The 2001 Maroons side was packed with so many legends of the game it still reads like a fantasy team — Darren Lockyer, Lote Tuqiri, Wendell Sailor, Paul Green, Allan Langer, Shane Webcke and Gorden Tallis, as well as coach Wayne Bennett.
This was the first year Petero Civoniceva pulled on a Maroons jersey and, along with fellow Fijian Tuqiri and South Sea Islander Sailor, became a sensation on the field and trailblazers for Pasifika representation in State of Origin.
