Before this series, Queensland had won 21 times, NSW 14 times, with two series drawn.

For just the second time, a game was played away from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne, with Game 2 played at Perth’s Optus Stadium Holden State of Origin Game 2 will be played at Optus Stadium on Sunday 23rd June 2019. The 2019 State of Origin series was the 38th annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams. State of Origin Perth 2019. Be there with your clients to enjoy most exclusive and bespoke live sport experience anywhere. The 2019 State of Origin Series will take place with game 1 played at the Suncorp Stadium, game 2 at Optus Stadium in Perth and game 3 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The 22-year-old crossed the line twice in the first half before completing the feat in the 54th minute to become the first NSW player since Matt King in 2005 to score a hat-trick. The maiden State of Origin fixture in Perth on Sunday will be played before a heaving crowd at Optus Stadium with a sell-out attendance confirmed. An NRL State of Origin match — arguably the biggest sporting rivalry in Australia — will take place in Perth this weekend. There are only 750 tickets left for the first State of Origin game to be played in Perth. A record crowd of 59,721 packed into Optus Stadium last night, prompting the Prime Minister to anoint WA as a worthy rugby league power-base. State of Origin Perth 2019 Dan Janiszewski April 5th, 2019. A State of Origin competition is a type of sporting event between players representing their state or territory, popularised by the rugby league State of Origin series. State of Origin began in Australian rules football on 8 October 1977 between Western Australia (WA) and Victoria, at Subiaco Oval in Perth, the initial brainchild of Leon Larkin.

It's Perth's first taste of what is a truly national phenomenon, and State of Origin II promises not to disappoint fans in the west with all its traditional storylines, writes Richard Hinds. In just his second game back from a serious hamstring injury, Manly centre Tom Trbojevic was the hero for the Blues with his maiden State of Origin hat-trick. The Event.