State of Origin Game II expert predictions

SEN • June 18th, 2025 2:34 pm

The 2025 State of Origin series heads west to Perth on Wednesday night as the NSW Blues and Queensland once again do battle in Game II.

After claiming the series opener, NSW have the chance to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead and claim back-to-back series wins for the first time since 2018-2019.

Queensland have lost three matches in a row dating back to Game II last year in Melbourne. Can they square the ledger and force a decider in Sydney?

Our SEN experts have given their predictions.

Andrew Voss

Winner: NSWMargin: 6 pointsPlayer of the Match: Dylan EdwardsFirst Try Scorer: Zac Lomax

Greg Alexander

Winner: NSWMargin: 7 pointsPoTM: Isaah YeoFTS: Xavier Coates

Matt White

Winner: NSWMargin: 14 pointsPoTM: Payne HaasFTS: Max King

Jimmy Smith

Winner: NSWMargin: 12 pointsPoTM: Nathan ClearyFTS: Angus Crichton

Corey Parker

Winner: QueenslandMargin: 6 pointsPoTM: Kalyn PongaFTS: Xavier Coates

Ian Healy

Winner: QueenslandMargin: 5 pointsPoTM: Cameron MunsterFTS: Xavier Coates

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State of Origin Game II expert predictions

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