Game 1, 2021 State of Origin
June 9, 2021 · Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Game 1, 2021 State of Origin: New South Wales 50–6 Queensland, at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville on June 9, 2021.
Attendance: 27,533
A 44-point margin, one of the biggest Origin Game I defeats in the modern era; Tom Trbojevic's performance is widely rated as one of the best individual Origin displays.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: To'o (2) 14', 26'; Mitchell (2); T. Trbojevic (3); D. Saifiti Goals: Cleary (8/8); Mitchell (1/1) |
| Queensland | Tries: Capewell Goals: Holmes (1/1) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Tedesco | Fullback | Valentine Holmes | 1 |
| 2 | Brian To'o | Wing | Xavier Coates | 2 |
| 3 | Latrell Mitchell | Centre | Kurt Capewell | 3 |
| 4 | Tom Trbojevic | Centre | Dane Gagai | 4 |
| 5 | Josh Addo-Carr | Wing | Kyle Feldt | 5 |
| 6 | Jarome Luai | Five-eighth | Cameron Munster | 6 |
| 7 | Nathan Cleary | Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans | 7 |
| 8 | Daniel Saifiti | Prop | Christian Welch | 8 |
| 9 | Damien Cook | Hooker | Harry Grant | 9 |
| 10 | Jake Trbojevic | Prop | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | 10 |
| 11 | Cameron Murray | Second Row | Felise Kaufusi | 11 |
| 12 | Tariq Sims | Second Row | David Fifita | 12 |
| 13 | Isaah Yeo | Lock | Jai Arrow | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Jack Wighton | AJ Brimson | 14 | |
| 15 | Junior Paulo | Jaydn Su'A | 15 | |
| 16 | Payne Haas | Moeaki Fotuaika | 16 | |
| 17 | Liam Martin | Joe Ofahengaue | 17 | |
| Brad Fittler | Coach | Paul Green | ||
Player of the Match
Tom Trbojevic (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Gerard Sutton |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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