State of Origin 2018 Live Online Coverage
Date: Wednesday, June 6
Time: 8 p.m. (Local), 11 a.m. (BST), 5 a.m. (ET)
TV Info: Channel 9 (AUS)
Live Stream: 9 Now (AUS)
Following a 2-1 win for Queensland a year ago, they've won 11 of the previous 12 competitions between the two states. However, they head into the 2018 edition without some players that have previously been key to their stranglehold on the tournament.
The Blues will be looking to capitalise on this in front of a home crowd on Wednesday. They won the opener in Brisbane a year ago but fell to defeat in the two subsequent clashes.
Read on for all the details you need on where to catch Game 1, as these two great rivals get ready to lock horns again.
Blues Out to End Barren Run
Although the dominance of the Maroons has got followers of New South Wales a little weary when it comes to the Origin series, there's reason for the Blues to be positive going into the latest edition.
A trio of players who have caused them so much heartache down the years won't be involved. Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith will leave a big hole in the Queensland team in terms of quality and leadership.
"I hope they (NSW) are sitting back thinking it is an easy win not having those players, but I will tell you right now we are up for the challenge—we are pumped and ready to go," said Maroons prop Jarrod Wallace, per AAP via FOX News. "There's no panic here."
Their absence offers a potential opening to some younger players to start cementing their own legacies in the competition.
