2018 State of Origin Dates
The dates for the 2018 State of Origin series have been confirmed. The series will kick-off in Melbourne on Wednesday the 6th June at the MCG. The second game will be in Sydney as part of the stand-a-lone representitive weekend on Sunday the 24th June at ANZ Stadium. While the third game will take place in Brisbane on Wednesday the 11th of July at Suncorp Stadium. To find out more about the 2019 State of Origin Click here.
2018 State of Origin Venues / Fixtures
Game 1: Wednesday 6th June 2018, Melbourne Cricket Ground, VIC, Australia, Kick-off 8.15pm
Game 2: Sunday 24th June 2018, ANZ Stadium Sydney, NSW, Australia, Kick-off 7.40pm
Game 3: Wednesday 11th July 2018, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Australia, Kick-off 8.15pm
2019 State of Origin Perth Corporate Boxes and Hospitality
2018 State of Origin TV and radio broadcast times
Channel 9 will broadcast the game live around Australia.
Possible countries and broadcasters for 2018 include:
Africa: Live on Fox Sports Africa
Asia: Live on Setanta Sports
Canada: Live on Sportsnet World channel
France: Live on beIN Sports 1
Inflight / Cruiseships: Live on Sport 24
Middle East: Live on OSN Sports 1
Pacific Islands: Live on Fiji One
Papua New Guinea: Live on EMTV
United Kingdom: Live on Premier Sports
Greece: Live on Action24
Brazil: Live on SKY
United States: Live on Fox
The 2018 State of origin series will more than likely be covered by usual Australian radio broadcasters 2GB and ABC along with British based BBC Radio 5.
2018 State of Origin Tickets
Tickets for the 2018 State of Origin are now on sale. The tickets are available via Ticketek Australia. See https://tickets.nrl.com/origin for more details.
2018 State of Origin Teams Game One
Queensland Team Game One
14. Michael MORGAN – North Queensland Cowboys
2. Valentine HOLMES – Cronulla Sharks
3. Greg INGLIS (c) – South Sydney Rabbitohs
4. Will CHAMBERS – Melbourne Storm
5. Dane GAGAI – South Sydney Rabbitohs
6. Cameron MUNSTER – Melbourne Storm
7. Ben HUNT – St George Illawarra Dragons
8. Dylan NAPA – Sydney Roosters
9. Andrew McCULLOUGH – Brisbane Broncos
10. Jarrod WALLACE – Gold Coast Titans
11. Gavin COOPER – North Queensland Cowboys
12. Felise KAUFUSI – Melbourne Storm
13. Josh McGUIRE – Brisbane Broncos
19. Anthony MILFORD – Brisbane Broncos
15. Josh PAPALII – Canberra Raiders
16. Coen HESS – North Queensland Cowboys
17. Jai ARROW – Gold Coast Titans
Coach: Kevin Walters
New South Wales Team Game One
1 James Tedesco Sydney Roosters
2 Tom Trbojevic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
3 Latrell Mitchell Sydney Roosters
4 James Roberts Brisbane Broncos
5 Josh Addo-Carr Melbourne Storm
6 James Maloney Penrith Panthers
7 Nathan Cleary Penrith Panthers
8 David Klemmer Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
9 Damien Cook South Sydney Rabbitohs
10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard Penrith Panthers
11 Boyd Cordner (C) Sydney Roosters
12 Tyson Frizell St George Illawarra Dragons
13 Jack de Belin St George Illawarra Dragons
14 Paul Vaughan St George Illawarra Dragons
15 Jake Trbojevic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
16 Angus Crichton South Sydney Rabbitohs
17 Tyrone Peachey Penrith Panthers
18 Tariq Sims St George Illawarra Dragons
19 Nick Cotric Canberra Raiders
Coach: Brad Fittler
2018 State of Origin Teams Game Two
Queensland Team Game Two
1. Billy Slater Melbourne Storm
2. Valentine Holmes Cronulla Sharks
3. Greg Inglis South Sydney Rabbitohs
4. Will Chambers Melbourne Storm
5. Dane Gagai South Sydney Rabbitohs
6. Cameron Munster Melbourne Storm
7. Ben Hunt St George Illawarra Dragons
8. Dylan Napa Sydney Roosters
9. Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos
10. Jarrod Wallace Gold Coast Titans
11. Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys
12. Felise Kaufusi Melbourne Storm
13. Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos
14. Kalyn Ponga Newcastle Knights
15. Josh Papalii Canberra Raiders
