Former Queensland captain Trevor Gillmeister said the "golden point" rule to be adopted for this year's State of Origin series would encourage negative football.

"I don't agree with it," said Gillmeister shortly after the rule was passed at a three-hour Australian Rugby League board meeting in Canberra, despite vehement opposition from the Queensland camp.

"If they want to be fair dinkum and get an outright winner, they should've gone with the try only (for first scoring play in extra time)."

"We all laugh at the poor soccer blokes who play for 100 minutes and have a penalty shoot-out.

"It's just going to create negativity. The blokes with the footy are going to tuck it under their arm, run from dummy half, run from dummy half and try and set up for a long-range field goal.

"What's the sense in that? If they've got to come up with a solution you've got to go for the try. People want to see the ball tossed around."

Gillmeister captained the Maroons in the 1995 series when they whitewashed NSW 3-0 under coach Paul Vautin, despite being massive underdogs.

Current coach Wayne Bennett has repeatedly stated his disapproval of golden point, saying it risks the health of exhausted players, while QRL general manager Ross Livermore also campaigned against it.

QRL chairman John McDonald said his league's position had not changed.

"We believe it's still 40 minutes each way and it's international rules which should prevail," McDonald said tonight, "We don't believe it's the right decision."

Brought to you by AAP © 2024 AAP