State of Origin 2022

Blues coach Brad Fittler made a number of surprise selection calls in naming his 18-man squad, dropping Origin veterans Jake Trbojevic and Josh Addo-Carr, and ...

You can purchase tickets from Ticketek via the NRL website. Wednesday night’s clash will be the first chance for NSW fans to see their Blues in action on home turf since their game two win at Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia) in November 2020. NSW will be chasing a fourth State of Origin triumph in five years when the series kicks off at Accor Stadium on Wednesday night.

The 2022 State of Origin series between NSW and Queensland kicks off on Wednesday night. The Blues host the Maroons at Accor Stadium in Game I with Perth ...

The 2022 State of Origin series kicks off as the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues do battle at Stadium Australia in Sydney.…

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The stage is set for Game 1 of the 2022 State of Origin series as the New South Wales Blues host the Queensland Maroons in what's tipped to be a close ...

WHAT TIME WILL THE GAME START? The series opener will take place at Sydney’s Accor Stadium at Olympic Park — but what time will it actually start? What time will State of Origin Game 1 actually kick off?

The NSW Blues are favourites once again but the star-studded Queensland Maroons are expected to make the 2022 State of Origin series a thrilling one.

Plus New South Wales have best player in the game in, Teddy! WHO WINS & WHY? New South Wales. Their cohesion in the spine is key. WHO WINS & WHY? I think the Blues will win in a tight one. The forwards must dominate if we’re going to win because we’re lacking the strike out the back of Turbo and Latrell. NSW will be too hard for QLD to control in the slippery conditions at Accor Stadium. Add to that the attacking threat of an in-form Cameron Munster.

Your complete game day guide for Game One of the 2022 Ampol State of Origin series at Accor Stadium.

Fans are encouraged to take advantage of the many additional and direct train and major event bus services in place for the event. Fans should arrive without bags if possible. To plan your trip, visit the Transport for NSW game day event page here or use the Transport NSW Trip Planner to help plan your journey. - Watch the next generation of State of Origin stars with the Ampol Little Origin teams taking the field Official NRL partners will add to the excitement of the Ampol State of Origin series opener with plenty of activities for fans across the night. Your complete game day guide for Game One of the 2022 Ampol State of Origin series at Accor Stadium.

Tedesco has returned to vintage form just in time for the Origin series and with new faces in the Blues backline, they will need him at his best. Advertisement.

His aerial prowess has prompted the Blues to select Daniel Tupou ahead of Josh Addo-Carr. Has been one of the NRL's most consistent props in recent years. Can play edge or middle off the bench after being an underrated worker for NSW last year. Advertisement Finally gaining the recognition he deserves. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement His partnership with Luai is key, Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

Welcome to Wide World of Sports' live coverage of the opening match of the 2022 State of Origin series.

"It's vital, because it's the only home game we get, and game one in the series is always vital," Gould told Radio 2GB's Ben Fordham. Gould's 1994 side, which contained now-coach Brad Fittler at centre, is the only team in history to lose the opening match at home, but win the series with victories in games two and three away from home. Former New South Wales coach Phil Gould says tonight's opening match is "vital", given its the only time the Blues will play at home this series.

A new look Maroons team led by Coach Billy Slater, will take on the Blues in enemy territory at Accor Stadium.

This year, we are United in Maroon and it’s time to show your Queensland spirit with the QLD Maroons Indigenous and Captains Run Jerseys with each having a unique story behind them. Gear up for Origin with the 2022 Queensland Maroons jersey as our men’s team enter an exciting new era. - Interchange for Blues is number 17 Ryan MattersonInterchange for Maroons is number 17 Jeremiah Nanai - Interchange for Blues is number 16 Reagan Campbell-GillardInterchange for Maroons is number 16 Patrick Carrigan - Interchange for Blues is number 15 Liam MartinInterchange for Maroons is number 15 Lindsay Collins - Interchange for Blues is number 14 Stephen CrichtonInterchange for Maroons is number 14 Harry Grant

Minute-by-minute report: The 2022 series gets under way in Sydney with the Maroons looking to cause an upset against the heavily favoured Blues.

“I thought Cam Murray coming back from an operation, I thought it would be better bringing him in a little bit later and I like the balance of Reagan starting and bringing in Junior Paulo a little later. One of those, Harry Grant, will start from the bench after suffering an illness in the lead-up to the game. It is even about the Blues diverging from recent style to react to Queensland’s team selections. There’s also no shortage of conjecture over Jack Wighton starting ahead of Stephen Crichton in the centres. Enjoy the match and the blog. Brad Fittler has just been asked about those late changes to the NSW pack. Slater’s challenge is to generate the same passion in his charges that he exhibited during the most storied of Origin careers. The absence of Latrell Mitchell and Tom Trbojevic has brought the Blues back a bit I reckon. “When we grew up there wasn’t a visible person in front of us teaching us. It’s clear, dry, and cool in Sydney this evening. “We have focused on what we can control and that has been our preparation. “This team has been important to me since I was a four-year-old boy,” Slater said.

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The rivalry of grenades getting thrown from one side of the border to the other. “The preparation and the coverage has never been more intense than what it is now and the players in response are pulling back. “...I’d like to think that we’re going to play well.” “The last quote anybody can remember was when Paul Gallen was paid $20,000 by the NRL to liven it up so he came out and called them two heads which just set Queensland alight. “Even in the lead-up to the game, nobody says anything,” he said. It’s expected to be a windy and wild affair in front of an expected sell-out crowd at Sydney’s Accor Stadium for Game 1.

