Queensland rugby league team

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Queensland Maroons
Badge of Queensland Maroons team
Team information
NicknamesMaroons
Cane toads
Governing bodyQueensland Rugby League
Head coachBilly Slater
CaptainDaly Cherry-Evans
Most capsCameron Smith (42)
Top try-scorerEdward Collins (20)[1]
Top point-scorerJohnathan Thurston (220)
Home stadiumSuncorp Stadium (52,500)
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
Queensland 34–12 New Zealand
(Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane; 16 May 1908)
First State of Origin game
Queensland 20–10 New South Wales
(Lang Park, Brisbane; 8 July 1980)
Biggest win
Queensland 52–6 New South Wales
(Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; 8 July 2015)
Biggest defeat
New South Wales 69–5 Queensland
(Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4 June 1957)

The Queensland rugby league team, nicknamed the Maroons, represents Queensland in rugby league. The team plays against New South Wales in the State of Origin series, which happens every year.

Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

Below is the current squad as of the 2023 State of Origin series.[2]

Pos. Player Series Winner Caps Pts Club
Prop Jai Arrow YES 12 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Fullback AJ Brimson YES 4 4 Gold Coast Titans
Lock Patrick Carrigan YES 6 0 Brisbane Broncos
Halfback Daly Cherry-Evans (Captain) YES 22 18 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Wing Xavier Coates YES 8 12 Melbourne Storm
Wing Selwyn Cobbo YES 4 8 Brisbane Broncos
Prop Lindsay Collins YES 9 0 Sydney Roosters
Prop Reuben Cotter YES 4 0 North Queensland Cowboys
Five-eighth Tom Dearden YES 1 0 North Queensland Cowboys
Prop Tino Fa'asuamaleaui YES 12 0 Gold Coast Titans
Second-row David Fifita YES 8 4 Gold Coast Titans
Prop Thomas Flegler YES 3 0 Brisbane Broncos
Prop Moeaki Fotuaika YES 6 0 Gold Coast Titans
Second-row Tom Gilbert YES 2 0 Dolphins
Hooker Harry Grant YES 8 4 Melbourne Storm
Centre Valentine Holmes YES 16 110 North Queensland Cowboys
Lock J'maine Hopgood YET TO PLAY 0 0 Parramatta Eels
Lock Corey Horsburgh YES 1 0 Canberra Raiders
Hooker Ben Hunt YES 17 12 St George Illawarra Dragons
Five-eighth Cameron Munster YES 18 12 Melbourne Storm
Second-row Jeremiah Nanai YES 5 4 North Queensland Cowboys
Centre Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow YES 4 20 Dolphins
Wing Murray Taulagi YES 4 4 North Queensland Cowboys
Fullback Reece Walsh YES 2 0 Brisbane Broncos
Prop Christian Welch YES 6 0 Melbourne Storm

References[change | change source]

  1. "Interstate Matches - Players - Rugby League Project".
  2. "Players".