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State of Origin
Current season or competition:
2018 State of Origin series
Sport
Rugby league
Instituted
1982
Inaugural season
1980
Number of teams
2
Country
Australia (ARLC)
Shield Holders
New South Wales (2018)
Website
Official State of Origin website
Broadcast partner
Nine Network
Related competitions
City vs Country Origin
Super League Tri-series
The State of Origin series is the annual best-of-three rugby league football match series between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.[1]
Referred to as Australian sport's greatest rivalry,[2][3][4][5][6] the State of Origin series is one of Australia's premier sporting events, attracting huge television audiences and usually selling out the stadiums in which the games are played.[7] It is regularly described as being the pinnacle of rugby league, even in comparison with international competitions.[8][9][10][11]
Players are selected to represent the Australian state in which they played their first senior rugby league game, hence the name 'state of origin'. Prior to 1980 players were only selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. In both 1980 and 1981 there were two interstate matches under the old selection rules and one experimental "State of Origin" match. From 1982 onwards a best-of-three match series has been played around the middle of the rugby league season for the State of Origin shield. During the early years, the results were extraordinarily even. However, since 2006, Queensland has won every series except in 2014 and 2018.
Contents
1 Teams
2 History
2.1 Interstate Rugby League prior to 1980
2.2 Conception of State of Origin football
2.3 Experimentation
2.4 Adoption
2.5 1987: American controversy
2.6 1990s
2.7 2000s
2.8 2010s
3 Venues
3.1 Queensland
3.2 New South Wales
3.3 Interstate & International
4 Popularity
5 Broadcasting
6 Selection rules
6.1 Controversy
6.2 Anomalies
7 Results
7.1 Year by year
8 Wally Lewis Medal
9 Records
9.1 Team
9.2 Individual
9.2.1 Playing
9.3 Coaching
9.4 Other Records
10 Under 20s
11 Women's State of Origin
11.1 All-Team Records
12 See also
13 References
13.1 History
13.2 General records and statistics
13.3 Sources disputing the 1987 Los Angeles match
13.4 Player lists
14 Further reading
15 External links
Teams[edit]
Since the 1908 establishment of rugby league in Australia, the sport's two major states, New South Wales and Queensland, have played representative matches against each other which have continued into the "state of origin" era which began in the 1980s. The two states' teams are frequently referred to as the Blues and Maroons, reflecting the respective colours of their jerseys. These were the colours of the Australia national rugby league team's jersey until the adoption of the green and gold. The Blues team is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League and the Maroons by the Queensland Rugby League. The New South Wales team are sometimes referred to by the nickname "Cockroaches" and the Queensland team as "Cane Toads", due to names given to them by Barry Muir and Johnny Raper respectively. It was reinforced by a marketing campaign used in the 1980s where the respective teams were caricatured as such.
Whilst other Australian states also have representative rugby league teams, they have not competed in State of Origin.
History[edit]
Interstate Rugby League prior to 1980[edit]
The first calls for a state of origin selection policy in interstate rugby football came before the schism between the union and league codes eventuated in Australia. In 1900 a journalist known as 'The Cynic' wrote in The Referee that star rugby player and recent immigrant to Queensland, Stephen Spragg, should be able to play for his home state of New South Wales.[1]
Since the beginning of Australian rugby league in 1908, an interstate competition between New South Wales and Queensland has been conducted from time to time. Until 1982 each team drew its players from the clubs based in that state. No consideration was given to the origins of the players themselves.[2]
The first of these interstate games was played at Sydney's Agricultural Ground on 11 July 1908, before Queensland had even commenced its club competition. New South Wales easily accounted for Queensland in a 43–0 victory. The local media were unimpressed.
There can be no doubt the NSW men are improving a good deal... They cannot be blamed for the farce, for it was nothing else. If the Australian team depends on Queenslanders to strengthen it, one is afraid it will be found wanting. They are quite the weakest lot of footballers I have even seen come down from Queensland. The play needs no detailed description as it was simply a practice match for NSW, and certainly did not advantageously advertise the new game.
-The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 1908[3]
The interstate series was dominated by New South Wales, apart from a golden period for Queensland in the 1920s. From 1922 to 1925 Queensland defeated New South Wales 11 times in 12 matches. At the end of the 1925 season a Kangaroo team was to be picked for touring Great Britain. Instead of announcing an Australian team dominated by Queenslanders, the Australian Rugby League Board of Control informed the media that the Rugby Football League had decided that the Kiwis would provide stronger opposition, and that there would be no Australian tour.[4] The period spanning 1922 to 1929 saw no Australian team play in Great Britain, the only such hiatus outside the two World Wars.[5]
The New South Wales dominance of interstate football increased after 1956 when gaming machines were legalised for all registered clubs in New South Wales. This provided New South Wales football clubs with a revenue source unmatched by Queensland clubs. From this time on an increasing number of Queensland players moved to the much stronger Sydney competition, becoming ineligible for Queensland state selection. Paul Hogan famously told a Queensland Rugby League gathering in 1977 that "every time Queensland produces a good footballer, he finishes up being processed through a New South Wales poker machine."[6]
Prior to 1956, NSW had won 75% and Qld only 25% of series played. From 1956–1981, NSW dominance soared even higher and Qld wins dwindled to only 3.8% with only 1 series win, in 1959.
Conception of State of Origin football[edit]
By the 1970s the prestige of interstate matches had been seriously downgraded. Matches were played mid-week, so as not to interfere with the Sydney club competition, and the small crowds in New South Wales were hosted at suburban grounds.[12] Interstate football reached its nadir in 1977 when the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) declined to host the Queensland team, and both interstate games were played in Queensland.[7]
Former Queensland captain and Australian vice-captain Jack Reardon, who had later become a journalist, was the first to suggest that Sydney-based Queenslanders should be available for selection to represent their state.[13]
Brisbane Courier-Mail reporter Hugh Lunn, Barry Maranta (the future co-founder of the Brisbane Broncos) [8] and Maranta's business partner Wayne Reid played a part in persuading QRL chairman Ron McAullife that the concept could be used in rugby league.[9] Lunn told McAullife that "you can take the Queenslander out of Queensland, Ron, but you can't take the Queensland out of the Queenslander."[10] McAuliffe was initially sceptical. "What if we recall our boys from Sydney to play, and we are beaten. Where would we go from there?" Reid spoke to NSWRFL president Kevin Humphreys and suggested that a one-off state of origin match could be used as a Test Match selection trial. [11]
New South Wales clubs were reticent in their support of the concept and set two conditions:
If the third game was to decide the series it was not to act as a selection trial, and also,
that the expatriate Queenslanders would be under the supervision of a representative of the NSWRFL whose duty it would be to protect the interests of both the NSWRFL and the clubs to which they were contracted. (From 1980 this role was filled by Bob Abbott, a Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks official.)
Three Sydney clubs remained opposed to the plan: St. George Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Eastern Suburbs Roosters. As these clubs were refusing to release players, Humphreys threatened to make the game an official Australian Rugby League trial, which would make release mandatory. The clubs backed down.[12]
Experimentation[edit]
See also: 1980 State of Origin game and 1981 State of Origin game
After Queensland lost the first two interstate matches in 1980 (35–3 and 17–7, the second game in front of only 1,638 Sydneysiders) it was announced that a 'state of origin' match would take place on 8 July at Lang Park in Brisbane. The New South Wales media gave both the event, and Queensland's chance of winning it, little credence, calling the game a "three day wonder". Australia's 1978 captain Bob Fulton called the match "the non-event of the century". Ron MacAullife however, was now committed to the concept and vigorously promoted the match. Thousands of tickets were sold before the game had been officially sanctioned. Although interstate matches in Brisbane had still been well attended (24,653 had attended the opening match of the 1979 series), few expected the sell-out crowd of 33,210 Queensland rugby league fans, delighted to see their heroes in the likes of Arthur Beetson representing their home state for the first time ever. Queensland convincingly beat New South Wales 20–10.[13]
I was strongly against such a match, but last night's gripping clash showed that such a fixture would be a welcome addition to the League program.[14]
—  Alan Clarkson, journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 October 1980
In 1981 the first two interstate matches were again played under the old selection rules. As New South Wales won the first two matches in the series, state of origin selection rules were used once more in the third match. Although New South Wales ran out to an early 15–0 lead in the game, Queensland rallied to win 22–15.
