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Origin Award Winners

List of State Of Origin awards won by players,
whilst at the Roosters:

Wally Lewis Medallists

(2004 -     )
Year Winner
2004 Craig Fitzgibbon (NSW)
2005 Anthony Minichiello (NSW)
2019 James Tedesco (NSW)
2024 Angus Crichton (NSW)
The Wally Lewis Medal is awarded to
the player of the State Of Origin series.
It is named after immortal Wally Lewis,
who played 31 State Of Origin matches for
Queensland, including 30 as captain.

 

Brad Fittler Medallists

(2005 -    )
Year Winner
2018 James Tedesco
2019 James Tedesco
2022 James Tedesco
2024 Angus Crichton
The Brad Fittler Medal is awarded to
the player of the State Of Origin series
for New South Wales. It is named
after rugby league legend Brad Fittler
who played 31 games for New South
Wales, including 14 as captain.

Ron McAuliffe Medallists

(1991 -     )
Year Winner
2020 Jake Friend
The Ron McAuliffe Medal is awarded to
the player of the State Of Origin series
for Queensland. It is named after long
time Queensland administrator,
Ron McAuliffe, who was instrumental
in the establishment of
State Of Origin rugby league.

Nellie Doherty Medallists

(2018 -    )
Year Winner
2022 Isabelle Kelly (NSW)
2025 Olivia Kernick (NSW)
The Nellie Doherty Medal is awarded to
the player of the State Of Origin series (women)
It is named after League pioneer Nellie Doherty,
who was a major driver to the establishment
of the women's game in 1921.
Isabelle Kelly (NSW) also won this award
in 2018, in the same season that she played
NRLW for the Sydney Roosters, but at the time
that the Origin series was being played she did
not have an NRLW contract with the Roosters,
or any other NRLW club.

N.S.W. Women's Origin
Player Of The Series

(2015 -    )
Year Winner
2022 Isabelle Kelly
2025 Olivia Kernick
Isabelle Kelly (2018), Simaima Taufa (2019),
Hannah Southwell (2020) and Isabelle Kelly (2021)
also won this award in the same season that they
played NRLW for the Sydney Roosters, but at the
time that the Origin series was being played they
did not have NRLW contracts with the Roosters, or
any other NRLW club.

State Of Origin
Players Of The Match - Men

(1980 -    )
Player Match
Adrian Lam (Qld) Game 3, 1995
Craig Fitzgibbon (NSW) Game 3, 2004
Anthony Minichiello (NSW) Game 3, 2005
Michael Jennings (NSW) Game 2, 2015
James Tedesco (NSW) Game 1, 2018
Boyd Cordner (NSW) Game 2, 2018
James Tedesco (NSW) Game 3, 2019
James Tedesco (NSW) Game 2, 2022
Lindsay Collins (Qld) Game 2, 2023

State Of Origin
Players Of The Match - Women

(2018 -    )
Player Match
Isabelle Kelly (NSW) Only Match, 2022
Isabelle Kelly (NSW) Match 1, 2025
Olivia Kernick (NSW) Match 2, 2025
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