Origin great Slater wins race to coach Maroons

State of Origin great Billy Slater has won the race to coach Queensland from 2022, with confirmation he'll take charge for the next two years.Slater replaces Paul Green in the role, after the former Cowboys premiership coach told the QRL he was keen to pursue a return to club coaching, opting not to take up an option that would have given him a second year at the helm of the Maroons.Green's Maroons lost 2-1 to NSW this year in a campaign that was at times considered a disaster.They had lost the series by the end of Game Two on the back of two demoralising scorelines.Slater, now 38, played 31 Origin games for Queensland and was an integral part of the Maroons dominance from 2006 onwards."I feel very honoured to have this role put in front of me," Slater told TODAY.