Adoption[edit]
The first State of Origin shield, depicting Queensland's Wally Lewis and New South Wales' Brett Kenny.
The interest generated by the experimental state of origin matches of 1980 and 1981 and the potential for financial rewards were enough to convince the authorities to play all three games under state of origin rules the following year.[14]
The State of Origin format is the only possible way to allow the interstate series to survive.
—  Frank Hyde (2 June 1982)[15]
Despite the Maroons' success so far in the State of Origin experiments, the New South Wales media dismissed the seriousness of the Queensland threat to the Blues' long-held dominance in series wins. Queensland however, under the leadership of immortal captain Wally Lewis, was inspired by this, and for the first three State of Origin series Queensland won 2 matches to 1.
However, in 1985, under the leadership of captain Steve Mortimer, New South Wales won the deciding match in front of 29,068 spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, claiming the series for the first time. The following year the Blues were able to go one better and complete the first state of origin whitewash, taking the series 3–0.[15]
1987: American controversy[edit]
After Queensland had won the 1987 series 2–1, a fourth game was played at Long Beach, California to showcase rugby league to the American public.[16]
In Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980–2002 (2003) Queensland writer Jack Gallaway tells a story:
There was one additional Origin contest played in 1987. The Queenslanders had climbed the mountain and at no point did they take the project seriously in any competitive sense. The State of Origin trophy was safely stowed in the Queensland Rugby League board room at Lang Park, and for the Maroons the visit to the United States was their end-of-season outing, the game an exhibition... Such was the Blues' disappointment at the loss of the State of Origin series that they would go to any length to restore some vestige of their lost pride. The New South Wales Rugby League hierarchy told their men to prepare for the contest as though it was a deciding test match.[17] The match was played at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California in front of 12,349 fans. The Blues won the game 30–18.
In 1987 the Australian Rugby League (ARL), New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League agreed that the match would only count towards the players' individual statistics. On 15 July 2003 the Australian Rugby League (whose primary members are originally from the New South Wales Rugby League) announced that the fourth 1987 game was to be classified as an official match, and that a win in the state of origin match on 16 July 2003 would take New South Wales into the overall lead.
ARL and NSWRL chief executive Geoff Carr said: "There had been some debate over whether the Origin fixture . . . in 1987 was counted as an official match but a search of ARL records has confirmed the status conferred on that clash by the game's governing body at the time. In announcing the match in Big League in April 1987, Ken Arthurson, the ARL's chief executive in 1987, was quoted as saying 'It's an exciting experiment but the match isn't and won't be billed as an exhibition match'."
1990s[edit]
After the controversy of the match played in the United States, the Queensland halves pairing of Allan Langer and Wally Lewis led the Maroons in their 3–0 series wins in both 1988 and 1989. The rise of the Canberra Raiders in the then Winfield Cup club competition produced for the Blues the formidable halves combination of Ricky Stuart and Laurie Daley who brought New South Wales back from defeat with two wins in the opening games of the 1990 series. It was evident that as the rivalry between the two states grew, the Origin matches had become much more physical forward orientated game than the open running play seen in earlier series.[18]
As the great Queensland players from the 1980s began to retire from the game, the Maroons struggled with a team of fresh faces and considerable inexperience. The 1992, 1993 and 1994 series all went to NSW as the talent and experience of Blues players such as Brett Mullins, Daley and Stuart in the backs and Benny Elias and Bradley Clyde in the forwards gave the Blues the edge when the games were on the line. It wasn't until the upheaval of the Super League war in 1995 that the Maroons were able to again clinch a series.
A main cause for concern for Queensland was the fact that the Brisbane Broncos, its players and many other Queenslanders were not aligned with the ARL prohibiting any players signed with the Super League to play for the Maroons. Despite this the Queenslanders won the 1995 series 3–0 in a shocking white-wash. The 1996 series saw the off-field contract dramas put aside as all players were allowed, regardless of contract, state of origin selection. Having the majority of the Queenslanders back didn't help the Maroons though as the Blues 1996 white-wash with a 3–0 series win of their own.
The Australian game divided in 1997 into two competitions, one run by the ARL and one by the News Limited-owned Super League, and an interstate series was played in each. Under the Super League banner there was a Tri-Origin series with a New Zealand side added to the competition. The ARL meanwhile stuck to its traditional format. The teams were selected using origin rules, and New South Wales and Queensland met twice. These matches do not count towards the official state of origin record. As with the premiership, players were spread between two representative tournaments as well.
The competitions merged again in 1998 as the current National Rugby League, and the series that year proved to be enthralling as both sides won a game each away from home, setting up a decider at the Sydney Football Stadium where 39,000 fans witnessed the visiting Queenslanders take the series 2–1. The end of the decade saw a dramatic series with each side taking one game each and game three ending in a draw. Queensland were awarded the series as at the time the previous winners retained the interstate honours.
2000s[edit]
The early to mid-2000s saw New South Wales starting to assert its traditional interstate dominance, causing some critics [who?] to question the future of State of Origin. However, this imbalance tipped in the third and deciding game of the 2006 State of Origin series, which is seen as the starting point of Queensland's unprecedented dynasty. Queensland followed by winning the 2007 series, as well as the 2008 series, which made Queensland's streak three series in a row. New South Wales won Game 1 on 21 May 2008, however Queensland won Game 2 on 11 June 2008, and Game 3 on 2 July 2008. Queensland continued to follow this up by winning the first two games of the 2009 series becoming the first state to win four series in a row.
2010s[edit]
In 2010, Queensland won its historic, record-breaking, fifth consecutive Origin series with a 23–18 win in the third and final match. This was the first Queensland team to win all three consecutive State of Origin Games in 15 years. Queensland full back Billy Slater won man of the match in the third game and was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Man of the Series in 2010. The 2010 State of Origin series was also the second televised program in Australia to be shot in 3D 1080i DVB-T as well as being simultaneously broadcast in regular 576i and 1080i DVB-T and PAL.
In the first game of the 2011 series Queensland defeated New South Wales 16–12. In the second game New South Wales defeated Queensland 18–8. Queensland won the series 34–24 in the 2011 decider in what was Queensland captain Darren Lockyer's 36th and final game. Cameron Smith won man of the match in both the first and third game and was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal as Man of the Series.
In 2012, then NRL CEO David Gallop introduced the Under-20s State of Origin for Toyota Cup players which saw New South Wales winning. Queensland went on to win a historic 7th series win in 2012, winning the final game by 1 point.
In 2013, New South Wales defeated Queensland 14 to 6 in game 1, Queensland defeated New South Wales 26 to 6 in game 2, while in game 3 Queensland defeated New South Wales 12 to 10 to take out the overall Origin title for the eighth consecutive time. The 2013 series set a new State of Origin television ratings record for a whole series since the 2001 introduction of the ratings system.[16]
In 2014, New South Wales defeated Queensland 12-8 in the first game of the series, and 6-4 in the second.[17] In the third game Queensland defeated New South Wales 32-8 after scoring the first try of the game in the 37th minute, with Queensland leading 6-2 in the first half. This gave the Blues the first series win in 8 years.
