Johnathan Thurston's NRL season is over after being told he requires surgery on his injured right shoulder.
The injury blow also means Thurston's 37‑game Queensland State of Origin career is over, with the North Queensland playmaker retiring from representative football at the end of the year.
The 34‑year‑old re‑injured his right shoulder in Queensland's 18‑16 State of Origin victory over NSW on Wednesday night, when he made a tackle on Blues forward Tyson Frizell.
Meanwhile, centre Darius Boyd has already been ruled out for next month's decider with a broken thumb, with surgery expected to sideline him for six weeks.
The Queensland Maroons will take on the NSW Blues in the last State of Origin game at 10pm on the 12th of next month.
