Watch all the highlights as the QLD Maroons take on the NSW Blues in Origin I! #Origin | State of Origin

𝗔 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆 𝟰𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 💪 The uniforms are tighter, the tactics have changed, the players are quicker than ever but the rivalry remains. | State of Origin

#NRLOnThisDay: 19/06/84 Crossbar King! 👑 #Origin | State of Origin

Check out some of Freddy's best in the Origin arena 🤩 | State of Origin

Here are some of our best State of Origin moments to brighten your day during these tough times 👊 #QLDER | Queensland Maroons

Legendary Queensland players Arthur Beetson, Wally Lewis, John Lang, Kerry Boustead, Chris Close and a young Mal Meninga (then only 20 years old) played in the first State of Origin game, held on 8 July 1980 at Lang Park in Brisbane. The Queensland Maroons beat the NSW Blues 20-10. 🏉✨ The voice-over accurately describes it as a ‘brutal encounter’. The game footage, covered brilliantly in this short clip from several different angles, backs up that statement with plenty of aggro on the field. Th