BY CURTIS WOODWARD

@woodward_curtis

Think of all the players that have ever had the chance to stand under the bright lights of State of Origin. All the legends, the moments and the blood that stains the hallowed grass beneath them.

Now try picking the greatest 100.

Consider the players that didnt make this list: Nathan Hindmarsh, David Furner, Mark Geyer, the Morris twins, Adrian Lam, Kerrod Walters, Les Boyd, Mark Carroll, Mark Gasnier, Karmichael Hunt, Adam MacDougall, Bryan Fletcher, Brad Thorn, Aaron Woods and Gavin Miller.

Not every star was built for the Origin arena and not all of them excelled to the heights of others.

Nathan Hindmarsh was a great of the NRL but others such as Dallas Johnson and Michael Crocker turned into different players when they pulled on that Origin jersey.

You’re never going to please everyone with a list like this but it never stopped anyone from trying!

Greatest 100 ‘Origin’ players in history:

100 MATT SING

99 JASON SMITH

98 SHAUN BERRIGAN

97 TONIE CARROLL

96 DALLAS JOHNSON

95 JOSH PAPALII

94 MATT COOPER

93 WILLIE MASON

92 MICHAEL HANCOCK

91 SHAUN TIMMINS

90 COLIN SCOTT

89 SAM BACKO

88 STEVE ROGERS

87 TIMANA TAHU

86 PAUL MCGREGOR

85 MICHAEL CROCKER

84 NATE MYLES

83 MARTIN BELLA

82 BRAD MACKAY

81 PETER JACKSON

80 WILLIE CARNE

79 LUKE LEWIS

78 DAVID GILLESPIE

77 GEOFF TOOVEY

76 GREG CONESCU

75 BILLY MOORE

74 BRETT KIMMORLEY

73 MATT GIDLEY

72 BRENT TATE

71 LUKE RICKETSON

70 ROD WISHART

69 JUSTIN HODGES

68 CRAIG WING

67 BRETT MULLINS

66 GREG DOWLING

65 DARIUS BOYD

64 BEN KENNEDY

63 TIM BRASHER

62 NOEL CLEAL

61 STEVE MENZIES

60 GARY LARSON

59 MICHAEL CRONIN

58 CRAIG FITZGIBBON

57 ISRAEL FOLAU

56 JARRYD HAYNE

55 BOB LINDNER

54 SAM THAIDAY

53 JAMES TEDESCO

52 ERIC GROTHE SR

51 KERRY BOUSTEAD

50 ANTHONY MINICHIELLO

49 COREY PARKER

48 BOYD CORDNER

47 IAN ROBERTS

46 TREVOR GILLMEISTER

45 STEVE RENOUF

44 MAT ROGERS

43 GARY BELCHER

42 STEVE PRICE

41 PAUL SIRONEN

40 MATT SCOTT

39 DALE SHEARER

38 GARRY JACK

37 WENDELL SAILOR

36 PAUL VAUTIN

35 MICHAEL O’CONNOR

34 CHRIS CLOSE

33 STEVE ROACH

32 ANDREW ETTINGSHAUSEN

31 KEVIN WALTERS

30 PAUL GALLEN

29 PETERO CIVONECIVA

28 PAUL HARRAGON

27 DANNY BUDERUS

26 RAY PRICE

25 BEN ELIAS

24 SHANE WEBCKE

23 STEVE WALTERS

22 WAYNE PEARCE

21 GORDEN TALLIS

20 RICKY STUART

19 GLENN LAZARUS

18 GENE MILES

17 BRAD CLYDE

16 STEVE MORTIMER

15 GREG INGLIS

14 PETER STERLING

13 BRETT KENNY

12 COOPER CRONK

11 BRAD FITTLER

10 BILLY SLATER

9 MAL MENINGA

8 LAURIE DALEY

7 ALLAN LANGER

6 DARREN LOCKYER

5 ARTHUR BEETSON

4 ANDREW JOHNS

3 JOHNATHAN THURSTON

2 CAMERON SMITH

1 WALLY LEWIS

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