State of Origin 2025 | Match Highlights | NSW Blues v QLD Maroons | Game II

Legendary Queensland players Arthur Beetson, Wally Lewis, John Lang, Kerry Boustead, Chris Close and a young Mal Meninga (then only 20 years old) played in the first State of Origin game, held on 8 July 1980 at Lang Park in Brisbane. The Queensland Maroons beat the NSW Blues 20-10. 🏉✨ The voice-over accurately describes it as a ‘brutal encounter’. The game footage, covered brilliantly in this short clip from several different angles, backs up that statement with plenty of aggro on the field. Th