In 2015, Queensland defeated New South Wales 11-10 in game 1 played in Sydney, New South Wales defeated Queensland 26-18 in game 2 played in Melbourne, Queensland defeated New South Wales 52-6 in game 3 played in Brisbane, winning the series 2-1.
In 2016, Queensland defeated New South Wales 6-4 in game 1 and clinched the series with a 26-16 win in the second match. New South Wales closed off the series with a 18-14 win over Queensland.
In 2017, New South Wales won Game 1, 28-4 sparking the New South Wales media to start proclaiming the beginning of the Blues Dynasty.[citation needed] Queensland won Game 2, 18-16 after making changes to the team with the returning Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston, who kicked the winning goal for Queensland. Thurston injured his shoulder in the 30th minute of the match, essentially disabling it as he played out the whole match. Thurston was later ruled out for the rest of the year after scans revealed his shoulder needed a reconstruction, ending his representative career as he announced 2017 would be his last representative year. In Game 3, New South Wales went in with an unchanged lineup for all three games, the first to do so since 1996. Queensland dominated the Blues, winning 22-6, with Queensland winger Dane Gagai winning the Wally Lewis Medal for Best Player in the series. It also had Johnathan Thurston raise the Origin Shield with Queensland Captain Cameron Smith, before being chaired off the ground by his teammates, ending Thurston's representative career on a high note.
In 2018, New South Wales won their first State of Origin series in four years, defeating Queensland 22–12 and 18–14 in the first two games. Queensland scored a consolation victory 18–12 in the final game.
Venues[edit]
Queensland[edit]
Venue
City
No. of Games
Highest Crowd
Lowest Crowd
Lang Park (Brisbane Stadium/Suncorp Stadium) Brisbane 52 52,540 16,559
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QE2 Stadium) Brisbane 2 49,441 47,989
New South Wales[edit]
Venue
City
No. of Games
Highest Crowd
Lowest Crowd
Stadium Australia (Telstra Stadium/ANZ Stadium) Sydney 25 88,336 55,421
Sydney Football Stadium (Allianz Stadium) Sydney 14 41,955 16,910
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Sydney 6 42,048 20,242
Interstate & International[edit]
Venue
City
State
Country
No. of Games
Highest Crowd
Lowest Crowd
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Melbourne Victoria Australia 4 91,513 25,105
Docklands Stadium (Telstra Dome/Etihad Stadium) Melbourne Victoria Australia 3 56,021 50,967
Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne Victoria Australia 1 25,800 –
Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach California United States 1 12,439 –
Popularity[edit]
In 2013, each individual game in the series drew a higher Australian television audience than any other sporting event.[18] In recent years the series has gained popularity outside of New South Wales and Queensland, with games played in Melbourne drawing record crowds for rugby league[19] and local television ratings comparable to those of some Victorian AFL matches.[20] Internationally, the series is televised in 91 countries,[21] and is a national obsession in Papua New Guinea, occasionally sparking riots, violence and deaths.[22][23] It also draws a strong following in neighbouring New Zealand.[24]
Broadcasting[edit]
Within Australia, Nine Network is the main broadcaster for the series, with replays airing on Fox Sports. The series is also broadcast on radio by ABC Grandstand.
Setanta Sports broadcasts live matches in Asia. In the United States, Fox Soccer televised all matches live using the Nine feed since 2011, with the coverage moving to Fox Sports 2 when Fox Soccer was discontinued in August 2013.[25][26] Premier Sports broadcasts live coverage of State of Origin in the UK.
Another twist on the coverage was Roy and HG's State of Origin commentary on Australian youth radio network Triple J. This broadcast was presented by the characters "Rampaging" Roy Slaven and HG Nelson (played by John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver), who commentated the game with a unique comedic style. Roy and HG's broadcasts began in the late 1980s, and continued until 2008. Roy and HG moved from Triple J to radio network Triple M in 2009, at which point the duo ceased their State of Origin commentary.
Selection rules[edit]
Sydney
Brisbane
Under State of Origin rules players were previously selected for the state in which they first played senior (or registered) rugby league.[19] In 2012, the NSWRL, CRL, QRL and ARLC agreed on new criteria in determining Origin eligibility, to encompass other factors, such as place of birth [20]. Players must also be eligible to represent Australia at international level.
Controversy[edit]
From time to time the selection of players under the State of Origin rules creates controversy. Since 1980, Queensland has completed just the 7 series with a team completely made up of players of a Queensland birth, while for New South Wales the total is only 6.[27] However, place of birth has only been a relevant factor in eligibility since 2012.
An issue of contention has been the selection of players such as Peter Sterling, Ken Nagas, James McManus, Israel Folau and Greg Inglis. Israel Folau was born and raised in New South Wales but is eligible to play for Queensland as he played his first senior rugby league match in Queensland. Ken Nagas was born and raised in Queensland but decided to play for New South Wales, Peter Sterling was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and raised in Wagga Wagga, Newcastle & Sydney, all in New South Wales, while McManus was born in Scotland and was raised in the Northern Territory, but was ruled eligible to play for New South Wales in the 2009 series.
The selection of Greg Inglis by Queensland was disputed. The Queensland Rugby League selected him based on the fact that either Wavell State High School or Brisbane Norths was Inglis' first senior football, making him eligible for both states per the rules at the time.[28][29][30] However Inglis had previously played for Hunter Sports High School in Newcastle, New South Wales, in the Arrive Alive Cup; considered to be a senior competition. Hunter Sports High coach Steve Dunn said "there was some talk the other day that he was actually brought to Queensland before his 16th birthday but I was coach of the team. He played for us at 16, he's a Blue".[31] The controversy led to the creation of the "That's In Queensland" viral video.
Due to the clarification of selection rules the Sims brothers are eligible for different States. Tariq and Ashton are eligible for New South Wales while Korbin Sims is eligible for Queensland.[32] Previously father and son combinations, such as Steve and Mat Rogers have represented different states. This duo was especially notable because Mat was born in New South Wales and played for Queensland while Steve was born in Queensland and played for New South Wales. Steve Rogers played his first senior game of rugby league for the Southport Tigers on Queenslands Gold Coast
Foreign born players have also represented each state. New Zealand has had several players, such as Brad Thorn, Ben Te'o, Craig Smith, Willie Mason, Tonie Carroll, James Tamou and Karmichael Hunt play Origin. Tamou's selection by New South Wales in 2012 was controversial as he was born in Palmerston North and played for the Junior Kiwis, lived in New Zealand until he moved to Sydney when he was 13 and was included in the New Zealand Kiwis training squad for the 2011 Four Nations.[33] Both Hunt and Tamou played for Australia before being selected for State of Origin. Other players, such as Sam Kasiano and Jason Taumalolo are also eligible, creating concern in the New Zealand Rugby League.[34] Apart from representing Queensland, Brad Thorn is also a dual rugby international, having played international rugby league for Australia, and international rugby union for the All Blacks.
Papua New Guinea-born Adrian Lam and Fijian-born Lote Tuqiri, Akuila Uate and Petero Civoniceva have also played Origin. Benny Elias was born in Lebanon and has played for and captained NSW. Mario Fenech was born in Malta and has played for NSW. The most recent case of a foreign born player being selected was the selection of former Samoan international, Ben Te'o, by Queensland in game three of the 2012 season.[35]
A report into eligibility based on a player's birth state showed; "Of the 18 series that QLD has won, it had the greater percentage of non-State [born] players in its side on 14 of those occasions – revealing a 77.8% dependency. Of the 13 series that NSW has won, on five of those occasions it had the higher percentage of non-State [born] players across the series – revealing a 38.5% dependency."[27]
Anomalies[edit]
In 1995 and 1997 Super League players were made ineligible for the ARL State of Origin series selection. This included most of Queensland's usual team, who now played for the Super League affiliated Brisbane Broncos. The ARL hence decided to relax the rules in those years, allowing Queensland to select Adrian Lam who had previously played for Papua New Guinea. The 1995 Origin series was the scene of the biggest upset in Origin history when the relatively inexperienced Maroon's swept aside NSW, who even without their Super League players could still boast a number of senior Origin and international players, 3-0.
