 Gary Larson was named man-of-the-match in the second game of the 1995 series and the third game of the 1997 series.Roy and HG, when commentating State of Origin matches on radio, would refer to Larson as being "on the far side" of the playing arena - a joke aimed at his name being shared with famous cartoonist Gary Larson (""and the ball is passed to Gary Larson... on the far side..."").Between 1995 and 1997, at the height of the Super League War, Gary Larson played in 9 tests for Australia.