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.
Beetson Raudonikis Medal 2025 – Round 12
100 GREATEST ORIGIN PLAYERS
100 HARRY GRANT
99 STEPHEN CRICHTON
98 CAMERON MURRAY
97 TONIE CARROLL
96 SHAUN TIMMINS
95 JOSH PAPALI’I
94 MATT COOPER
93 ANGUS CHRICTON
92 MICHAEL HANCOCK
91 PAYNE HAAS
90 BEN HUNT
89 JAKE TRBOJEVIC
88 LUKE RICKETSON
87 LIAM MARTIN
86 BRETT MULLINS
85 MICHAEL CROCKER
84 NATE MYLES
83 MARTIN BELLA
82 BRAD MACKAY
81 BRIAN TO’O
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 DARIUS BOYD
66 GREG DOWLING
65 VALENTINE HOLMES
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 PAUL GALLEN
43 GARY BELCHER
42 CAMERON MUNSTER
41 PAUL SIRONEN
40 MATT SCOTT
39 DALE SHEARER
38 GARRY JACK
37 WENDELL SAILOR
37 DALY CHERRY-EVANS
36 MICHAEL O’CONNOR
35 CHRIS CLOSE
34 STEVE ROACH
33 ANDREW ETTINGSHAUSEN
32 KEVIN WALTERS
31 PAUL VAUTIN
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
