2025 State of Origin Decider: Kick-off Time and Team Updates

An entertaining and dramatic State of Origin series comes to a head when Laurie Daley’s New South Wales Blues host Billy Slater’s Queensland Maroons in the 2025 series decider on Wednesday night.

The heavily-favoured Blues will look to seal back-to-back series victories at Sydney’s Accor Stadium after winning this year’s opener at Suncorp Stadium but falling short of a miracle comeback in game two in Perth.

FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer >

Daley, chasing a second series victory as coach, expects the Blues will be 1-17 barring any late mishaps, with injured duo Brian To’o and Payne Haas declared fit having been under serious injury clouds.

Slater, meanwhile, said captain Cameron Munster will arrive in camp on Tuesday and will also play after the sudden passing of his father Steven Munster earlier this week aged 58.

Read on for everything you need to know about the decider of the 2025 State of Origin series.

RESULTS & SCHEDULE

Game I — Wednesday, May 28
NSW Blues def QLD Maroons 18-6 at Suncorp Stadium, QLD

Game II — Wednesday, June 18
QLD Maroons def NSW Blues 26-24 at Optus Stadium, WA

Game III — Wednesday, July 9
Accor Stadium, NSW

WHAT TIME IS KICK OFF?

All three games have been scheduled to kick-off at 8.05pm AEST.

But, as is so often the case like in Game 2, kick-off can be delayed slightly because of the pre-match ceremony.

Foxtel will provide extensive pre-match coverage and replays after the final siren on Kayo and Fox League (Channel 502).

FORECAST

The weather in Sydney should be ideal for rugby league, with Wednesday’s forecast of partly cloudy conditions and a high of 20 degrees Celcius, with temperatures dropping to around 13C by kick-off. There’s only a slight chance of showers in the early evenining.

ODDS (TAB)

Head-to-head
NSW $1.38
QLD $3.10

Player of the match
Nathan Cleary $5
Dylan Edwards $8.50
Payne Haas $9
Cameron Munster $9
Isaah Yeo $11
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow $15
Latrell Mitchell $15
Harry Grant $15
Jarome Luai $17
Tom Dearden $19

TEAMS FOR ORIGIN II (to be confirmed an hour before kick-off)

QLD Team
1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
2. Xavier Coates
3. Robert Toia
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Valentine Holmes
6. Cameron Munster (c)
7. Tom Dearden
8. Josh Papalii
9. Harry Grant
10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
11. Reuben Cotter
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Trent Loiero
14. Kurt Mann
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Patrick Carrigan
17. Jeremiah Nanai
Reserves
18. Reece Walsh
19. J’maine Hopgood
20. Josh Kerr
Coach: Billy Slater

NSW Team
1. Dylan Edwards
2. Brian To’o
3. Stephen Crichton
4. Latrell Mitchell
5. Zac Lomax
6. Jarome Luai
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Max King
9. Reece Robson
10. Payne Haas
11. Liam Martin
12. Angus Crichton
13. Isaah Yeo (c)
14. Connor Watson
15. Spencer Leniu
16. Hudson Young
17. Stefano Utoikamanu
Reserves
18. Jacob Kiraz
19. Lindsay Smith
20. Bradman Best
Coach: Laurie Daley

MATCH OFFICIALS FOR GAME II
Referee — Ashley Klein
Touch Judges — Chris Sutton and David Munro
Senior Review Official — Chris Butler

PREVIOUS WINNERS (last 20 years)

2024 — New South Wales
2023 — Queensland
2022 — Queensland
2021 — New South Wales
2020 — Queensland
2019 — New South Wales
2018 — New South Wales
2017 — Queensland
2016 — Queensland
2015 — Queensland
2014 — New South Wales
2013 — Queensland
2012 — Queensland
2011 — Queensland
2010 — Queensland
2009 — Queensland
2008 — Queensland
2007 — Queensland
2006 — Queensland
2005 — New South Wales
2004 — New South Wales

WALLY LEWIS MEDAL WINNERS (last 20 years)

2024 — Angus Crichton
2023 — Reuben Cotter
2022 — Patrick Carrigan
2021 — Tom Trbojevic
2020 — Cameron Munster
2019 — James Tedesco
2018 — Billy Slater
2017 — Dane Gagai
2016 — Cameron Smith
2015 — Corey Parker
2014 — Paul Gallen
2013 — Cameron Smith
2012 — Nate Myles
2011 — Cameron Smith
2010 — Billy Slater
2009 — Greg Inglis
2008 — Johnathan Thurston
2007 — Cameron Smith
2006 — Darren Lockyer
2005 — Anthony Minichiello
2004 — Craig Fitzgibbon