Zero Tackle rewinds to the past as the QLD Maroons get ready to take on the NSW Blues on Thursday evening in the 2024 Under-19s State of Origin match.
Zero Tackle looks at every player who competed for the Maroons at the U19/20s level and examines which players have gone on to play in the State of Origin arena.
Players that have gone on to the Origin arena from the junior representative match include Harry Grant, Patrick Carrigan, Murray Taulagi, Anthony Milford and many more.
2014 (QLD U20s def by NSW U20s 30-8)
The third edition of the Under 20s State of Origin match saw QLD lose to NSW by 22 points.
Despite the loss, Luke Bateman and John Folau both crossed the line for a try.
Over the following years, Valentine Holmes, Brenko Lee, Anthony Milford, Christian Welch, Cameron Munster, Francis Molo and Joe Ofahengaue would be the only seven players to go on and represent the QLD Maroons in the Origin arena.
1. Valentine Holmes
2. Nene Macdonald
3. Brenko Lee
4. Brendan Elliot
5. John Folau
6. Anthony Milford (c)
7. Jaelen Feeney
8. Lloyd Perrett
9. Kierran Moseley
10. Christian Welch
11. Brett Greinke
12. Patrick Mago
13. Luke Bateman
Interchange
14. Cameron Munster
15. Francis Molo
16. Ajuma Adams
17. Joe Ofahengaue
