State of Origin (Rugby League)
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| sport | Rugby league |
| Association | Australian Rugby League Commission |
| Teams | 2 |
| Country countries |
 Australia
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| Title holder | New South Wales Blues (2018) |
| Record champions | Queensland Maroons (24) |
| Website | State of Origin website |
State of Origin (dt. Country of origin ) is the name of a year in Australia discharged, three games comprehensive series in the sport of rugby league , where the best players in the states of New South Wales and Queensland meet. It is one of the biggest sporting events in Australia; the games generate high television ratings and are played in the largest stadiums in the country. State of Origin is widely considered to be the greatest rivalry in Australian sports. Although it is a purely Australian event and there are also international tournaments, the State of Origin is often considered the highest tier of rugby league worldwide.
The players are called up to represent the Australian state in which they first played at adult level. They represent either the Maroons from Queensland or the Blues from New South Wales - two selection teams that have existed since the early 20th century, but are usually only put together for this occasion today. The first State of Origin took place in 1980, and since 1982 it has been held in a series of three. In 2005 the balance between the two states was balanced, but then only Queensland could win the series until 2013. The performances shown in the series have a major impact on the inclusion in the Australian national rugby league team .
Teams
New South Wales and Queensland , the two most important rugby league playing states in Australia, have regularly played matches between selection teams since 1908. The two teams are often referred to as Maroons (Queensland) or Blues (New South Wales), according to the colors of the jerseys. The blues are organized by the New South Wales Rugby League , the maroons are organized by the Queensland Rugby League . Occasionally the players from New South Wales are referred to as cockroaches ("cockroaches"), those from Queensland as cane toads (" cane toads") - due to a marketing campaign in the 1980s in which the teams were shown in cartoons.
history
The first documented solicitation for a State of Origin was made in 1900 by a journalist known as The Cynic in The Referee magazine . Since the introduction of rugby league in Australia in 1908, competition has been held regularly between the two states. Both selection teams nominated players from clubs in their area, although considerations of their origin were irrelevant. The first of these interstate games took place on July 11, 1908, even before a championship had even started in Queensland; New South Wales clearly won 43-0.
As a result, New South Wales dominated the game series, with the exception of a "golden era" for Queensland in the 1920s. The dominance of New South Wales increased from 1956 when slot machines were legalized in that state. This brought the local clubs new sources of income, which the clubs in Queensland had little to counter. More and more players from Queensland then moved to the Sydney region , which meant that they were no longer eligible to play in their country of origin. Well known is a bon mot by the actor Paul Hogan in 1977: "Every time Queensland produces a good player, he is processed by a poker machine in New South Wales." Before 1956, Queensland had won around a quarter of all series, after that only one left until 1981 (in 1959).
The prestige of the Interstate games plummeted in the 1970s. The matches were played during the week in order not to compete for the championship games. In 1977 the New South Wales Rugby League refused to receive the team from Queensland due to the low audience interest, so both games had to be played in Queensland. Journalist and former player Jack Reardon was the first to suggest that the Queenslanders playing in Sydney represent their country of origin. In this way, the imbalance should be balanced and interest in the encounters reawakened. Hugh Lunn (reporter for The Courier-Mail newspaper ), Barry Maranta (co-founder of the Brisbane Broncos ) and his business partner Wayne Reid were able to convince Ron McAuliffe, President of the Queensland Rugby League, that the " State of Origin " concept is also in the Rugby League could be successful. The clubs from New South Wales were initially skeptical of this plan. Three clubs - the St. George Dragons , the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters - refused to release players for State of Origin but bowed to pressure from the Australian Rugby League .
The first State of Origin game was scheduled for July 8, 1980 in Brisbane . The media in New South Wales were not convinced of the new event, with national team captain Bob Fulton calling the game "the non-event of the century". Ron MacAullife, on the other hand, marketed the concept vigorously and was able to sell several thousand tickets before the game was officially announced. In Lang Park , which was sold out with 33,210 spectators , Queensland won 20:10. The games in 1980 and 1981 were experimental. Due to the great success with the spectators, the associations involved agreed to hold a series of three games from 1982 onwards.
The record for total attendance for the three-game State of Origin was set in 2004 when a total of 203,309 spectators attended. The 2005 series broke the audience record for a two-game series in Queensland with a total of 187,374 viewers.
Selection criteria
Under State of Origin rules, players were originally selected for the state in which they first played rugby league at adult level (or as registered players). In 2012, the regional associations agreed new criteria, which also include other factors such as B. include the place of birth. In any case, players must be able to represent Australia at international level. At times there is controversy surrounding players who were born and raised in one state but started playing rugby league in another state. Occasionally foreign players also represent one of the two states, especially those from New Zealand .
Results
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Of the 39 series that were played until 2018, Queensland won 24 and New South Wales 15; two series ended in a draw. Queensland won 58 of the 109 games, New South Wales 49, in two games there was no winner.
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Individual records
Stand 2013
Queensland
- Most games: 36, Darren Lockyer (1999-2011)
- Most games as captain - 30, Wally Lewis (1981-1991)
- Most attempts: 15, Greg Inglis (2006–)
- Highest Score: 162, Jonathan Thurston (2005–)
- Most games in a row: 27, Jonathan Thurston (2005–)
New South Wales
- Most games: 31, Brad Fittler (1990-2004)
- Most games as captain - 15, Danny Buderus (2004-2008)
- Most attempts: 11, Michael O'Connor (1985–1991)
- Most Points: 129, Michael O'Connor (1985-1991)
- Most games in a row: 21, Danny Buderus (2002–2008)
literature
- Jack Gallaway: Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002 . University of Queensland Press, Brisbane 2003, ISBN 0-7022-3383-8 ( online on Google Books ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The countdown is on to sport's greatest rivalry! (No longer available online.) Melbourne Storm, Sep 5, 2012, archived from the original on May 13, 2012 ; accessed on August 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Norman Tasker: State of Origin: twenty-five years of sport's greatest rivalry . Playright Publishing, Caringbah, New South Wales 2005, ISBN 0-949853-93-3 .
- ^ State of Origin in league of its own. The Southland Times, July 17, 2009, accessed August 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Vanessa Battersby, Paul Smitz, Barry Blake: Australian language & culture . Lonely Planet, 2007, ISBN 1-74059-099-6 , pp. 83 .
- ^ A b Sean Fagan: The origin of State of Origin. (No longer available online.) RL1908, November 15, 2005, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 20, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sean Fagan: The Rugby Rebellion. RL1908, 2005, ISBN 0-9757563-0-3 .
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, July 13, 1908.
- ↑ Galloway: Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002. P. 6.
- ^ A b Adrian McGregor: Wally Lewis: Forever the King. University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 2004. ISBN 0-7022-3434-6 .
- ↑ Galloway: Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002. P. 8.
- ↑ a b State of Origin statistics. (No longer available online.) Rugby League Tables, 2013, archived from the original on August 28, 2007 ; accessed on August 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jeff Wall: Overseas Players and State of Origin. crikey.com, April 12, 2005, accessed August 20, 2013 .
- ^ State of Origin Eligibility. National Rugby League, April 4, 2012, accessed August 20, 2013 .
