NSW v QLD State of Origin

NEW SOUTH WALES SQUAD - GAME 1

Greg Bird, Trent Merrin, Tim Mannah, Mark Gasnier, Jamal Idris, Dean Young, Ben Creagh, Jason King, Kade Snowden, Michael Jennings, Beau Scott, Brett Morris, Michael Ennis, Josh Dugan, Akuila Ute, Mitchell Pearce, Paul Gallen (c), Jamie Soward.
Coach - Ricky Stuart

QUEENSLAND SQUAD - GAME 1

Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Dane Nielsen, Willy Tonga, Jharal Yow Yeh, Darren Lockyer (c), Johnathan Thurston, Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Ashley Harrison, Cooper Cronk, Ben Hannant, Corey Parker, Jacob Lillyman, David Taylor.
Coach - Mal Meninga

SUNCORP STADIUM BRISBANE - MAY 25TH 2011

RESULT - QLD 28 defeated NSW 24

QLD
Tries to Johnathan Thurston, Jharal Yow Yeh, Billy Slater, Conversions Johnathan Thurston 2

NSW
Tries to Mitchell Pearce, Michael Jennings, Conversions Jamie Soward 2

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GAME 2 - Sydney ANZ Stadium - Wednesday June 15th

Result:- New South Wales 18 defeated Queensland 8

Tries for NSW to Will Hopoate, Luke Lewis, Anthony Minichiello, Jamie Soward scored 3 goals

Try for Queensland to Cameron Smith and Jonathan Thurston scored 2 goals.

Referees:- Shane Hayne and Ben Cummins
Crowd at ANZ stadium, Sydney 81,965

New South Wales Squad

Anthony Minichiello, Jarryd Hayne, Will Hopoate, Mark Gasnier, Akuila Uate, Jamie Soward, Mitchell Pearce, Paul Gallen, Michael Ennis, Tim Mannah, Beau Scott, Ben Creagh, Greg Bird, Kurt Gidley, Trent Merrin, Anthony Watmough, Luke Lewis.

Queensland Squad

Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Dane Nielsen, Greg Inglis, Jharal Yow Yeh, Darryl Lockyer, Johnathan Thurston, Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Ashley Harrison, Cooper Cronk, Corey Parker, Dave Taylor, Ben Hannant.

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GAME 3 - Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Wednesday July 6th 2011

RESULT:- QLD 34 defeated NSW 24

QLD
Tries to Greg Inglis (2), Sam Thaiday, Cameron Smith, Jharal Yow Yeh, Billy Slater
Jonathan Thurston 4 from 4 goals, Cameron Smith 1 from 2 goals

NSW
Tries to Anthony Minichiello, Akuila Uate, Jarryd Hayne, Greg Bird
Jamie Soward 3 from 4 goals and 1 from 1 penalty goal

Referees:- Shayne Hayne, Tony Archer, video ref was Steve Clark

Crowd:- 50,498

NSW Squad for game 3

A Minichiello, B Morris, J Hayne, M Gasnier, A Uate, J Soward, M Pearce, G Bird, G Stewart, B Creagh, T Mannah, M Ennis, P Gallen,
Interchange K Gidley, K Galloway, L Lewis, A Watmough

QLD Squad for game 3

B Slater, D Boyd, J Hodges, G Inglis, J Yow Yeh, D Lockyer, J Thurston, M Scott, C Smith, P Civoniceva, N Myles, S Thaiday, A Harrison
Interchange C Cronk, C Parker, J Lillyman,B Hannant, D Nielsen

Result:- Queensland won 18-23.

