CAPTAINS OF ORIGIN
Game by game, state by state. The players who have had the monumental task of captaining their state at origin level.
Queensland State of Origin Captains
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
| 1980 | Arthur Beetson | ||
| 1981 | Wally Lewis | ||
| 1982 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1983 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1984 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1985 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1986 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1987 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1988 | Paul Vautin | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1989 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1990 | Paul Vautin | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1991 | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis | Wally Lewis |
| 1992 | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga |
| 1993 | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga |
| 1994 | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga | Mal Meninga |
| 1995 | Trevor Gillmeister | Trevor Gillmeister | Trevor Gillmeister |
| 1996 | Trevor Gillmeister | Allan Langer | Allan Langer |
| 1997 | Adrian Lam | Adrian Lam | Adrian Lam |
| 1998 | Allan Langer | Allan Langer | Allan Langer |
| 1999 | Adrian Lam | Kevin Walters | Adrian Lam |
| 2000 | Adrian Lam | Adrian Lam | Adrian Lam |
| 2001 | Gorden Tallis | Darren Lockyer | Darren Lockyer |
| 2002 | Gorden Tallis | Gorden Tallis | Gorden Tallis |
| 2003 | Gorden Tall |