JOHNATHAN THURSTON'S STATE OF ORIGIN 36-GAME STREAK ENDS
DEBUT: Game I, 2005 in Brisbane
MATCHES: 36 (23 wins, 13 losses)
SERIES WINS: 10 (2006-2013, 2015, 2016)
POINTS: 238 (including five tries)
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HONOURS: Most consecutive games (36), equal-second games record (with Darren Lockyer, behind Cameron Smith on 39), 5 x man of the match awards, 1 x player of the series (2008)
THURSTON'S RUN IN CONTEXT (SINCE 2005 DEBUT)
NSW COACHES: 4 - Ricky Stuart, Graham Murray, Craig Bellamy, Laurie Daley
NSW CAPTAINS: 5 - Danny Buderus, Kurt Gidley, Trent Barrett, Paul Gallen, Robbie Farah
NSW DIRECT HALVES OPPONENTS: 12 - Brett Kimmorley, Andrew Johns, Brett Finch, Craig Gower, Jarrod Mullen, Peter Wallace, Greg Bird, Braith Anasta, Todd Carney, James Maloney, Josh Reynolds, Matt Moylan.
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTERS: 5 - John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull
QUEENSLAND PREMIERS: 4 - Peter Beattie, Anna Bligh, Campbell Newman, Annastacia Palaszczuk
US PRESIDENTS: 3 - George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump
No.1 SONG AT TIME OF DEBUT: 'Don't phunk with my heart' - The Black Eyed Peas
MEDIAN SYDNEY HOUSE PRICE AT TIME OF DEBUT: $528,860 ($1,151,656 as of March 2017)
