInness averages 55 run metres, 50 tackles, 1 missed tackle

I would love to keep Robson but the team needs to be balanced under the cap and there are a number of other areas where the money would be better spent at this stage.
 
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possm said:
Losing Cook was a big mistake however, we never learn from our mistakes. Now we let another potential champion go in Robson. The dumb officials at SGI simply do not learn from such mistakes; they have their minds on other things.
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Has Robson been announed going?..
Another potential champion. You sound like Joey Johns. How many times have we heard this? Cam King was meant to be another one.
I am not convinced about Robson. Time will tell who is right!
 
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Firstly, Hunt is not a full time hooker. Great for a few games but even last night his dummy half passing was SaintMaR like. He'd be better utilised at hooker in a 10 or 15 min spell to give McInnes a break he really needs in a game. Robson won't hang around for that amount of game time and nor he shouldn't.
Under a decent coach the McInnes/Hunt combo would be an absolute weapon imo.
 
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Carlton said:
I dont think Hooker is our problem, McInness is a proven top flight hooker and although Cook shades McInness in some areas McInness out does Cook in others. Cook is on $900K per season which I believe is considerably more than McInness.

Cook averages 87 run metres, 43 tackles 3 missed tackles
McInness averages 55 run metres, 50 tackles, 1 missed tackle

I would love to keep Robson but the team needs to be balanced under the cap and there are a number of other areas where the money would be better spent at this stage.
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Sums it up pretty well. Hooker is far from our problem. While Cook is the best hooker in the game these days, if he was injured it's very likely that McInnes would be next in line for NSW.

Queue the "Mc Innes is no better than Rein", "Nathan Peats would be picked first", "Isn't Api Koroisau available", "Robson is even better than Cook", "McInnes is a lock" posts...
 
possm

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Carlton said:
I dont think Hooker is our problem, McInness is a proven top flight hooker and although Cook shades McInness in some areas McInness out does Cook in others. Cook is on $900K per season which I believe is considerably more than McInness.

Cook averages 87 run metres, 43 tackles 3 missed tackles
McInness averages 55 run metres, 50 tackles, 1 missed tackle

I would love to keep Robson but the team needs to be balanced under the cap and there are a number of other areas where the money would be better spent at this stage.
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McInnes is a great tackling machine but will never represent NSW mainly because of his inability to read a game. On many occasions he has sent the ball the wrong way, pass the ball to the wrong player and given away penalties at the wrong time of a set/game.

Robson could have been our 'Cook' and I'm sure we will in the future again regret letting go such a good prospect.
 
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possm said:
McInnes is a great tackling machine but will never represent NSW mainly because of his inability to read a game. On many occasions he has sent the ball the wrong way, pass the ball to the wrong player and given away penalties at the wrong time of a set/game.

Robson could have been our 'Cook' and I'm sure we will in the future again regret letting go such a good prospect.
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Like clockwork...
 
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