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 Tackleย 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 manyย more.
2017 (QLD U20s def by NSW U20s 30-16)
The sixth edition of the Under 20s State of Origin match saw QLD lose to NSW by 24 points.
Despite the loss, Brodie Croft, Corey Horsburgh and Tristan Sailor scored a try, while Sailor booted two goals finishing the match with eight points.
Over the following years, Corey Allan, Phillip Sami, AJ Brimson, Corey Horsburgh, Harry Grant and Patrick Carrigan would be the only six players to go on and represent the QLD Maroons in the Origin arena.
1. Corey Allan
2. Phillip Sami
3. Gehamat Shibasaki
4. Daniel Brownbill
5. Tristan Sailor
6. AJ Brimson
7. Brodie Croft (c)
16. Corey Horsburgh
9. Harry Grant
10. Keenan Palasia
11. Hiale Roycroft
12. Mitchell Dunn
13. Keegan Hipgrave
Interchange
8. Patrick Carrigan
14. Gerome Burns
15. Apiata Noema
17. Tom Skinner
