2016 State of Origin series

2016 State of Origin series
2016 State of Origin series
Won by	Queensland (20th title)
Series margin	2-1
Attendance	193,811 (ave. 64,604 per match)
Player of the series	Cameron Smith
Top points scorer(s)	Dane Gagai (16)
Top try scorer(s)	Dane Gagai (4)
	← 2015; State of Origin series; 2017 →;

The 2016 State of Origin series was the 35th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series).^[1]

The Maroons were the defending champions, but had a new coach in Kevin Walters, following the appointment of Mal Meninga to the position of Australian head coach.

Game I[]

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
8:15 pm

New South Wales	4 – 6	Queensland
Tries: Cordner 1 Goals: Reynolds 0/1	Report	Tries: 1 Gagai Goals: 1/2 Thurston

ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 80,251
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: Matt Gillett

Team lists:


FB	1	Matt Moylan
WG	2	Blake Ferguson
CE	3	Michael Jennings
CE	4	Josh Morris
WG	5	Josh Mansour
FE	6	James Maloney
HB	7	Adam Reynolds
PR	8	Aaron Woods
HK	9	Robbie Farah
PR	15	James Tamou
SR	11	Boyd Cordner
SR	12	Josh Jackson
LK	10	Paul Gallen (c)
Substitutes:
IC	13	Greg Bird
IC	14	Dylan Walker
IC	16	David Klemmer
IC	17	Andrew Fifita
Coach:
Laurie Daley


FB	1	Darius Boyd
WG	2	Corey Oates
CE	3	Greg Inglis
CE	4	Justin O'Neill
WG	5	Dane Gagai
FE	6	Johnathan Thurston
HB	7	Cooper Cronk
PR	8	Matt Scott
HK	9	Cameron Smith (c)
PR	10	Nate Myles
SR	11	Matt Gillett
SR	12	Sam Thaiday
LK	13	Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC	14	Michael Morgan
IC	15	Josh McGuire
IC	16	Aidan Guerra
IC	17	Josh Papalii
Coach:
Kevin Walters

Game II[]

Wednesday, 22 June 2016
8:15 pm

Queensland	26 – 16	New South Wales
Tries: Gagai 3 Oates 1 Goals: Thurston 5/6		Tries: 1 Frizell 1 Maloney Goals: 3/3 Reynolds 1/1 Maloney

Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 52,293
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins^[2]
Player of the Match: Cameron Smith

Team lists:


FB	1	Matt Moylan
WG	2	Blake Ferguson
CE	3	Michael Jennings
CE	14	Dylan Walker
WG	5	Josh Mansour
FE	6	James Maloney
HB	7	Adam Reynolds
PR	8	Aaron Woods
HK	9	Robbie Farah
PR	10	James Tamou
SR	15	Tyson Frizell
SR	12	Josh Jackson
LK	13	Paul Gallen (c)
Substitutes:
IC	11	Greg Bird
IC	16	David Klemmer
IC	17	Andrew Fifita
IC	18	Jack Bird
Coach:
Laurie Daley


FB	1	Darius Boyd
WG	2	Corey Oates
CE	3	Greg Inglis
CE	4	Justin O'Neill
WG	5	Dane Gagai
FE	6	Johnathan Thurston
HB	7	Cooper Cronk
PR	8	Matt Scott
HK	9	Cameron Smith (c)
PR	10	Josh McGuire
SR	11	Matt Gillett
SR	12	Sam Thaiday
LK	13	Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC	14	Michael Morgan
IC	15	Jacob Lillyman
IC	16	Aidan Guerra
IC	17	Josh Papalii
Coach:
Kevin Walters

Game III[]

Wednesday, 13 July 2016
8:15pm

New South Wales	18 – 14	Queensland
Tries: Frizell 1 Fifita 1 Jennings 1 Goals: Maloney 2/2 Gallen 1/1 Sin Bin: Fifita 1		Tries: 1 Inglis 1 Cooper 1 Boyd Goals: 1/3 Thurston Sin Bin: 1 Cronk

ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 61,267
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: James Maloney

Team lists:


FB	1	James Tedesco
WG	2	Blake Ferguson
CE	3	Michael Jennings
CE	4	Josh Dugan
WG	5	Josh Mansour
FE	14	Matt Moylan
HB	7	James Maloney
PR	8	Aaron Woods
HK	9	Robbie Farah
PR	10	Paul Gallen (c)
SR	11	Wade Graham
SR	12	Josh Jackson
LK	13	Tyson Frizell
Substitutes:
IC	6	Jack Bird
IC	15	James Tamou
IC	16	David Klemmer
IC	17	Andrew Fifita
Coach:
Laurie Daley


FB	1	Darius Boyd
WG	2	Corey Oates
CE	3	Greg Inglis
CE	4	Justin O'Neill
WG	5	Dane Gagai
FE	6	Johnathan Thurston
HB	7	Cooper Cronk
PR	8	Matt Scott
HK	9	Cameron Smith (c)
PR	10	Nate Myles
SR	11	Matt Gillett
SR	12	Sam Thaiday
LK	13	Corey Parker
Substitutes:
IC	14	Gavin Cooper
IC	15	Josh McGuire
IC	16	Aidan Guerra
IC	17	Jacob Lillyman
Coach:
Kevin Walters