BY CURTIS WOODWARD

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Think of all the names and the legends that have graced our fields representing New South Wales and Queensland since the inception of the State of Origin concept back in 1980.

Now try picking the best 100 players to do it.

We’ve done our best.

“65,000 nut-bag, redneck Queensland supporters”: The best sledges in State of Origin history

Get your teeth stuck into this ahead of kick-off at the Adelaide Oval.

TOP 100 ORIGIN PLAYERS

100 MATT SING

99 DANE GAGAI

98 SHAUN BERRIGAN

97 TONIE CARROLL

96 DALLAS JOHNSON

95 JOSH PAPALI’I

94 MATT COOPER

93 JAKE TRBOJEVIC

92 MICHAEL HANCOCK

91 SHAUN TIMMINS

90 BEN HUNT

89 NATHAN CLEARY

88 TOM TRBOJEVIC

87 JOSH ADDO-CARR

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 DALY CHERRY-EVANS

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 CAMERON MUNSTER

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

37 PAUL VAUTIN

36 MICHAEL O’CONNOR

35 CHRIS CLOSE

34 STEVE ROACH

33 ANDREW ETTINGSHAUSEN

32 KEVIN WALTERS

31 PAUL GALLEN

30 PETERO CIVONECIVA

29 JAMES TEDESCO

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 MAL MENINGA

9 LAURIE DALEY

8 BILLY SLATER

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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