During the 2000 World Cup a number of Australian players were granted dispensations to appear for other nations under the grandparent rule. The players affected were David Barnhill (NSW), Kevin Campion (Qld), Tonie Carroll (Qld), Graham Mackay (NSW), Willie Mason (NSW), Luke Ricketson (NSW), Lote Tuqiri (Qld) and Adrian Vowles (Qld), [21] [22]
Results[edit]
For full results and statistics, see State of Origin results and statistics
Year by year[edit]
Of the 36 full series played, Queensland have won 21, New South Wales 14, with 2 series drawn (Queensland retained the Shield on both occasions as the previous year's winner). With the addition of three one-off games that were played in 1980, 1981 and 1987, the total number of games played is 108. Queensland have won 58, New South Wales have won 51, with 2 matches being drawn.[36]
The series of 1999 and 2002 are considered drawn series, as both New South Wales and Queensland won a single game of each 3 match series, with the final game concluding in a draw. At that time there was no overtime rule to break the deadlock, and by the same set of rules, Queensland retained the shield as they were the previous holders, but did not win the series. Due to controversy around the second drawn series, and the rule awarding the series champions to Queensland, the rules were subsequently changed to rule out drawn matches and series. Equal points at the close of full-time are now resolved with the golden point method.
State of Origin series
Year
Winner
Wins
Losses
Drawn
Shield Holder
1982 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
1983 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
1984 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
1985 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1986 New South Wales 3 0 0 New South Wales
1987 Queensland 2 1[23] 0 Queensland
1988 Queensland 3 0 0 Queensland
1989 Queensland 3 0 0 Queensland
1990 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1991 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
1992 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1993 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1994 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1995 Queensland 3 0 0 Queensland
1996 New South Wales 3 0 0 New South Wales
1997 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
1998 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
1999 Draw 1 1 1 Queensland
2000 New South Wales 3 0 0 New South Wales
2001 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2002 Draw 1 1 1 Queensland
2003 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
2004 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
2005 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
2006 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2007 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2008 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2009 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2010 Queensland 3 0 0 Queensland
2011 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2012 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2013 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2014 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
2015 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2016 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2017 Queensland 2 1 0 Queensland
2018 New South Wales 2 1 0 New South Wales
State of Origin non-series matches
Year
Winner
Wins
Losses
Drawn
1980 Queensland 1 0 0
1981 Queensland 1 0 0
1987 New South Wales 1 0 0
Wally Lewis Medal[edit]
From 1992 to 2003 the Wally Lewis Medal was awarded by the Queensland Rugby League for the Queensland player of the series. Since 2003 it has been awarded to the player of the series, irrespective of state. The following players have been awarded the Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series1. Cameron Smith has won the medal a record four times.
Recipients
Year
Player
State
Position
Club
2004 Craig Fitzgibbon New South Wales Lock Sydney Roosters
2005 Anthony Minichiello New South Wales Fullback Sydney Roosters
2006 Darren Lockyer Queensland Five-eighth Brisbane Broncos
2007 Cameron Smith Queensland Hooker Melbourne Storm
2008 Johnathan Thurston Queensland Halfback, Five-eighth North Queensland Cowboys
2009 Greg Inglis Queensland Centre Melbourne Storm
2010 Billy Slater Queensland Fullback Melbourne Storm
2011 Cameron Smith Queensland Hooker Melbourne Storm
2012 Nate Myles Queensland Second-row Gold Coast Titans
2013 Cameron Smith Queensland Hooker Melbourne Storm
2014 Paul Gallen New South Wales Lock, Prop Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2015 Corey Parker Queensland Lock Brisbane Broncos
2016 Cameron Smith Queensland Hooker Melbourne Storm
2017 Dane Gagai Queensland Wing Newcastle Knights
2018 Billy Slater Queensland Fullback Melbourne Storm
1The award was originally a Queensland only award from Lewis' retirement in 1992 until 2003, where the best player of the series could win the award, regardless of their state. The Ron McAuliffe Medal replaced the Wally Lewis Medal as the Queensland exclusive award.
Records[edit]
Team[edit]
Most points scored in a game: 72, New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland (Game III, 2000)
Most points scored by a team: 56, New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland (Game III, 2000)
Largest winning margin: 46, Queensland 52 - 6 New South Wales (Game III, 2015)
Most consecutive games won: 8, Queensland (Game II, 1987 - Game III, 1989)
Most consecutive series won: 8, Queensland (2006–2013)
Most series clean sweeps: 4, Queensland (1988–1989, 1995, 2010)
Individual[edit]
Oldest player: 36 years 74 days, Petero Civoniceva (2012) (Queensland)
Youngest player: 18 years and 83 days, Ben Ikin (1995) (Queensland)
Playing[edit]
Most games: 42 Cameron Smith (2003–2017) (Queensland)
Most consecutive games: 36 Johnathan Thurston (2005–2017) (Queensland)
Most games as captain: 30 Wally Lewis (1981–1991) (Queensland)
Most games won: 24 Cameron Smith (2003–2017) (Queensland)
Most series won: 11 Cameron Smith (2006–2013, 2015–present) (Queensland) & Johnathan Thurston (2006–2013, 2015–2017) (Queensland)1
Most Man of the Match Awards won: 8 Wally Lewis (1982–1991) (Queensland)
Most points: 224 Johnathan Thurston (2005–2017) (Queensland)
Most tries: 18 Greg Inglis (2006–present) (Queensland)
Most goals: 101 Johnathan Thurston (2005–2017) (Queensland)
Most field goals: 4 Andrew Johns (1995–2005) (New South Wales)
Most points in one game: 32 Ryan Girdler (Game III, 2000) (New South Wales)
Most points in one series: 52 Ryan Girdler (2000) (New South Wales)
Most tries in one game: 3 (Anderson, Boustead, Girdler, Tuqiri, Sing, King, Gagai, Holmes)
Most tries in one series: 5 Ryan Girdler (2000) (New South Wales), Lote Tuqiri (2002) (Queensland)
Most goals in one game: 10 Ryan Girdler (Game III, 2000) (New South Wales)
Most goals in one series: 16 Ryan Girdler (2000) (New South Wales)
Most field goals in one game: 2 Ben Elias (Game III, 1994) (New South Wales)
Most field goals in one series: 2 Ben Elias (1994) (New South Wales), Andrew Johns (2003) (New South Wales)
1.^ Smith and Thurston competed in at least one game associated with each series wins.
Coaching[edit]
Most games: 30 Mal Meninga (2006–2015) (Queensland)
Most games won: 19 Mal Meninga (2006–2015) (Queensland)
Most series won: 9 Mal Meninga (2006–2015) (Queensland)
Other Records[edit]
Source
Basic Records
Venue
Games
NSW
Drw
Qld
NSW pts
QLD pts
Total pts
Lang Park 52 18 1 33 745 (124-127-5) 1011 (170-167-8) 1756 (294-294-13)
S.C.G 6 3 0 3 68 (12-10-1) 76 (14-11-0 144 (26-21-1)
Long Beach 1 1 0 0 30 (5-5-0) 18 (3-3-0) 48 (8-8-0)
S.F.S 14 6 0 8 189 (33-28-1) 199 (34-31-1) 388 (77-59-2)
Olympic 1 1 0 0 12 (2-2-0) 6 (1-1-0) 18 (3-3-0)
M.C.G 4 3 0 1 67 (11-11-1) 52 (9-8-0) 119 (20-19-1)
Stadium Australia 25 16 1 8 471 (81-71-5) 318 (57-44-2) 789 (138-115-7)
QEII 2 0 0 2 32 (5-6-0) 66 (13-7-0) 98 (18-13-0)
Docklands 3 0 0 3 42 (8-5-0) 62 (11-9-0) 104 (19-14-0)
Totals 108 48 2 58 1656 (281-265-13) 1808 (312-281-11) 3464 (593-546-24)
Leading Try Scorers
Try Scorer
State
Games
Tries (Ave.)
