2015 State of Origin series
| 2015 State of Origin series | |
|---|---|
| Won by | Queensland (21st title) |
| Series margin | 2-1 |
| Attendance | 224,135 (ave. 74,712 per match) |
| Player of the series |
 Corey Parker
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| Top points scorer(s) |
Johnathan Thurston – 26
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| Top try scorer(s) |
 Josh Morris Michael Jennings Greg Inglis Will Chambers Matt Gillett(All 2 Tries Each) |
The 2015 State of Origin series was the 35th time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams to be played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only one game series). It was the third series to be administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission which was created in a major restructure of the sport's administration in Australia.
This series had one game played in each of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with Game I played at the 83,500 capacity ANZ Stadium, Game II played at the 100,024 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Game III played at the 52,500 capacity Suncorp Stadium.
Former Canberra, Queensland and Australian captain Mal Meninga was coach of the Queensland side, whose eight-year State of Origin series winning streak was ended by New South Wales in 2014. The Blues were coached by former Canberra, NSW and Australia captain Laurie Daley for a third consecutive year.
National Anthem: Josh Piterman
National Anthem: Claire Lyon
National Anthem: Australian Girls Choir and Danielle de Niese
Corey Parker was awarded the Wally Lewis medal for player of the series.
The 18th, 19th & 20th man are reserves to cover for any forthcoming injuries to the selected squad and, unless chosen, do not actually play.
1 - Gallen retained the captaincy role from Farah in Game II.
2 - Robbie Farah was originally chosen to play in Game lll but withdrew due to a hand injury, he was replaced by Michael Ennis on game day.
1 - Daly Cherry-Evans was originally selected to play in game one but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Michael Morgan, then Morgan retained his spot on the bench in Game II and III.
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