The 2024 State of Origin series is rapidly approaching, and debate is slowly warming up over team selections.
This year's series, which sees the NSW Blues looking to rebound after two straight series losses under new coach Michael Maguireย take on a more settled QLD Maroons side, gets underway on June 5 in Sydney, before heading to Melbourne and Brisbane for a potential decider.
With team selection always likely to throw up a curveball, Zero Tackle asked our team - founder Matt Clements, editor Scott Pryde and writers Ethan Lee Chalk, Dan Nichols and Alexander Stuart - to pick both their Queensland and New South Wales teams for Game 1.
Here are the results.
2. Queensland
Matt Clements
1. Reece Walsh
2. Murray Taulagi
3. Valentine Holmes
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Harry Grant
10. Reuben Cotter
11. David Fifita
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
Interchange
14. AJ Brimson
15. Thomas Flegler
16. Moeaki Fotuaika
17. J'Maine Hopgood
Scott Pryde
1. Reece Walsh
2. Murray Taulagi
3. Valentine Holmes
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Harry Grant
10. Thomas Flegler
11. David Fifita
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
Interchange
14. Ben Hunt
15. Reuben Cotter
16. Jaydn Su'A
17. Moeaki Fotuaika
Ethan Lee Chalk
1. Reece Walsh
2. Xavier Coates
3. Valentine Holmes
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Reuben Cotter
9. Harry Grant
10. Thomas Flegler
11. David Fifita
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
Interchange
14. Ben Hunt
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Kurt Capewell
17. Jaydn Su'A
Dan Nichols
1. Reece Walsh
2. Murray Taulagi
3. Valentine Holmes
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Harry Grant
10. Reuben Cotter
11. David Fifita
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
Interchange
14. Ben Hunt
15. Thomas Flegler
16. Moeaki Fotuaika
17. J'maine Hopgood
Alexander Stuart
1. Reece Walsh
2. Murray Taulagi
3. Valentine Holmes
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
5. Selwyn Cobbo
6. Cameron Munster
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Lindsay Collins
9. Ben Hunt
10. David Fifita
11. J'Maine Hopgood
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Patrick Carrigan
Interchange
14. Harry Grant
15. Thomas Flegler
16. Moeaki Fotuaika
17. Reuben Cotter
Most popular
1. Reece Walsh (5/5)
2. Murray Taulagi (4)
3. Valentine Holmes (5)
4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (5)
5. Selwyn Cobbo (5)
6. Cameron Munster (5)
7. Daly Cherry-Evans (5)
8. Lindsay Collins (4 + 1 bench)
9. Harry Grant (4 + 1 bench)
10. Reuben Cotter (3 + 2 bench)
11. David Fifita (5)
12. Jeremiah Nanai (5)
13. Patrick Carrigan (5)
Interchange
14. Ben Hunt (3 + 1 start)
15. J'maine Hopgood (2 + 1 start)
16. Thomas Flegler (3 + 2 start)
17. Moeaki Fotuaika (4)
