The wash-up for Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series shows Dane Gagai breaking into the Top 20 performances of all time. Cook, Tedesco and Ponga also score well.

At Finder, we compare everything. For example, we compared the five best NRL live streams. And the 50 Best State of Origin rookie performances in history. As part of our analysis into the latter, we built out a detailed algorithm that turned every State of Origin player performance in history into a score.

The algorithm is derived from Supercoach and Fantasy Sport science, as well as factoring in the unique nature of the State of Origin experience, where efforts that can feel run-of-the-mill in a club game – like running 150 metres – gain extra importance when the field is filled with the best talent in the world.

We've previously run this algorithm against every performance by every player in State of Origin history for both Queensland and New South Wales. So, naturally, we've just run that algorithm past the player statistics from Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series. Let's take a look at how each player performed.

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State of Origin Game 1 Review: Player Ratings

The Overall Rank refers to the position this individual's performance in Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin series against all previous State of Origin performances since 1980. The average State of Origin performance since 1980 scores 55, so that gives you a marker on what is considered good. The best ever is 222. For more information on the algorithm, see our Top 50 rookie performances page.