Wally Lewis Medal Breakdown by Year
Over the last 20 years, the following players have been the best player of the series. In this time, only 1 of these players have achieved the feat from a losing side – that being Billy Slater in 2018.
So the odds are against heavily you, if you choose a player from the losing team.
| Year | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| 2024 | Angus Crichton | Second-row | NSW |
| 2023 | Reuben Cotter | Prop | QLD |
| 2022 | Patrick Carrigan | Lock | QLD |
| 2021 | Tom Trbojevic | Center | NSW |
| 2020 | Cameron Munster | Five-eighth | QLD |
| 2019 | James Tedesco | Fullback | NSW |
| 2018 | Billy Slater | Fullback | QLD |
| 2017 | Dane Gagai | Wing | QLD |
| 2016 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| 2015 | Corey Parker | Lock | QLD |
| 2014 | Paul Gallen | Lock, Prop | NSW |
| 2013 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| 2012 | Nate Myles | Second-row | QLD |
| 2011 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| 2010 | Billy Slater | Fullback | QLD |
| 2009 | Greg Inglis | Center | QLD |
| 2008 | Johnathan Thurston | Halfback/Five-eighth | QLD |
| 2007 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| 2006 | Darren Lockyer | Five-eighth | QLD |
| 2005 | Anthony Minichiello | Fullback | NSW |
| 2004 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Lock | NSW |
Wally Lewis Medal Breakdown by Position
Over the last 20 years, the following positions have been the most common of the series. Fullback, Hooker and Lock are the most likely positions to win the Wally Lewis Medal winner – occurring 4 times each, or 20% of the time.
Surprisingly, a Halfback has only won this accolade once in the last 20 series. One would have to think Nathan Cleary is likely to win this at least once over the next few years.
| Position | Count |
|---|
| Lock | 4 (20%) |
| Fullback | 4 (20%) |
| Hooker | 4 (20%) |
| Five-eighth | 3 (15%) |
| Second-row | 2 (10%) |
| Center | 2 (10%) |
| Prop | 2 (10%) |
| Wing | 1 (5%) |
| Halfback | 1 (5%) |
Player of the Matches
Below is the breakdown of all player of the matches at each Origin match over the last 10 series. Here are some hard facts that may help your bet selections.
- No team has had a winning player in all 3 matches of the series.
- Of those that won the Wally Lewis Medal, 6 (60%) had won at least one player of the match in the series. While 4 players (40%) had not won any player of the matches for that series.
- Only 1 interchange player has won the award over the previous 30 matches.
- A hooker hasn't won the player of the match since 2021.
- The most winning positions are Halfback (6), Fullback (6), Five-eighth (4) and Hooker (4).
2025
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Payne Haas | Prop | NSW |
2024
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Halfback | QLD |
| Game 2 | Mitchell Moses | Halfback | NSW |
| Game 3 | Dylan Edwards | Fullback | NSW |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Angus Crichton | 2nd Row | NSW |
2023
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Reuben Cotter | Prop | QLD |
| Game 2 | Lindsay Collins | Interchange | QLD |
| Game 3 | Cody Walker | Five-eighth | NSW |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Reuben Cotter | Prop | QLD |
2022
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Cameron Munster | Five-eighth | QLD |
| Game 2 | Nathan Cleary | Halfback | NSW |
| Game 3 | Kalyn Ponga | Fullback | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Patrick Carrigan | Lock | QLD |
2021
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Tom Trbojevic | Center | NSW |
| Game 2 | James Tedesco | Fullback | NSW |
| Game 3 | Ben Hunt | Hooker | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Tom Trbojevic | Center | NSW |
2020
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Halfback | QLD |
| Game 2 | Nathan Cleary | Halfback | NSW |
| Game 3 | Cameron Munster | Five-eighth | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Cameron Munster | Five-eighth | QLD |
2019
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Dane Gagai | Wing | QLD |
| Game 2 | Jake Trbojevic | Prop | NSW |
| Game 3 | James Tedesco | Fullback | NSW |
| Wally Lewis Medal | James Tedesco | Fullback | NSW |
2018
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | James Tedesco | Fullback | NSW |
| Game 2 | Boyd Cordner | 2nd Row | QLD |
| Game 3 | Billy Slater | Fullback | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Billy Slater | Fullback | QLD |
2017
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Andrew Fifita | Prop | NSW |
| Game 2 | Josh Jackson* | 2nd Row | NSW |
| Game 3 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Dane Gagai | Wing | QLD |
2016
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Matt Gillett | 2nd Row | QLD |
| Game 2 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| Game 3 | James Maloney | Halfback | NSW |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
2015
| Match | Player | Position | State |
|---|
| Game 1 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | QLD |
| Game 2 | Michael Jennings | Centre | NSW |
| Game 3 | Jonathan Thurston | Five-Eighth | QLD |
| Wally Lewis Medal | Corey Parker | Lock | QLD |
