Queensland women's rugby league team
The Queensland women's rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the "Maroons", after the colour of their jersey, the team compete in the annual Women's State of Origin game against arch-rivals New South Wales. Coached by Jason Hetherington and captained by Ali Brigginshaw, the team is administered by the Queensland Rugby League.
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| Nickname | Maroons | |||||
| Governing body | Queensland Rugby League | |||||
| Head coach | Jason Hetherington | |||||
| Captain | Ali Brigginshaw | |||||
| Most caps | Karyn Murphy (20)[1] | |||||
| Home stadium | Sunshine Coast Stadium (12,000) | |||||
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| First game | ||||||
 Queensland 18–16 New South Wales  (ANZ Stadium, Brisbane; 4 July 1999) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Queensland 46–4 New South Wales (Kougari Oval, Brisbane; 9 August 2008) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| New South Wales 22–6 Queensland (WIN Stadium, Wollongong; 23 July 2017) | ||||||
Until 2017, the team competed in the Women's Interstate Challenge before the game was rebranded as State of Origin in 2018.[2] From 1999 to 2015, the Maroons went on an unprecedented 17-year undefeated streak.[3]
History
In 1999, Queensland played New South Wales for the first time at Brisbane's ANZ Stadium, with the Maroons' winning 18–16.[4] The win started an undefeated streak that would last for 17 years. The team were originally nicknamed the "Brolgas".[5][6]
In 2015, Queensland failed to defeat New South Wales for the first time, drawing with them 4–all at Townsville's 1300SMILES Stadium.[7]
In 2016, New South Wales defeated Queensland for the first time, winning 8–4 at Cbus Super Stadium.[8]
In 2018, the Women's Interstate Challenge was rebranded as State of Origin.[9] On 22 June 2018, New South Wales won the first game under the State of Origin banner, defeating Queensland 16–10 at North Sydney Oval.[10]
Players
Prior to 2019, the Queensland and New South Wales teams were largely selected under residency rules, meaning a number of players represented both states. Tahnee Norris, who captained Queensland, and Natalie Dwyer, both represented New South Wales before moving to Queensland, while Tarah Westera represented Queensland before moving south.[11]
In 2019, the eligibility rules were revised to be more inline with the men's State of Origin rules.[12] The residency rule was removed, which saw New Zealand representatives Maitua Feterika (Queensland) and Nita Maynard (New South Wales) ruled ineligible.[13] Rona Peters was also ruled ineligible as she had previously represented New Zealand. This was later overturned and she was given special dispensation, as she had retired from international rugby league in 2015, before she first represented Queensland in 2016.[14]
Current squad
On 26 October 2020, the QRL announced a 20-player squad for their fixture against New South Wales on 13 November 2020 at Sunshine Coast Stadium.[15]
Coaches
Accurate records were not kept in early years of the Women's Interstate Challenge by either the QRL or the NSWRL. The following list of coaches is therefore incomplete.[10]
| Coach | Years | Games | Wins | Win % |
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| Karen Stuart | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Gordon Robson | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Steve Belsham | 2010–2011 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Beth Harlow | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Brad Donald | 2013–2016 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Adrian Vowles | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Jason Hetherington | 2018–2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Results
2006
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 21 NRL game between the Brisbane Broncos and Wests Tigers.
30 July 2006 |
| Queensland |
40 – 24 | New South Wales |
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| Tries Steph Hancock 2 Leah Williams 2 Teresa Anderson 1 Karyn Murphy 1 Megan Spicer 1 Goals Neena Fraser 4 Steph Hancock 1 Megan Spicer 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Teina Clark 1 Dahlia Tahu 1 Nadine Schmidt 1 Johnnie Tukwaho Goals 4 Teina Clark |
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2007
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 22 NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and North Queensland Cowboys.
13 August 2007 |
| New South Wales |
16 – 38 | Queensland |
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| Report | Tries 2 Rachele Whelan 1 Bianca Ambrum 1 Teresa Anderson 1 Kellie Batchelor 1 Suzanne Johnson 1 Leah Williams Goals 5 Kellie Batchelor |
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2008
The Woman's Interstate Challenge was played as a two-game series in 2008.
Game 1
8 July 2008 |
| New South Wales |
6 – 8 | Queensland |
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| Tries Jessica Palmer 1 Goals Teina Clark 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Steph Hancock 1 Tegan Rolfe |
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Game 2
2009
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 19 NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and Canberra Raiders.
