BY CURTIS WOODWARD

@woodward_curtis

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.

Get your teeth stuck into this ahead of tomorrow’s night opening Origin game of 2024.

100 MATT SING

99 DANE GAGAI

98 SHAUN BERRIGAN

97 TONIE CARROLL

96 DALLAS JOHNSON

95 JOSH PAPALI’I

94 MATT COOPER

93 JARRYD HAYNE

92 MICHAEL HANCOCK

91 SHAUN TIMMINS

90 BEN HUNT

89 BRIAN TO’O

88 LUKE RICKETSON

87 JOSH ADDO-CARR

86 BRETT MULLINS

85 MICHAEL CROCKER

84 NATE MYLES

83 MARTIN BELLA

82 BRAD MACKAY

81 JAKE TRBOJEVIC

80 WILLIE CARNE

79 LUKE LEWIS

78 DAVID GILLESPIE

77 GEOFF TOOVEY

76 MAT ROGERS

75 BILLY MOORE

74 PAT CARRIGAN

73 MATT GIDLEY

72 BRENT TATE

71 ISRAEL FOLAU

70 ROD WISHART

69 JUSTIN HODGES

68 CRAIG WING

67 VALENTINE HOLMES

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 TOM TRBOJEVIC

56 NATHAN CLEARY

55 BOB LINDNER

54 SAM THAIDAY

53 STEVE PRICE

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 DALY CHERRY-EVANS

43 GARY BELCHER

42 CAMERON MUNSTER

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 GREG INGLIS

20 RICKY STUART

19 GORDEN TALLIS

18 GENE MILES

17 BRAD CLYDE

16 STEVE MORTIMER

15 GLENN LAZARUS

14 PETER STERLING

13 BRETT KENNY

12 COOPER CRONK

11 BRAD FITTLER

10 ANDREW JOHNS

9 LAURIE DALEY

8 BILLY SLATER

7 ALLAN LANGER

6 DARREN LOCKYER

5 ARTHUR BEETSON

4 MAL MENINGA

3 JOHNATHAN THURSTON

2 CAMERON SMITH

1 WALLY LEWIS

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