2014 RUGBY LEAGUE STATE OF ORIGIN OVERVIEW
2014 Rugby League State of Origin Snapshot – The 2014 Rugby League State of Origin has seen the Blues at long last end the domination Queensland has had over New South Wales. The Blues have won the series after defeating Queensland in the first two matches. Queensland restored some pride by putting New South Wales to the sword in Game 3.
Queensland had home advantage hosting the 1st (28th May) and 3rd (9th July) match at Suncorp Stadium. NSW hosted the 2nd (18th June) game at Homebush in Sydney.
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Channel 9 broadcast the game live into NSW and QLD in Australia. The telecast started from 7.30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
2014 State of Origin crowd and TV viewing figures
Battle Counter (Before this Series) – QLD 20 v NSW 12 (2 drawn series)
Battle Counter (After this Series) – QLD 20 v NSW 13 (2 drawn series)
Highest Crowd – 83,421
Average Crowd – 61,896
Total Crowd – 185,687
TV Viewing Figures Game 1 – 4.058 Million viewers Australia wide
TV Viewing Figures Game 2 – 4.193 Million viewers Australia wide
TV Viewing Figures Game 3 – 3.240 Million viewers Australia wide
2014 State of Origin Results
Game 1: May 28th Queensland Maroons 8 – New South Wales Blues 12, Location – Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Australia.
NEW SOUTH WALES 12 (J Hayne B Morris tries T Hodkinson 2 goals)
QUEENSLAND 8 (D Boyd 2 tries)
Suncorp Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins.
Crowd: 52,111
Game 2: Jun 18th New South Wales Blues 6 – Queensland Maroons 4, Location – ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia.
NEW SOUTH WALES 6 (T Hodkinson try T Hodkinson goal)
QUEENSLAND 4 (J Thurston 2 goals)
ANZ Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Cummins.
Crowd: 83,421
Game 3: Jul 9th Queensland Maroons 32 – New South Wales Blues 8, Location – Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Australia.
NEW SOUTH WALES 8 (Dugan try, Hodkinson 2 goals)
QUEENSLAND 32 (Smith, Slater, Boyd, Guerra, Cronk tries, Thurston 5 goals)
Suncorp Stadium. Referee:
Crowd: 50,155
2014 STATE OF ORIGIN TEAMS
New South Wales Blues team for Game 1 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Brett Morris
3. Josh Morris
4. Michael Jennings
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Trent Hodkinson
8. Aaron Woods
9. Robbie Farah
10. James Tamou
11. Ryan Hoffman
12. Beau Scott
13. Paul Gallen
14. Trent Merrin
15. Anthony Watmough
16. Luke Lewis
17. Tony Williams
New South Wales Blues team for Game 2 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Will Hopate
3. Michael Jennings
4. Josh Dugan
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Trent Hodgkinson
8. Paul Gallen (c)
9. Robbie Farah
10. Aaron Woods
11. Beau Scott
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Greg Bird
14. James Tamou
15. Anthony Watmough
16. Trent Merrin
17. Luke Lewis
New South Wales Blues team for Game 3 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Jarryd Hayne
2. James McManus
3. Josh Dugan
4. Josh Morris
5. Daniel Tupou
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Trent Hodgkinson
8. Paul Gallen (c)
9. Robbie Farah
10. Aaron Woods
11. Ryan Hoffman
12. Beau Scott
13. Greg Bird
14. James Tamou
15. Trent Merrin
16. Boyd Cordner
17. Luke Lewis
Queensland Maroons team for Game 1 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Brent Tate
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nate Myles
11. Chris McQueen
12. Matt Gillett
13. Corey Parker
14. Daly Cherry-Evans
15. Ben Te’o
16. Aidan Guerra
17. Josh Papalii
Queensland Maroons team for Game 2 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Brent Tate
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Nate Myles
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Matt Gillett
13. Sam Thaiday
14. Jacob Lillyman
15. Ben Te’o
16. Chris McQueen
17. Dave Taylor
Queensland Maroons team for Game 3 of the State of Origin 2014:
1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin Hodges
5. Will Chambers
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jacob Lillyman
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Nate Myles
11. Aidan Guerra
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker
14. Daly Cherry-Evans
15. Ben Te’o
16. Matt Gillett
17. Dave Taylor
State of Origin Champions: New South Wales
