<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> No. of Games </Th> <Th> Highest Crowd </Th> <Th> Lowest Crowd </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lang Park (Brisbane Stadium / Suncorp Stadium) </Td> <Td> Brisbane </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 52,540 </Td> <Td> 16,559 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QE2 Stadium) </Td> <Td> Brisbane </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 49,441 </Td> <Td> 47,989 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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