Zero Tackle rewinds to the past as the NSW Blues get ready to take on the QLD Maroons on Thursday evening in the 2024 Under-19s State of Origin match.
Zero Tackleย looks at every player who competed for the Blues at the U19/20s level and examines which players have gone on to play in the State of Origin arena.
Players who have gone on to the Origin arena from the junior representative match include Latrell Mitchell, Boyd Cordner, Stephen Crichton, Jake Trbojevic, Cameron Murray and many more.
2016 (NSW U20s def QLD U20s 36-22)
The fifth edition of the Under 20s State of Origin match saw NSW defeat QLD by 14 points, with centre Curtis Scott being awarded Player of the Match honours.
Jack Cogger, Lachlan Croker, Matt Dufty, Reuben Garrick, Bayley Sironen and Zac Woolford crossed the line for a try, while Brian Kelly booted six goals.
Over the following years, no players from the match would go on and represent the NSW Blues in the Origin arena.
1. Matt Dufty
2. Brian Kelly
3. Cory Denniss
4. Curtis Scott
5. Reuben Garrick
6. Lachlan Croker
7. Jack Cogger (c)
8. Oliver Clark
9. Grant Garvey
10. Alex Twal
11. Tyrell Fuimaono
12. Bayley Sironen
13. Nat Butcher
Interchange
14. Zac Woolford
15. Taniela Paseka
16. Max Elliott
17. Tevita Cottrell
Nat Butcher of the Roosters is tackled during the round 12 NRL match between the Sydney Roosters and the Gold Coast Titans at Central Coast Stadium on May 26, 2018 in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Tony Feder/Getty Images)
NSW fans don’t wanna remember Walker playing origin lol