| Year: | 2018 |
| Women's State of Origin | |
| Home: | New South Wales |
| Away: | Queensland |
| Home Abbr: | NSW |
| Away Abbr: | QLD |
| Home Half1: | 6 |
| Home Half2: | 10 |
| Home Total: | 16 |
| Away Half1: | 6 |
| Away Half2: | 4 |
| Away Total: | 10 |
| Date: | 22 June 2018 |
| Stadium: | North Sydney Oval |
| Location: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Mom Title: | Nellie Doherty Medal |
| Referee: | Jon Stone |
| Referee2: | Peter Gough |
| Attendance: | 6,824 |
| Network: | Nine Network (Live) Fox League (Live) |
| Tournaments: | Women's State of Origin |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Women's State of Origin was the first State of Origin rugby league match between the New South Wales and Queensland women's teams played at North Sydney Oval on 22 June 2018.
The game was the first played under the State of Origin banner. Prior to 2018, the teams played each other annually in the Women's Interstate Challenge before being rebranded as State of Origin.[1] [2] New South Wales defeated Queensland 16–10 to record their third straight win over the Maroons. New South Wales Isabelle Kelly was awarded the Nellie Doherty Medal for Player of the Match.[3]
On 6 December 2017, the National Rugby League announced that the Women's Interstate Challenge, which ran from 1999 to 2017, would be rebranded as the Women's State of Origin.[4] The game which, was previously played as a curtain-raiser, would now be a standalone fixture broadcast on the Nine Network and Fox Sports.[5]
| New South Wales | Position | Queensland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bremner | Fullback | ||
| Taleena Simon | Wing | Karina Brown (c) | |
| Corban McGregor | Centre | ||
| Isabelle Kelly | Centre | ||
| Nakia Davis-Welsh | Wing | ||
| Lavina O'Mealey | Five-Eighth | ||
| Maddie Studdon (c) | Halfback | ||
| Simaima Taufa | Prop | ||
| Rebecca Riley | Hooker | ||
| Elianna Walton | Prop | ||
| Talesha Quinn | 2nd Row | ||
| Kezie Apps | 2nd Row | ||
| Vanessa Foliaki | Lock | ||
| Nita Maynard | Interchange | ||
| Rebecca Young | Interchange | ||
| Holli Wheeler | Interchange | ||
| Hannah Southwell | Interchange | ||
| Ben Cross | Coach |