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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| 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 | ||||||
| 16px Queensland 34–12 New Zealand 16px (Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 16 May 1908) | ||||||
| First State of Origin game | ||||||
| 16px Queensland 20–10 New South Wales 16px (Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| 16px Queensland 52–6 New South Wales 16px (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 8 July 2015) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| 16px New South Wales 69–5 Queensland 16px (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957) | ||||||
Players
Current squad
Below is the current squad as of the 2023 State of Origin series.[2]
Queensland Rugby League Team Media
1924 Queensland side – captain Jim Craig
1949 Queensland side – captain Bill Tyquin
- Ashley Harrison, Ben Hannant, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva and Sam Thaiday (25 June 2009, Cairns).jpg
The Maroons training in 2009.
- Queensland Maroons home jersey 1908.svg
The home jersey of the Queensland Maroons.
- Queensland Maroons home jersey 1980.svg
The home jersey of the Queensland Maroons.
- Queensland Maroons home jersey 2004.svg
The home jersey of the Queensland Maroons.