Greg Inglis QLD 32 18 (0.60)
Darius Boyd QLD 28 17(0.65)
Dale Shearer QLD 26 12 (0.46)
Billy Slater QLD 31 12 (0.44)
Michael O'Connor NSW 19 11 (0.58)
Jarryd Hayne NSW 23 11 (0.45)
Allan Langer QLD 34 10 (0.29)
Darren Lockyer QLD 36 9 (0.25)
Dane Gagai QLD 10 10 (1.00)
Timana Tahu NSW 12 8 (0.67)
Anthony Minichiello NSW 11 8 (0.73)
Brad Fittler NSW 31 8 (0.26)
Leading Point Scores
Point Scorers
State
Games
Tries
Goals
Field Goals
Points (Ave.)
Johnathan Thurston QLD 37 5 101 2 234 (5.94)
Mal Meninga QLD 32 6 69 0 161 (5.03)
Michael O'Connor NSW 19 11 42 1 129 (6.79)
Andrew Johns NSW 23 4 38 4 96 (4.17)
Darren Lockyer QLD 36 9 22 2 82 (2.28)
Ryan Girdler NSW 8 7 27 0 82 (10.25)
Greg Inglis QLD 32 18 0 0 72 (2.40)
Darius Boyd QLD 28 17 0 0 68 (2.62)
Dale Shearer QLD 26 12 9 0 66 (2.54)
Rod Wishart NSW 22 5 22 0 64 (2.91)
Cameron Smith QLD 42 5 19 0 64 (1.33)
Venue Stats
Venue
State
Games
Total Attendance
Average
Lang Park QLD 52 2,049,574 39,414
S.C.G NSW 6 192,773 32,128
Long Beach Neutral 1 12,439 12,439
S.F.S NSW 14 521,836 37,274
Olympic Neutral 1 25,800 25,800
M.C.G Neutral 4 256,773 64,193
Stadium_Australia NSW 25 1,862,616 74,504
QEII QLD 2 97,430 48,715
Docklands Neutral 3 161,821 53,940
Appearance Stats
Players
State
Games
Years
Cameron Smith QLD 42 2003-2017
Johnathan Thurston QLD 37 2005-2017
Darren Lockyer QLD 36 1998-2011
Allan Langer QLD 34 1987-2002
Petero Civoniceva QLD 33 2001-2012
Greg Inglis QLD 32 2006-2018
Mal Meninga QLD 32 1980-1994
Nate Myles QLD 32 2006-2017
Wally Lewis QLD 31 1980-1991
Brad Fittler NSW 31 1990-2004
Billy Slater QLD 30 2004-2018
Leading Goal Kickers
Players
State
Games
Goals/Attempts (%)
Jamie Soward NSW 3 9/11 (81.82%)
Mat Rogers QLD 5 12/15 (80.00%)
James Maloney NSW 11 21/23 (80.00%)
Jamie Lyon NSW 10 8/10 (80.00%)
Johnathan Thurston QLD 36 96/121 (79.34%)
Trent Hodkinson NSW 6 12/16 (75.00%)
Tim Brasher NSW 21 9/12 (75.00%)
Craig Fitzgibbon NSW 11 20/27 (74.07%)
Darren Lockyer QLD 36 22/30 (73.33%)
Ryan Girdler NSW 8 27/37 (72.97%)
Cameron Smith QLD 39 16/22 (72.73%)
Most Points Scored In A Games
Players
State
Tries
Goals
Field Goals
Points
Game
Ryan Girdler NSW 3 10 0 32 Game 3, 2000
Lote Tuqiri QLD 3 3 0 18 Game 2, 2002
Johnathan Thurston QLD 0 9 0 18 Game 3, 2015
Michael O'Connor NSW 2 5 0 18 Game 1, 1985
Mal Meninga QLD 2 4 0 16 Game 1, 1989
Darren Lockyer QLD 2 4 0 16 Game 3, 2001
Dale Shearer QLD 2 4 0 16 Game 3, 1989
Mal Meninga QLD 0 7 0 14 Game 1, 1980
Darren Lockyer QLD 1 5 0 14 Game 1, 2001
Johnathan Thurston QLD 0 7 0 14 Game 2, 2008
Michael O'Connor NSW 1 5 0 14 Game 4,1987
Series List
Year
Winners
Games
Crowd Average
1982 Queensland 3 22,334
1983 Queensland 3 25,705
1984 Queensland 3 26,426
1985 New South Wales 3 30,301
1986 New South Wales 3 31,623
1987 Queensland 3 36,020
1988 Queensland 3 25,056
1989 Queensland 3 35,452
1990 New South Wales 3 32,817
1991 Queensland 3 35,715
1992 New South Wales 3 37,806
1993 New South Wales 3 35,465
1994 New South Wales 3 56,340
1995 Queensland 3 44,122
Under 20s[edit]
The Under 20s State of Origin has only had seven seasons so far (2012 to 2018)[37] with only one game a year, instead of three. New South Wales has won six of the seven, with Queensland winning their first in 2018[38]. They play for the Darren Lockyer Shield.
Year
Winner
Wins
Losses
Drawn
2012 New South Wales 1 0 0
2013 New South Wales 1 0 0
2014 New South Wales 1 0 0
2015 New South Wales 1 0 0
2016 New South Wales 1 0 0
2017 New South Wales 1 0 0
2018 Queensland 1 0 0
Women's State of Origin[edit]
The Women's State of Origin is the Women's rugby league version of the game, and has been running since 1999. The players play for the Nellie Doherty Cup. Furthermore, the current record for series won in the competition rests with Queensland, who won every series from 1999-2014, a better straight record than their male counterparts.
Year
Winner
Wins
Losses
Drawn
1999 Queensland 1 0 0
2000 Queensland 1 0 0
2001 Queensland 1 0 0
2002 Queensland 1 0 0
2003 Queensland 1 0 0
2004 Queensland 1 0 0
2005 Queensland 1 0 0
2006 Queensland 1 0 0
2007 Queensland 1 0 0
2008 Queensland 1 0 0
2009 Queensland 1 0 0
2010 Queensland 1 0 0
2011 Queensland 1 0 0
2012 Queensland 1 0 0
2013 Queensland 1 0 0
2014 Queensland 1 0 0
2015 Draw 0 0 1
2016 New South Wales 1 0 0
2017 New South Wales 1 0 0
2018 New South Wales 1 0 0
All-Team Records[edit]
Points
Queensland: 1808 Points
New South Wales: 1842 Points
See also[edit]
Rugby league portal
National Rugby League
State of Origin
Rugby league in Australia
Affiliated States Championship
Australian regional rivals – NSW vs. QLD
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Tasker, Norman (2005). State of Origin: twenty-five years of sport's greatest rivalry. Caringbah, New South Wales: Playright Publishing. ISBN 0949853933.
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Jump up ^ Susie Ashworth, Paul Smitz, Carolyn Bain and Neal Bedford (2004). Australia. Lonely Planet. p. 132. ISBN 9781740594479. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
Jump up ^ Harms, John (2005). The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story. Australia: University of Queensland Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780702235368.
