Game Three (the Decider) was played in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium; leading to a 22-6 win to Queensland.

New South Wales had decided on an unchanged team throughout the series, for the first time since 1996.

2 - The series was Boyd Cordner's first as captain after Paul Gallen retired from State of Origin in 2016.

3 - It was the first time since the 1996 Series that New South Wales maintained the same 17 players in the same positions for all 3 games.

1 - 2017 was Cameron Smith's last origin series for the Maroons, his 42 games since 2003 the most for any player from either state.