18 July 2009 |
| New South Wales |
14 – 20 | Queensland |
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| Tries Poihaera Clark 1 Natalie Levy 1 Jessica Palmer 1 Goals Renee Gloss 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Erin Elliott 1 Tahnee Norris 1 Nive Moefaauo 1 Tarah Westera Goals 1 Natalie Dwyer 1 Tegan Rolfe |
2010
26 June 2010 |
| Queensland |
36 – 6 | New South Wales |
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| Tries Latisha Gary 2 Tegan Rolfe 2 Karina Brown 1 Natalie Dwyer 1 Suzanne Johnson 1 Goals Natalie Dwyer 4 |
Report | Tries 1 Kylie Hilder Goals 1 Teina Clark |
Albert Park, Gympie Man of the Match: Latisha Gary (Queensland) |
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2011
Played as a curtain raiser to Game I of the 2011 State of Origin series.
25 May 2011 |
| Queensland |
26 – 0 | New South Wales |
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| Tries Bianca Ambrum 1 Natasha Baggow 1 Natalie Dwyer 1 Natalie Gala 1 Steph Hancock 1 Karyn Murphy 1 Goals Natalie Dwyer 1 |
Report |
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2012
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 16 NRL game between the Penrith Panthers and Parramatta Eels.
23 June 2012 |
| New South Wales |
10 – 34 | Queensland |
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| Tries Sam Bremner 1 Tarah Westera 1 Goals Maddie Studdon 1 |
Report | Tries 4 Bianca Ambrum 2 Natalie Dwyer 1 Karina Brown 1 Karyn Murphy Goals 1 Amber Saltner |
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2013
7 April 2013 |
| Queensland |
30 – 12 | New South Wales |
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| Tries Bianca Ambrum 1 Jo Barrett 1 Steph Hancock 1 Renae Kunst 1 Tahnee Norris 1 Amber Saltner 1 Goals Amber Saltner 3 |
Report | Tries 2 Tegan Chandler Goals 2 Margaret Watson |
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2014
19 July 2014 |
| New South Wales |
10 – 26 | Queensland |
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| Tries Kezie Apps 1 Teina Clark 1 Goals Maddie Studdon 3 |
Report | Tries 1 Steph Hancock 1 Kellye Hodges 1 Jenni-Sue Hoepper 1 Renae Kunst 1 Deanna Turner Goals 2 Ali Brigginshaw 1 Jenni-Sue Hoepper |
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2015
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 16 NRL game between the North Queensland Cowboys and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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2016
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 20 NRL game between the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels.
23 July 2016 |
| Queensland |
4 – 8 | New South Wales |
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| Tries Ali Brigginshaw 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Simaima Taufa 2 Maddie Studdon |
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2017
Played as a curtain raiser to the Round 20 NRL game between the St George Illawarra Dragons and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
23 July 2017 |
| New South Wales |
22 – 6 | Queensland |
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| Tries Jessica Sergis 3 Vanessa Foliaki 1 Corban McGregor 1 Caitlin Moran 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Jenni-Sue Hoepper 1 Chelsea Baker |
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2018
The first "official" State of Origin game.
22 June 2018 |
| New South Wales |
16 – 10 | Queensland |
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| Tries Isabelle Kelly 2 Nakia Davis-Welsh 1 Maddie Studdon 2 |
Report | Tries 1 Karina Brown 1 Chelsea Baker |
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2019
21 June 2019 |
| New South Wales |
14 – 4 | Queensland |
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| Tries Jessica Sergis 1 Maddie Studdon 1 Shakiah Tungai 1 Kirra Dibb 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Tazmin Gray |
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See also
References
- "'You can't say no to a QLD jersey'". QRL. 17 July 2013.
- "Shift to State of Origin helps raise profile of women's rugby league". The Guardian. 20 June 2018.
- "Women's teams named for Origin". NRL. 18 July 2016.
- "Maroons look to end Blues winning streak". ABC. 20 June 2019.
- "Ballinger calls time on her Queensland career". QRL. 11 February 2020.
- "Women In League". Our Footy Team. 26 August 2009.
- "Women's Interstate Challenge ends in draw". NRL. 27 June 2015.
- "NSW women beat Queensland at last". NRL. 23 July 2016.
- "Sims, Taufa launch 2018 Womens Origin". NSWRL. 22 May 2018.
- "NSW down Queensland to win inaugural women's State of Origin". NRL. 22 June 2018.
- "'It's the feeling of Origin': clamour for women's State of Origin". The Guardian. 18 July 2017.
- "Caslick, Pelite get green light to play for Maroons in Origin". NRL. 7 October 2020.
- "New eligibility rules for Women's State of Origin". QRL. 18 April 2019.
- "Four debutantes named for Maroons women's Origin". NRL. 6 June 2019.
- "Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons squad named". QRL. 26 October 2020.
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