Scorers for Queensland:- Tries to Boyd, Miles, Slater and Tonga
Conversions:- Thurston (3)

Scorers for New South Wales:- Tries to Gallen, Gidley and Bird
Conversions:- Gordon (3)

Referees:- Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne
Crowd:- 61,259

New South Wales Blues Team

1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Brett Morris
3. Michael Jennings
4. Beau Scott
5. Michael Gordon
6. Trent Barrett (c)
7. Mitchell Pearce
8. Jason King
9. Michael Ennis
10. Kade Snowden
11. Luke Lewis
12. Paul Gallen
13. Greg Bird

14. Kurt Gidley
15. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
16. Tim Mannah
17. Anthony watmough

Coach:- Craig Bellamy

Queensland Maroons Team

1. Billy Slater
2. Darius Boyd
3. Willie Tonga
4. Greg Inglis
5. Israel Folau
6. Darren Lockyer (c)
7. Johnathan Thurston
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. Petero Civoniceva
11. Nate Myles
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Ashley Harrison

14. Cooper Cronk
15. David Shillington
16. Neville Costigan
17. David Taylor
18. Ben Lowe (18th man)

Coach:- Mal Meninga

State of Origin Game 2, 2010

Queensland 34 defeated New South Wales 6

The mighty Cane Toads were again far too good for the New South Wales Cockroaches with a resounding 34 to 6 win at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. This result capped off a disastrous week for the Blues team with everything going wrong for them putting them behind the eight ball before they even got started.
This was a much more aggressive game than the first encounter with plenty of biff going on.
Queensland have now won their fifth successive State of Origin series and NSW is going to need an extremely talented squad of players in game 3 to even come close to this amazingly successful side.
Queensland led at half time by 16-0.

Scorers for Qld:- Tries to I Folau (2), D Boyd, C Cronk ,G Inglis, W Tonga
J Thurston - 5 goals

Scorers of NSW:- Try to B White
M Ennis - 1 goal

Refs:- Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne
Crowd:- 52,452

NSW Blues * not finalised yet

1. Jarryd Hayne - Parramatta Eels

2. Brett Morris - St George Illawarra Dragons

3. Matt Cooper - St George Illawarra Dragons

4. Beau Scott - St George Illawarra Dragons

5. Joel Monaghan - Canberra Raiders

6. Trent Barrett (vc) - Cronulla Sharks

7. Mitchell Pearce - Sydney Roosters

8. Michael Weyman - St George Illawarra Dragons

9. Michael Ennis - Canterbury Bulldogs

10. Brett White - Melbourne Storm

11. Trent Waterhouse - Penrith Panthers

12. Ben Creagh - St George Illawarra Dragons

13. Paul Gallen - Cronulla Sharks

Bench:

14. Kurt Gidley (c) - Newcastle Knights

15. Nathan Hindmarsh - Parramatta Eels

16. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Canberra Raiders

17. Luke O'Donnell - North Queensland Cowboys

Coach:- Craig Bellamy

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QLD Maroons

1. Billy Slater - Melbourne Storm

2. Darius Boyd - St George Illawarra Dragons

3. Greg Inglis - Melbourne Storm

4. Willie Tonga - North Queensland Cowboys

5. Israel Folau - Brisbane Broncos

6. Darren Lockyer (c) - Brisbane Broncos

7. Johnathan Thurston - North Queensland Cowboys

8. Matthew Scott - North Queensland Cowboys

9. Cameron Smith - Melbourne Storm

10. Dave Shillington - Canberra Raiders

11. Nate Myles - Sydney Roosters

12. Sam Thaiday - Brisbane Broncos

13. Ashley Harrison - Gold Coast Titans

Bench:

14. Cooper Cronk - Melbourne Storm

15. Ben Hannant - Canterbury Bulldogs

16. Neville Costigan - St George Illawarra Dragons

17. Dave Taylor - South Sydney Rabbitohs

18. Jharal Yow Yeh - Brisbane Broncos

Coach:- Mal Meninga

Result Game 1

NSW 24 QLD 28

Queensland once again got the better of the Blues in a 4 point victory in a brawless game 1 of the State of Origin on a wet wintry night in Sydney.
New South Wales paid the penalty for having players playing out of position. The selectors need to select a side full of players playing in their specialist roles in they are ever going to have a chance to defeat this awesome and dominating Queensland side.

