Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team, nicknamed the Maroons, represents Queensland in rugby league. The team plays against New South Wales in the State of Origin series, which happens every year.
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nicknames | Maroons Cane toads | |||||
| Governing body | Queensland Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Billy Slater | |||||
| Captain | Daly Cherry-Evans | |||||
| Most caps | Cameron Smith (42) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Edward Collins (20)[1] | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Johnathan Thurston (220) | |||||
| Home stadium | Suncorp Stadium (52,500) | |||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 Queensland 34–12 New Zealand  (Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 16 May 1908) | ||||||
| First State of Origin game | ||||||
Queensland 20–10 New South Wales  (Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Queensland 52–6 New South Wales (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 8 July 2015) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| New South Wales 69–5 Queensland (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957) | ||||||
Players
Current squad
Below is the current squad as of the 2023 State of Origin series.[2]
| Pos. | Player | Series Winner | Caps | Pts | Club |
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| Prop | Jai Arrow | YES | 12 | 0 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Fullback | AJ Brimson | YES | 4 | 4 |  Gold Coast Titans |
| Lock | Patrick Carrigan | YES | 6 | 0 |  Brisbane Broncos |
| Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (Captain) | YES | 22 | 18 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Wing | Xavier Coates | YES | 8 | 12 |  Melbourne Storm |
| Wing | Selwyn Cobbo | YES | 4 | 8 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Prop | Lindsay Collins | YES | 9 | 0 |  Sydney Roosters |
| Prop | Reuben Cotter | YES | 4 | 0 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
| Five-eighth | Tom Dearden | YES | 1 | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Prop | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | YES | 12 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Second-row | David Fifita | YES | 8 | 4 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Prop | Thomas Flegler | YES | 3 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Prop | Moeaki Fotuaika | YES | 6 | 0 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Second-row | Tom Gilbert | YES | 2 | 0 |  Dolphins |
| Hooker | Harry Grant | YES | 8 | 4 | Melbourne Storm |
| Centre | Valentine Holmes | YES | 16 | 110 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Lock | J'maine Hopgood | YET TO PLAY | 0 | 0 |  Parramatta Eels |
| Lock | Corey Horsburgh | YES | 1 | 0 |  Canberra Raiders |
| Hooker | Ben Hunt | YES | 17 | 12 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
| Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | YES | 18 | 12 | Melbourne Storm |
| Second-row | Jeremiah Nanai | YES | 5 | 4 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Centre | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | YES | 4 | 20 | Dolphins |
| Wing | Murray Taulagi | YES | 4 | 4 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Fullback | Reece Walsh | YES | 2 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Prop | Christian Welch | YES | 6 | 0 | Melbourne Storm |
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