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Here is the list of the referee and officials for the 2023 State of Origin series.
Ashley Klein will referee his sixth straight State of Origin game after being named for Game 3 of the series.
Before officiating all three matches in 2022, Klein last refereed Origin in 2019 when it was a two-referee system alongside Gerard Sutton. This will be his 14th State of Origin.
“Ashley has contributed extremely well to the series,” NRL General Manager – Elite Officiating Jared Maxwell said. “His experience, his performances through the series so far as well as the Premiership have earnt him his position in the final match of the series.“All of the officials have performed well through the entire series of men’s and women’s Origin matches and should be congratulated.”
State of Origin Game 3 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: David Munro, Phil Henderson
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Adam Gee
Standby Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
State of Origin Game 2 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: David Munro, Drew Oultram
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Gerard Sutton
Standby Touch Judge: Michael Wise
State of Origin Game 1 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Gerard Sutton
Standby Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
2022
Ashley Klein was given the nod again after being the referee in the first two games.
State of Origin Game 3 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Adam Gee
Standby Touch Judge: Michael Wise
State of Origin Game 2 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, David Munro
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Gerard Sutton
Standby Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
State of Origin Game 1 referees
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, David Munro
Review Official: Grant Atkins
Standby Referee: Gerard Sutton
Standby Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
2021
The referees for 2021 State of Origin series were the same for all three matches.
State of Origin Game 3 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Phil Henderson
Review Official: Ashley Klein
Standby Referee: Grant Atkins
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
State of Origin Game 2 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Phil Henderson
Review Official: Ashley Klein
Standby Referee: Grant Atkins
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
State of Origin Game 1 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Phil Henderson
Review Official: Ashley Klein
Standby Referee: Grant Atkins
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
2020
Gerard Sutton and his team of officials were retained for the entire series, with Chris Butler and Todd Smith the two touch judges. Game 3 was Sutton’s 19th consecutive Origin in charge.
Ashley Klein, who was the assistant referee in all three of last year’s games, was the standby ref.
The 2020 series maintained the one-referee system reintroduced in the NRL following COVID-necessitated budget cuts.
State of Origin Game 3 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith
Review Official: Steve Chiddy
Standby Referee: Ashley Klein
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
State of Origin Game 2 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith
Review Official: Steve Chiddy
Standby Referee: Ashley Klein
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
State of Origin Game 1 referees
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Chris Butler, Todd Smith
Review Official: Steve Chiddy
Standby Referee: Ashley Klein
Standby Touch Judge: David Munro