Jump up ^ Webster, Andrew (April 2004). "A few drinks with Ray Warren". Inside Sport. Australia: insidesport.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
Jump up ^ Vanessa Battersby; Paul Smitz; Barry Blake (2007). Australian language & culture. Lonely Planet. p. 83. ISBN 9781740590990.
Jump up ^ Mackay, Jamie (17 July 2009). "State of Origin in league of its own". The Southland Times. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
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Jump up ^ Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby League's greatest contest 1980–2002. Australia: University of Queensland Press. pp. xi. ISBN 9780702233838.
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History[edit]
^ Fagan, Sean (2005). The Rugby Rebellion. RL1908. ISBN 0-9757563-0-3.
"State of Origin 30 Years: 1980 – 2009" by Liam Hauser, Rockpool Publishing, ISBN 9781921295386
"NSW v Queensland: 1908 – 1980" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "The First State of Origin" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "State of Origin History 1981–2004" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "The Origin of State of Origin" by Sean Fagan, RL1908, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ Gallaway, Jack (2001). The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702233420.
^ Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980–2002. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3383-8.
^ McGregor, Adrian (2004). Wally Lewis: Forever the King. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0-7022-3434-6.
^ "Overseas Players and State of Origin" by Jeff Wall, Crikey 12 April 2005, Retrieved 18 November 2005
^ "The Origins of State of Origin" by Jeff Wall, Crikey 23 May 2005, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "We Still Want Hunt"[dead link] National Rugby League, 21 March 2005, Retrieved 18 November 2005
^ "How it all began" stateoforigin.com.au, no date, retrieved 8 May 2007
General records and statistics[edit]
"State of Origin 30 Years: 1980 – 2009" by Liam Hauser, Rockpool Publishing, ISBN 9781921295386
^ Fagan, Sean (2005) "State of Origin Results 1980–2005" RL1908, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "History: State of Origin Results 1980–2003" by the Australian Rugby League, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "History" by The Roar, Retrieved 8 July 2016
^ "State of Origin Records" by the Queensland Rugby League, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ "State of Origin Statistics" by World of Rugby League, Retrieved 15 November 2005
^ Official State of Origin website http://www.stateoforigin.com.au, Retrieved 15 November 2006
Sources disputing the 1987 Los Angeles match[edit]
^ Colman, Mike (26 November 2005) "Assigning History by asterisks" The Courier-Mail (page 61)
^ Dick, Barry (16 July 2003) "Origin Battle Rages On and Off the Field" The Courier-Mail (page 1)
Player lists[edit]
^ State of Origin website
Further reading[edit]
Maxwell Leo Howell; Peter Hastie; Reet Howell (1992). State of Origin, the first twelve years. Herron. ISBN 9780947163969.
Norman Tasker; Australian Rugby Football League; John Macdonald; Mike Colman; Andrew Webster (2005). State of Origin: 25 years of sport's greatest rivalry. Playright Publishing. ISBN 9780949853936.
Helen Elward, Graeme Langlands (2003). State of origin: gods of the grounds. Best Legenz. ISBN 9780958043311.
Harris, Bret (1992). Winfield State of Origin 1980–1991. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9780725106973.
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NBA Conference Finals
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The National Basketball Association Conference Finals are the Eastern and Western championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a major professional basketball league in North America. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] The NBA adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).[2] The league currently consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the United States and 1 in Canada. Each team plays 82 games in the regular season. After the regular season, eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs. At the end of the playoffs, the top two teams play each other in the Conference Finals, to determine the Conference Champions from each side, who then proceed to play in the NBA Finals.
Contents
1 Overview
2 Key
3 Eastern Division/Conference
3.1 Eastern Division Finals
3.2 Eastern Conference Finals
4 Western Division/Conference
4.1 Western Division Finals
4.2 Western Conference Finals
5 Central Division
5.1 Division Finals
6 Results by team
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Overview[edit]
Further information: NBA playoffs
Initially, the BAA teams were aligned into two divisions, the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The Divisional Finals were first played in 1949, the league's third season. The first two seasons used a playoffs format where Eastern and Western Division teams would face each other before the BAA Finals, hence there were no divisional finals. In the 1949–50 season, the league realigned itself to three divisions, with the addition of the Central Division. However, the arrangement was only used for one season and the league went back into two divisions format in 1951. The two divisions format remained until 1970, when the NBA realigned itself into two conferences with two divisions each, which led to the renaming to Conference Finals. The finals was a best-of-3 series from 1949 to 1950 to; a best-of-5 series from 1951–56, and a best-of-7 series since 1957. Currently, the Conference Finals are played in a best-of-7 series like the NBA Playoffs and Finals. The two series are played in late May each year after the first and second rounds of the Playoffs and before the Finals. At the conclusion of the Conference Finals, winners are presented with a silver trophy, caps, and T-shirts, and advance to the NBA Finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers have won the most conference titles with 31, which consists of 30 Western Conference titles and one title in the now-defunct Central Division. They have also made 40 appearances in the Conference Finals, more than any other team. The Boston Celtics have won 21 Eastern Conference titles, the second most of any team. The Celtics also hold the record for consecutive titles; they won 10 consecutive Eastern Division titles from 1957–66. The Golden State Warriors and the Detroit Pistons hold the distinction of being the only teams to have won both East and West titles. Twenty-three of the 30 active franchises have won at least one conference title. The Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, and Toronto Raptors have each played in at least one Conference Finals (Denver has played in three), but they have each failed to win their respective conference title. Three other franchises, the Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, and New Orleans Pelicans have never appeared in the Conference Finals. Of the 143 conference and divisional champions, 46 were won by the team who had or tied for the best regular season record for that season.
Key[edit]
^ NBA champion, winner of the NBA Finals
† Team with the best regular season record, or tie for best
Eastern Division/Conference[edit]
NBA history officially begins with three Basketball Association of America (BAA) seasons. In its first two postseason tournaments, BAA Eastern and Western Division champions were matched in a long first-round series while four runners-up played off to determine the other finalist.
