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.
2018 (QLD U20s def NSW U20s 30-12)
The seventh edition of the Under 20s State of Origin match saw QLD finally defeat NSW by 18 points.
Jake Clifford (2), Corey Horsburgh, Tristan Sailor and Kurt Wiltshire all crossed for a try, while Clifford booted five goals, ending with 18 points.
Over the following years, Corey Allan, Murray Taulagi, AJ Brimson, Thomas Flegler, Harry Grant, Patrick Carrigan, Corey Horsburgh and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui would be the only eight players to go on and represent the QLD Maroons in the Origin arena.
1. Corey Allan
2. Murray Taulagi
3. Gehamat Shibasaki
4. Kurt Wiltshire
5. Tristan Sailor
6. AJ Brimson
7. Jake Clifford
8. Thomas Flegler
9. Harry Grant
10. Patrick Carrigan (c)
11. Louis Geraghty
12. Beau Fermor
13. Corey Horsburgh
Interchange
14. Lachlan Lam
15. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
16. Sam Johnstone
17. Reed Mahoney