16. Coen Hess North Queensland Cowboys
17. Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans
Coach: Kevin Walters
New South Wales Team Game Two
1. James Tedesco Sydney Roosters
2. Tom Trbojevic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
3. Latrell Mitchell Sydney Roosters
4. James Roberts Brisbane Broncos
5. Josh Addo-Carr Melbourne Storm
6. James Maloney Penrith Panthers
7. Nathan Cleary Penrith Panthers
8. David Klemmer Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
9. Damien Cook South Sydney Rabbitohs
10. Matt Prior Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
11. Boyd Cordner (C) Sydney Roosters
12. Tyson Frizell St George Illawarra Dragons
13. Jack de Belin St George Illawarra Dragons
14. Paul Vaughan St George Illawarra Dragons
15. Jake Trbojevic Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
16. Angus Crichton South Sydney Rabbitohs
17. Tyrone Peachey Penrith Panthers
Coach: Brad Fittler
2018 State of Origin Teams Game Three
Queensland Team Game Three
1. Billy Slater (c) Melbourne Storm
2. Valentine Holmes Cronulla Sharks
3. Dane Gagai South Sydney Rabbitohs
4. Will Chambers Melbourne Storm
5. Corey Oates Brisbane Broncos
6. Cameron Munster Melbourne Storm
7. Daly Cherry-Evans Manly Sea Eagles
8. Jai Arrow Gold Coast Titans
9. Andrew McCullough Brisbane Broncos
10. Josh Papalii Canberra Raiders
11. Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys
12. Felise Kaufusi Melbourne Storm
13. Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos
14. Ben Hunt St George Illawarra Dragons
15. Jarrod Wallace Gold Coast Titans
16. Coen Hess North Queensland Cowboys
17. Tim Glasby Melbourne Storm
18. Dylan Napa Sydney Roosters
Coach: Kevin Walters
New South Wales Team Game Three
1. James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)
2. Tom Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
3. Latrell Mitchell (Sydney Roosters)
4. James Roberts (Brisbane Broncos)
5. Josh Addo-Carr (Melbourne Storm)
6. James Maloney (Penrith Panthers)
7. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers
8. David Klemmer (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
9. Damien Cook (South Sydney Rabbitohs
10. Paul Vaughan (St George Illawarra Dragons)
11. Boyd Cordner (c) (Sydney Roosters)
12. Tyson Frizell (St George Illawarra Dragons)
13. Jack de Belin (St George Illawarra Dragons)
14. Tariq Sims (St George Illawarra Dragons)
15. Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
16. Angus Crichton (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
17. Tyrone Peachey (Penrith Panthers)
18. Ryan James (Gold Coast Titans)
Coach Brad Fittler
2018 State of Origin crowd and TV viewing figures
GAME 1:
Crowd: 87,122 – 4th highest origin crowd in history
Viewing Figures Australia: 2,353,000 – (5 City Metro) with 1.13 Million watching across regional Australia. Total average TV viewers for SOO game one was 3.456 Million with a peak of 3.894 Million.
GAME 2:
Crowd: 82.223 (Full House)
Viewing Figures Australia: 2,090,000 – (5 City Metro) with 1.04 Million watching across regional Australia. Total average TV viewers for SOO game two was 3.13 Million.
GAME 3:
Crowd: 51,214
Viewing Figures Australia: 1,770,000 – (5 City Metro) with 909 Thousand watching across regional Australia. Total average TV viewers for SOO game three was 2.679 Million.
2018 State of Origin Results
GAME 1:
NSW 22
Tries: J. Tedesco (22), L. Mitchell (48), T. Trbojevic (51), J. Addo-Carr (70)
Goals J. Maloney (23), J. Maloney (18) Penalty Goal, J. Maloney (51)
QLD 12
Tries V. Holmes (28), D. Gagai (43)
Goals V. Holmes (30), V. Holmes (45)
Man of the Match James Tedesco
GAME 2:
NSW 18
Tries: Addo-Carr, Penalty, Mitchell
Goals: Maloney 3 goals
QLD 14
Tries: Holmes, Gagai, Chambers
Goals: Holmes
Man of the Match Boyd Cordner
GAME 3:
NSW 12
Tries: Trbojevic, Tedesco
Goals: Cleary 2 goals
QLD 18
Tries: Holmes x 2, Cherry-Evans
Goals: Holmes 3 goals
Man of the Match Billy Slater
2018 State of Origin Champions: New South Wales