1946–1947: Washington Capitols( ), lost to the Western champion
1947–1948: Philadelphia Warriors, defeated the Western champion, lost the BAA Finals
Eastern Division Finals[edit]
Line "1949" refers to the last BAA Playoffs. In its inaugural 1949–50 season only, the NBA used a three-division arrangement. Syracuse won the Eastern Division championship in the first two rounds of the 1950 NBA Playoffs and advanced to the Finals as the one of three division champions with the best regular season record.[3]
Year
Champion
Coach
Result
Runner-up
Coach
1949 Washington Capitols Red Auerbach 2–1 New York Knicks Joe Lapchick
1950 Syracuse Nationals† Al Cervi 2–1 New York Knicks Joe Lapchick
1951 New York Knicks Joe Lapchick 3–2 Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi
1952 New York Knicks Joe Lapchick 3–1 Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi
1953 New York Knicks Joe Lapchick 3–1 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach
1954 Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi 2–0 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach
1955 Syracuse Nationals† Al Cervi 3–1 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach
1956 Philadelphia Warriors† George Senesky 3–2 Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi
1957 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 3–0 Syracuse Nationals Paul Seymour
1958 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–1 Philadelphia Warriors George Senesky
1959 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–3 Syracuse Nationals Paul Seymour
1960 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors Frank McGuire
1961 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–1 Syracuse Nationals Alex Hannum
1962 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–3 Philadelphia Warriors Frank McGuire
1963 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–3 Cincinnati Royals Charles Wolf
1964 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–1 Cincinnati Royals Jack McMahon
1965 Boston Celtics† Red Auerbach 4–3 Philadelphia 76ers Dolph Schayes
1966 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers† Dolph Schayes
1967 Philadelphia 76ers† Alex Hannum 4–1 Boston Celtics Bill Russell
1968 Boston Celtics Bill Russell 4–3 Philadelphia 76ers† Alex Hannum
1969 Boston Celtics Bill Russell 4–2 New York Knicks Red Holzman
1970 New York Knicks† Red Holzman 4–1 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Costello
Eastern Conference Finals[edit]
Year
Champion
Coach
Result
Runner-up
Coach
1971 Baltimore Bullets Gene Shue 4–3 New York Knicks Red Holzman
1972 New York Knicks Red Holzman 4–1 Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn
1973 New York Knicks Red Holzman 4–3 Boston Celtics† Tom Heinsohn
1974 Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn 4–1 New York Knicks Red Holzman
1975 Washington Bullets† K. C. Jones 4–2 Boston Celtics† Tom Heinsohn
1976 Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers Bill Fitch
1977 Philadelphia 76ers Gene Shue 4–2 Houston Rockets Tom Nissalke
1978 Washington Bullets Dick Motta 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham
1979 Washington Bullets† Dick Motta 4–3 San Antonio Spurs Doug Moe
1980 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham 4–1 Boston Celtics† Bill Fitch
1981 Boston Celtics† Bill Fitch 4–3 Philadelphia 76ers† Billy Cunningham
1982 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham 4–3 Boston Celtics† Bill Fitch
1983 Philadelphia 76ers† Billy Cunningham 4–1 Milwaukee Bucks Don Nelson
1984 Boston Celtics† K. C. Jones 4–1 Milwaukee Bucks Don Nelson
1985 Boston Celtics† K. C. Jones 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham
1986 Boston Celtics† K. C. Jones 4–0 Milwaukee Bucks Don Nelson
1987 Boston Celtics K. C. Jones 4–3 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly
1988 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly 4–2 Boston Celtics K. C. Jones
1989 Detroit Pistons† Chuck Daly 4–2 Chicago Bulls Doug Collins
1990 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly 4–3 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson
1991 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson 4–0 Detroit Pistons Chuck Daly
1992 Chicago Bulls† Phil Jackson 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers Lenny Wilkens
1993 Chicago Bulls Phil Jackson 4–2 New York Knicks Pat Riley
1994 New York Knicks Pat Riley 4–3 Indiana Pacers Larry Brown
1995 Orlando Magic Brian Hill 4–3 Indiana Pacers Larry Brown
1996 Chicago Bulls† Phil Jackson 4–0 Orlando Magic Brian Hill
1997 Chicago Bulls† Phil Jackson 4–1 Miami Heat Pat Riley
1998 Chicago Bulls† Phil Jackson 4–3 Indiana Pacers Larry Bird
1999 New York Knicks Jeff Van Gundy 4–2 Indiana Pacers Larry Bird
2000 Indiana Pacers Larry Bird 4–2 New York Knicks Jeff Van Gundy
2001 Philadelphia 76ers Larry Brown 4–3 Milwaukee Bucks George Karl
2002 New Jersey Nets Byron Scott 4–2 Boston Celtics Jim O'Brien
2003 New Jersey Nets Byron Scott 4–0 Detroit Pistons Rick Carlisle
2004 Detroit Pistons Larry Brown 4–2 Indiana Pacers† Rick Carlisle
2005 Detroit Pistons Larry Brown 4–3 Miami Heat Stan Van Gundy
2006 Miami Heat Pat Riley 4–2 Detroit Pistons† Flip Saunders
2007 Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Brown 4–2 Detroit Pistons Flip Saunders
2008 Boston Celtics† Doc Rivers 4–2 Detroit Pistons Flip Saunders
2009 Orlando Magic Stan Van Gundy 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers† Mike Brown
2010 Boston Celtics Doc Rivers 4–2 Orlando Magic Stan Van Gundy
2011 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 4–1 Chicago Bulls† Tom Thibodeau
2012 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 4–3 Boston Celtics Doc Rivers
2013 Miami Heat† Erik Spoelstra 4–3 Indiana Pacers Frank Vogel
2014 Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra 4–2 Indiana Pacers Frank Vogel
2015 Cleveland Cavaliers David Blatt 4–0 Atlanta Hawks Mike Budenholzer
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue 4–2 Toronto Raptors Dwane Casey
2017 Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue 4–1 Boston Celtics Brad Stevens
2018 Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue 4–3 Boston Celtics Brad Stevens
Western Division/Conference[edit]
NBA history officially begins with three Basketball Association of America (BAA) seasons. In its first two postseason tournaments, BAA Eastern and Western Division champions were matched in a long first-round series while four runners-up played off to determine the other finalist.
1946–1947: Chicago Stags, defeated the Eastern champion, lost the BAA Finals
1947–1948: St. Louis Bombers( ), lost to the Eastern champion
Western Division Finals[edit]
Line "1949" refers to the last BAA Playoffs. In its inaugural 1949–50 season only, the NBA used a three-division arrangement. Anderson won the Western Division championship in the first two rounds of the 1950 NBA Playoffs but did not thereby advance to the Finals as every other Western playoff champion has done, and it was defeated by the Central champion in their semifinal series.[3]
Year
Champion
Coach
Result
Runner-up
Coach
1949 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 2–0 Rochester Royals† Les Harrison
1950 Anderson Packers[a] Doxie Moore 2–1 Indianapolis Olympians Cliff Barker
1951 Rochester Royals Les Harrison 3–1 Minneapolis Lakers† John Kundla
1952 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 3–1 Rochester Royals† Les Harrison
1953 Minneapolis Lakers† John Kundla 3–2 Fort Wayne Pistons Cliff Barker
1954 Minneapolis Lakers† John Kundla 2–1 Rochester Royals Les Harrison
1955 Fort Wayne Pistons Charles Eckman 3–1 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla
1956 Fort Wayne Pistons Charles Eckman 3–2 St. Louis Hawks Red Holzman
1957 St. Louis Hawks Alex Hannum 3–0 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla
1958 St. Louis Hawks Alex Hannum 4–1 Detroit Pistons Red Rocha
1959 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 4–2 St. Louis Hawks Ed Macauley
1960 St. Louis Hawks Ed Macauley 4–3 Minneapolis Lakers Jim Pollard
1961 St. Louis Hawks Paul Seymour 4–3 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus
1962 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 4–2 Detroit Pistons Dick McGuire
1963 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 4–3 St. Louis Hawks Harry Gallatin
1964 San Francisco Warriors Alex Hannum 4–3 St. Louis Hawks Dick McGuire
1965 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 4–2 Baltimore Bullets Buddy Jeannette
1966 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 4–3 St. Louis Hawks Richie Guerin
1967 San Francisco Warriors Bill Sharman 4–2 St. Louis Hawks Richie Guerin
1968 Los Angeles Lakers Butch Van Breda Kolff 4–0 San Francisco Warriors Bill Sharman
1969 Los Angeles Lakers Butch Van Breda Kolff 4–1 Atlanta Hawks Richie Guerin
1970 Los Angeles Lakers Joe Mullaney 4–0 Atlanta Hawks Richie Guerin
