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
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)
Top point-scorer	Johnathan Thurston (220)
Home stadium	Suncorp Stadium (52,500)
Uniforms
First colours
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)

Current squad

Below is the current squad as of the 2023 State of Origin series.

Pos.	Player	Series Winner	Caps	Pts	Club
Prop	Arrow, JaiJai Arrow	YES	12	0	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Fullback	Brimson, AJAJ Brimson	YES	4	4	Gold Coast Titans
Lock	Carrigan, PatrickPatrick Carrigan	YES	6	0	Brisbane Broncos
Halfback	Cherry-Evans, DalyDaly Cherry-Evans (Captain)	YES	22	18	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Wing	Coates, XavierXavier Coates	YES	8	12	Melbourne Storm
Wing	Cobbo, SelwynSelwyn Cobbo	YES	4	8	Brisbane Broncos
Prop	Collins, LindsayLindsay Collins	YES	9	0	Sydney Roosters
Prop	Cotter, ReubenReuben Cotter	YES	4	0	North Queensland Cowboys
Five-eighth	Dearden, TomTom Dearden	YES	1	0	North Queensland Cowboys
Prop	Fa'asuamaleaui, TinoTino Fa'asuamaleaui	YES	12	0	Gold Coast Titans
Second-row	Fifita, DavidDavid Fifita	YES	8	4	Gold Coast Titans
Prop	Flegler, ThomasThomas Flegler	YES	3	0	Brisbane Broncos
Prop	Fotuaika, MoeakiMoeaki Fotuaika	YES	6	0	Gold Coast Titans
Second-row	Gilbert, TomTom Gilbert	YES	2	0	Dolphins
Hooker	Grant, HarryHarry Grant	YES	8	4	Melbourne Storm
Centre	Holmes, ValentineValentine Holmes	YES	16	110	North Queensland Cowboys
Lock	Hopgood, J'maineJ'maine Hopgood	YET TO PLAY	0	0	Parramatta Eels
Lock	Horsburgh, CoreyCorey Horsburgh	YES	1	0	Canberra Raiders
Hooker	Hunt, BenBen Hunt	YES	17	12	St George Illawarra Dragons
Five-eighth	Munster, CameronCameron Munster	YES	18	12	Melbourne Storm
Second-row	Nanai, JeremiahJeremiah Nanai	YES	5	4	North Queensland Cowboys
Centre	Tabuai-Fidow, HamisoHamiso Tabuai-Fidow	YES	4	20	Dolphins
Wing	Taulagi, MurrayMurray Taulagi	YES	4	4	North Queensland Cowboys
Fullback	Walsh, ReeceReece Walsh	YES	2	0	Brisbane Broncos
Prop	Welch, ChristianChristian Welch	YES	6	0	Melbourne Storm

Queensland Rugby League Team Media

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  1924 Queensland side – captain Jim Craig

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  1949 Queensland side – captain Bill Tyquin

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  The Maroons training in 2009.