The kid who produced the miracle chip-and-chase try is now back as a man to taunt the Blues as Queensland took a giant step to winning this year's series ...

And when a bouncing ball came his way, he sprinted, kicked off his non-dominant right foot, allowing Dane Gagai to score and Valentine Holmes to give the Maroons an unlikely 6-4 half-time lead, but only after Junior Paulo had a try chalked off for obstruction from Cameron Murray. He left out Josh Addo-Carr, bamboozling most of the state, and the NRL’s entire marketing department, who had dozens of flags made up of the winger flying outside Accor Stadium on game night. One of Slater’s best mates, Cameron Smith, was laughing in the commentary box. Slater’s star man, Cameron Munster, looks like Justin Bieber these days with his mop of bleached blond hair. He chose a regular five-eighth in Jack Wighton at centre, and chose on the bench a rookie centre in Stephen Crichton to cover a number of positions ... and put him on to play centre for the hampered Kotoni Staggs (shoulder). This was Origin as Slater knew it, and how every NSW fan wished they never knew it, as the Maroons won in Sydney for the first time since when Slater was a player in 2017 with a famous 16-10 victory after Isaah Yeo was dragged down inches from the line on the last play of the night.

"Oh no! Isaah Yeo has stumbled, and he's the key man for NSW. He'll be off for a head assessment," Blues great Andrew Johns said on Nine's coverage.

"I thought if you stumbled, you're automatically off." "Oh no! "Isaah Yeo obviously went down in that first tackle of the match, there's been almost five minutes gone, he stayed on the field but he has been checked by the trainer and he has been cleared," former Blues skipper Paul Gallen said.

It was debutant delight for the Maroons in their 16-10 win over the Blues in Origin I. Reuben Cotter and Patrick Carrigan shone with perfect 10 performances ...

Finished the first half with 28 tackles — the most of any player — with zero misses. Finished the game with 49 tackles — equal first with Damien Cook — with three misses. Took the tough carries, chewed up the metres and got quick play the balls. Papalii took the first run of the game and the one that knocked Isaah Yeo off his feet. His is speed on the stroke of half time saved a potential Blues try when he won the race to a Kotoni Staggs chip and batted it over the dead ball line. Threw a couple of mistimed passes but wasn’t afraid to take on the line. Was quiet in the first half but got more involved in the second. A true Origin effort on both sides of the ball. Finished with 113 running metres, three tackle busts and 16 tackles with one miss. Finished with 105 metres off 12 runs and 21 tackles with just one miss. His name won’t be on the back page of the papers in Queensland but he deserves plenty of praise. He didn’t return until the final five minutes.

Updated photos from Game One of the 2022 Ampol State of Origin series as New South Wales host Queensland at Accor Stadium. All photos taken by the ...

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Cronk said Paulo needed to “jump up and down” and make it obvious to the referee but Anasta said that shouldn’t matter. “Well you do, you have to take the attention to you,” Cronk replied. “The thing that saved the try is that Paulo didn’t react, I think had Paulo had’ve made a scene”

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That’s a huge blow for the Maroons as Jack Wighton rings the bell of Lindsay Collins in a big way. Oh boy, Selwyn Cobbo. Finds an inch of space on his wing, turns it into a mile, sends the perfect kick back inside and it’s Dane Gagai pouncing for the Maroons. The rookie has arrived. Meanwhile, Holmes soars for the bomb and takes it safely, that’s good for his confidence. Just a messy play the ball. Turns on the jets and he bats it dead. We’re going well, we should be confident,” says Cherry-Evans as he leaves the field.

Billy Slater led Queensland to a 16-10 win over New South Wales in his coaching debut on Wednesday night. While the star halves pairing of Cameron Munster ...

He joined the action in the 15th minute and his leg speed changed the momentum of the game. Grant may not have started but he proved to be the most important of the two hookers. That doesn’t happen without a coach instilling the right team culture. The veteran halfback had a couple of clunky moments with the ball but settled in as the game went on. But he should also be immensely proud of himself. It was a similar story for starting hooker Ben Hunt, who was replaced by Harry Grant half way through the first half and didn’t return until there was less than 15 minutes to go. The Roosters prop ran hard, tackled hard and got quick play the balls. Cameron Munster has arguably been in career-best form this season so no surprises that he came up with a man of the match performance in game one. Cherry-Evans wasn’t afraid to take on the line either and scored one of the easiest tries he’ll ever get. Gagai still pulled his weight and scored Queensland’s first points but he also missed a game-high of seven tackles. Selwyn Cobbo stepped into the Origin arena just three days after his 20th birthday and with just 19 NRL games under his belt — but you wouldn’t know it. A mixed performance from the Maroons’ backs.

Xavier Coates' State of Origin campaign lasted just under half an hour after a gruesome outcome in a tackle...

State of Origin is always a colourful affair, beautifully captured by the photographers at the ground. New South Wales captain James Tedesco is tackled by a pair of Maroons in the early stages of Origin I. The Blues made the ceremonial walk through the the tunnel from the Centre of Excellence. The Maroons star writhed in pain on the turf of Accor Stadium after turning his right ankle. Jeremiah Nanai looked bright in his State of Origin debut before he was forced off the field early on in the second half. Dane Gagai is no stranger to a State of Origin try, and was Queensland's first tryscorer in game one.