After Queensland lost the first two games in 1981 the third match was again a State of Origin match.

He was selected on the bench for the first ever State of Origin match in 1980 but did not take the field.

In both 1980 and 1981 there were two interstate matches under the old selection rules and one experimental "State of Origin" match.

Representative state football came to an end, with the last State of Origin match held in 1999.

In 1980 the first State of Origin match was played in Australia.

Within two years of first grade, Barrett had already been selected to play his first State of Origin match.

In 2001 his form warranted selection to the Queensland side, where he came off the bench for one State of Origin match.

Hancock played in the inaugural State of Origin match in 1980 but had to wait another two years before making his Test debut.

He was also selected in the second State of Origin match in which he scored two tries.

Following the third State of Origin match, Lockyer was out with a knee injury for a few weeks.