2010 State of Origin series
| 2010 State of Origin series | |
|---|---|
| Won by |
 Queensland (17th title) |
| Series margin | 3–0 |
| Points scored | 133 |
| Attendance | 182,464 (ave. 60,821 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |
Johnathan Thurston (24) |
| Top try scorer(s) |
Darius Boyd (3) |
The 2010 State of Origin series was the 29th annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams played entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. For the second year in a row, a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching five. Queensland won all three matches, completing their first series white-wash since 1995.
In a world first, the Nine Network broadcast free-to-air for the first match in 3D to the Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne areas. Part-way through the series it became steeped in controversy, firstly for Israel Folau's announcement of his defection to the AFL and subsequent non-selection by Queensland, and secondly by New South Wales' Andrew Johns-Timana Tahu racial slur controversy. Queensland fullback Billy Slater was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Player of the Series.
In addition to Matt Ballin, who was included as Queensland's hooker due to Cameron Smith's failure to recover from an elbow injury suffered in the 2010 ANZAC Test,Dave Taylor and Cooper Cronk were selected to make their debuts for the Maroons.
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