Western Conference Finals[edit]
Year
Champion
Coach
Result
Runner-up
Coach
1971 Milwaukee Bucks† Larry Costello 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers Joe Mullaney
1972 Los Angeles Lakers† Bill Sharman 4–2 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Costello
1973 Los Angeles Lakers Bill Sharman 4–1 Golden State Warriors Al Attles
1974 Milwaukee Bucks† Larry Costello 4–0 Chicago Bulls Dick Motta
1975 Golden State Warriors Al Attles 4–3 Chicago Bulls Dick Motta
1976 Phoenix Suns John MacLeod 4–3 Golden State Warriors† Al Attles
1977 Portland Trail Blazers Jack Ramsay 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers† Jerry West
1978 Seattle SuperSonics Lenny Wilkens 4–2 Denver Nuggets Larry Brown
1979 Seattle SuperSonics Lenny Wilkens 4–3 Phoenix Suns John MacLeod
1980 Los Angeles Lakers Paul Westhead 4–1 Seattle SuperSonics Lenny Wilkens
1981 Houston Rockets Del Harris 4–1 Kansas City Kings Cotton Fitzsimmons
1982 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley 4–0 San Antonio Spurs Stan Albeck
1983 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley 4–2 San Antonio Spurs Stan Albeck
1984 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley 4–2 Phoenix Suns John MacLeod
1985 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley 4–1 Denver Nuggets Doug Moe
1986 Houston Rockets Bill Fitch 4–1 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley
1987 Los Angeles Lakers† Pat Riley 4–0 Seattle SuperSonics Bernie Bickerstaff
1988 Los Angeles Lakers† Pat Riley 4–3 Dallas Mavericks John MacLeod
1989 Los Angeles Lakers Pat Riley 4–0 Phoenix Suns Cotton Fitzsimmons
1990 Portland Trail Blazers Rick Adelman 4–2 Phoenix Suns Cotton Fitzsimmons
1991 Los Angeles Lakers Mike Dunleavy 4–2 Portland Trail Blazers† Rick Adelman
1992 Portland Trail Blazers Rick Adelman 4–2 Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan
1993 Phoenix Suns† Paul Westphal 4–3 Seattle SuperSonics George Karl
1994 Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich 4–1 Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan
1995 Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich 4–2 San Antonio Spurs† Bob Hill
1996 Seattle SuperSonics George Karl 4–3 Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan
1997 Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan 4–2 Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich
1998 Utah Jazz† Jerry Sloan 4–0 Los Angeles Lakers Del Harris
1999 San Antonio Spurs† Gregg Popovich 4–0 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Dunleavy
2000 Los Angeles Lakers† Phil Jackson 4–3 Portland Trail Blazers Mike Dunleavy
2001 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–0 San Antonio Spurs† Gregg Popovich
2002 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–3 Sacramento Kings† Rick Adelman
2003 San Antonio Spurs† Gregg Popovich 4–2 Dallas Mavericks† Don Nelson
2004 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–2 Minnesota Timberwolves Flip Saunders
2005 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich 4–1 Phoenix Suns† Mike D'Antoni
2006 Dallas Mavericks Avery Johnson 4–2 Phoenix Suns Mike D'Antoni
2007 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich 4–1 Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan
2008 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–1 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich
2009 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–2 Denver Nuggets George Karl
2010 Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson 4–2 Phoenix Suns Alvin Gentry
2011 Dallas Mavericks Rick Carlisle 4–1 Oklahoma City Thunder Scott Brooks
2012 Oklahoma City Thunder Scott Brooks 4–2 San Antonio Spurs† Gregg Popovich
2013 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich 4–0 Memphis Grizzlies Lionel Hollins
2014 San Antonio Spurs† Gregg Popovich 4–2 Oklahoma City Thunder Scott Brooks
2015 Golden State Warriors† Steve Kerr 4–1 Houston Rockets Kevin McHale
2016 Golden State Warriors† Steve Kerr 4–3 Oklahoma City Thunder Billy Donovan
2017 Golden State Warriors† Steve Kerr 4–0 San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich
2018 Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr 4–3 Houston Rockets Mike D'Antoni
Central Division[edit]
Before the 1949–50 season, the BAA merged with the NBL and became the NBA. The number of teams competed increased to 17 and the league realigned itself to three divisions, creating the Central Division. In that season, 4 teams with the best win–loss records from each division advanced to the divisional playoffs. Then, the winner of the Western and Central Division Finals met in the NBA Semifinals in order to determine who would face the Eastern Division champion Syracuse Nationals in the NBA Finals. The Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Western Division champion Anderson Packers in the best-of-3 series 2–0 to advance to the Finals. The Lakers eventually won the Finals against the Nationals. It disbanded before the 1950–51 season, after 6 teams folded and the league realigned itself back into two divisions. It returned in 1970 as one of the divisions in the newly formed Eastern Conference.[4]
Division Finals[edit]
Year
Champion
Coach
Result
Runner-up
Coach
1950 Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 2–0 Fort Wayne Pistons Murray Mendenhall
Results by team[edit]
Stats updated through May 28, 2018
Total number of appearances
Team
East
West
Total
East
West
Total
Total
appearances
Champions
Runner-up
Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers 0 30 31[a] 0 9 9 40
Boston Celtics 21 0 21 14 0 14 35
Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers 9 0 9 12 0 12 21
Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons 5 2 7 6 3 10[a] 17
New York Knicks 8 0 8 7 0 7 15
Philadelphia / San Francisco / Golden State Warriors 1 7 8 3 3 6 14
San Antonio Spurs 0 6 6 1 7 8 14
St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks 0 4 4 1 8 9 13
Chicago Bulls 6 0 6 3 2 5 11
Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder 0 4 4 0 6 6 10
Phoenix Suns 0 2 2 0 7 7 9
Cleveland Cavaliers 5 0 5 3 0 3 8
Houston Rockets 0 4 4 1 3 4 8
Milwaukee Bucks 0 2 2 5 1 6 8
Indiana Pacers 1 0 1 7 0 7 8
Rochester / Cincinnati Royals /
Kansas City / Sacramento Kings 0 1 1 2 5 7 8
Miami Heat 5 0 5 2 0 2 7
Portland Trail Blazers 0 3 3 0 3 3 6
Utah Jazz 0 2 2 0 4 4 6
Baltimore Bullets / Washington Wizards 4 0 4 0 1 1 5
Dallas Mavericks 0 2 2 0 2 2 4
Orlando Magic 2 0 2 2 0 2 4
Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
New Jersey / Brooklyn 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
Anderson Packers[b] (folded in 1950) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Washington Capitols (folded in 1951) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Indianapolis Olympians (folded in 1953) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Toronto Raptors 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consecutive appearances
13 Boston Celtics: (1957–1969)
8 Los Angeles Lakers: (1982–1989)
6 St. Louis Hawks: (1956–1961)
6 Los Angeles Lakers: (1968–1973)
6 New York Knicks: (1969–1974)
6 Detroit Pistons: (2003–2008)
5 New York Knicks: (1949–1953)
5 Minneapolis Lakers: (1951–1955)
5 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers: (1959–1963)
5 Boston Celtics: (1984–1988)
5 Chicago Bulls: (1989–1993)
5 Detroit Pistons: (1987–1991)
See also[edit]
List of NBA champions
List of NBA seasons
Notes[edit]
1 2 The Minneapolis Lakers beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 2–0 in the 1950 Central Division finals, the only year the NBA had three divisions/conferences.[4]
1 The Anderson Packers, who folded in 1950,[5] are not affiliated with the present-day Washington Wizards, who were known as the Chicago Packers from 1961 to 1962.[6]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Goldaper, Sam. "The First Game". NBA History: NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition. NBA Media Ventures (NBA.com). Retrieved August 5, 2010.
Jump up ^ "1949–50 Season Overview: Powerful Lakers Repeat". NBA History: NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition. NBA Media Ventures (NBA.com). Retrieved August 5, 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b "1949–50 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
Select "Previous Season" from the heading for 1948–49, and so on. Select "Finals" from League Playoffs for the daily schedule of the final series, and so on.
^ Jump up to: a b "1949–50 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Anderson Packers Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Washington Wizards Franchise Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
External links[edit]
NBA History at NBA.com
NBA & ABA Playoff Index (includes BAA) at Basketball-Reference.com
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