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| Nickname | The Blues / The Cockroaches | ||||||||||||||||
| Association | New South Wales Rugby League | ||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Craig Bellamy |
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| Captain | Danny Buderus |
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| Most caps | Brad Fittler (31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Michael O'Connor (129) | ||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | ANZ Stadium (capacity 82,500) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Most recent series 2007 State of Origin: LOST Queensland 2 - New South Wales 1 |
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Biggest win New South Wales 56 - 16 Queensland  (Stadium Australia, Sydney; 7 June 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat Queensland 36 - 6 New South Wales (Lang Park, Brisbane; 23 May 1989) |
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Current Team
Team for Game Two, 2008.
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Current Club (2008) |
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| 1. | Fullback | Brett Stewart | 23 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| 2. Brett Stewart (born 27 February 1985 is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer who plays for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League | Winger | Steve Turner | 26 | Melbourne Storm |
| 3. Steve Turner may refer to someone In professional sports: Steve Turner (rugby league, an Australian Rugby league footballer with the | Centre | Mark Gasnier | 26 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| 4. Mark Gasnier (born 19 July, 1981 in Sydney NSW) is an Australian Rugby union player for the Stade Francais in the | Centre | Matt Cooper | 29 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
| 5. | Winger | Anthony Quinn | 25 | Melbourne Storm |
| 6. For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation Anthony Quinn ( April 21, 1915 &ndash | Five-Eighth | Greg Bird | 24 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 7. Greg Bird (born 10 February, 1984 in Newcastle New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the | Half-Back | Peter Wallace | 22 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 8. Peter Wallace (born 16 October 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian professional Rugby league player | Prop | Brett White | 26 | Melbourne Storm |
| 9. Brett White (born 8 April 1982 in Jindabyne New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer | Hooker | Danny Buderus (c) | 30 | Newcastle Knights |
| 10. Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for | Prop | Craig Fitzgibbon | 30 | Sydney Roosters |
| 11. Craig Fitzgibbon (born 16 June 1977 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player who plays for the | Second Row | Ryan Hoffman | 24 | Melbourne Storm |
| 12. Ryan Hoffman (born 26 January 1984 in Canberra) and is an Australian professional Rugby league player in the National Rugby League (NRL | Second row | Willie Mason | 28 | Sydney Roosters |
| 13. William Marshall Mason (born 15 April 1980 in Toronto New South Wales) is a professional Rugby league player in the Australian National | Lock | Paul Gallen | 26 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 14. Paul Gallen (born August 14 1981 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the | Interchange | Anthony Laffranchi | 27 | Gold Coast Titans |
| 15. Anthony Laffranchi (born 16 November 1980 in Murwillumbah New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans | Interchange | Anthony Tupou | 24 | Sydney Roosters |
| 16. Anthony Tupou (born 1 March 1984 is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL | Interchange | Steve Simpson | 28 | Newcastle Knights |
| 17. The name Steve Simpson can refer to Steve Simpson (rugby league (b | Interchange | Kurt Gidley | 25 | Newcastle Knights |
| - | Coach | Craig Bellamy | 48 | Melbourne Storm. Kurt Gidley is a five-eighth[[Rugby league positions|/fullback]] who plays for and captains the Newcastle Knights. Craig Douglas Bellamy (born July 13 1979 in Rumney, Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer He plays for West |
- Jarryd Hayne was originally picked on the wing, but was suspended for a dangerous tackle whilst playing for his club side. Jarryd Hayne (born 15 February 1988) is an Australian professional Rugby league player currently playing for the Parramatta Eels, in the Steve Turner will replace him on the wing.
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