QUEENSLAND’S era of State of Origin dominance is finally at an end and, according to Ben Ikin, by 2018 just three current Maroons will still be playing Origin.

On NRL 360 on Wednesday night, Ikin and co-host Paul Kent looked into a crystal ball and picked their Origin sides to take the field in a series four years into the future.

While Ikin’s Queensland side of the future is barely recognisable, for Kent’s Blues, the legacy of this year’s droughtbreaking win lives on.

These four guns have a big part to play in future Origin series. Source: News Corp Australia

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Check out Ikin’s Maroons and Kent’s Blues below (each player’s age during the 2018 series in brackets), and listen to the fascinating conversation about the future Origin series from Wednesday night’s edition of 360 by clicking on the video at the top of the page!

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BEN IKIN’S 2018 MAROONS

Anthony Milford (23), Dale Copley (26), Will Chambers (30), Dane Gagai (27), Brenko Lee (22), Michael Morgan (26), Daly Cherry-Evans (c) (29), Josh McGuire (28), Andrew McCullough (28), Dylan Napa (25), Korbin Sims (26), Josh Papalii (26), Aidan Guerra (30). Interchange: Ben Hunt (28), Ethan Lowe (27), Frankie Molo (23), Jason Taumalolo (25).

PAUL KENT’S 2018 BLUES

Jarryd Hayne (30), Jake Mamo (24), Dylan Walker (23), Will Hopoate (26), Daniel Tupou (27), Josh Reynolds (29), Luke Brooks (23), Aaron Woods (27), Nathan Peats (27), James Tamou (29), Josh Jackson (27), Boyd Cordner (26), Trent Merrin (28). Interchange: David Klemmer (24), Tyrone Peachey (26), Andrew Fifita (28), Pauli Pauli (23).