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