Queensland 28 - New South Wales 24

NSW Tries to B Creagh, J Hayne, J Idris, A Watmough, Goals to J Lyon 3 /4 goals plus 1 penalty goal
Qld Tries to D Boyd, G Inglis, D Lockyer, B Slater, S Thaiday, J Thurston 4/5 goals

Referres:- Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne, Touch Judges:- Paul Holland and David Abood, Video Ref:- Bill Harrigan

Crowd 68,753

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NSW Team - Game 1

Kurt Gidley (c), Jarryd Hayne, Matt Cooper, Timana Tahu, Brett Morris, Jamie Lyon, Brett Kimmorley,
Anthony Watmough, Ben Creagh, Trent Waterhouse, Michael Weyman, Michael Ennis, Josh Perry.
Interchange: Brett White, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Jamal Idris, Luke Lewis

Coach:- Craig Bellamy

QLD Team - Game 1

Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Willie Tonga, Israel Folau, Darren Lockyer (c), Johnathon Thurston,
Matthew Scott, Cameron Smith, Petro Civoniceva, Nate Miles, Sam Thaiday, Ashley Harrison,
Interchange: Cooper Cronk, David Shillington, Neville Costigan, David Taylor. Ben Te'o (18th Man)

Coach:- Mal Meninga

Referees:- Tony Archer and Shayne Hayne

Queensland went into this first game with the advantage of having the Australian back line in their team.
The New South Wales Blues team led early with a 2-0 lead. Jarryd Hayne scored what seemed to be a fair try in the eighth minute but it was disallowed by the video-ref. The young blues went downhill after that and Queensland scored three tries in succession. The Blues score just before half-time and the score was 18-6 at the break.
Queensland scored again just after half time increasing their lead to 24-6. Craig Wing came on for the Blues at the 60th minute and scored 2 minutes later. 8 minutes after the Craig Wing try, Jarryd Hayne scored. Score was now 24-18.The Blues were fired up after that and played well but the Maroons scored again just on full time winning the game 28-18.
Johnathan Thurston - Queensland half-back and goal kicker was named as Man of the Match.
Qld tries to Billy Slater, Greg Inglis, Johnathan Thurston, Darius Boyd, Johnathan Thurston kicked 4 goals.
NSW tries to Ben Creagh, Craig Wing, Jarryd Hayne, Kurt Gidley kicked 2 goals.

Final Score Qld winning 28-18

Crowd at Etihad Stadium 50,967

Refs:- Shayne Hayne, Tony Archer

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Game 1 - Kurt Gidley (c), Jarryd Hayne, Jamie Lyon, Michael Jennings, James McManus, Terry Campese, Peter Wallace, Brent Kite, Robbie Farah, Luke Bailey, Ben Creagh, Luke O'Donnell, Anthony Laffranchi, Craig Wing, Justin Poore, Luke Lewis, Michael Weyman, Anthony Watmough.

Paul Gallen was selected but couldn't play due to injury - replaced by Anthony Laffranchi.
Glenn Stewart was also selected but was suspended for a dangerous tackle - replaced by Luke Lewis.

Coach - Craig Bellamy

Game 2 - Kurt Gidley (c), Jarryd Hayne, Jamie Lyon, Joel Monaghan, David Williams, Trent Barrett, Peter Wallace, Michael Weyman, Robbie Farah, Brent Kite, Ben Creagh, Luke O'Donnell, Paul Gallen.
On the Interchange bench - Justin Poore, Anthony Watmough, Glenn Stewart, Josh Morris.

Coach - Craig Bellamy

Game 3 - Kurt Gidley (c), Jarryd Hayne, Michael Jennings, Josh Norris, David Williams, Trent Barrett, Brett Kimmorley, Justin Poore, Michael Ennis, Josh Perry, Trent Waterhouse, Ben Creagh, Anthony Watmough.
On the Interchange bench - Brett White, Craig Wing, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Glenn Stewart.
18th man - Chris Houston.

Jamie Lyon was selected but withdrew due to injury, replaced by Josh Norris.
Brett Kimmorley replaced Peter Wallace
Michael Ennis replaced Robbie Farah
Justin Poore returned from injury
Perry, Waterhouse and White replaced Weyman, O'Donnell and Jennings

Coach - Craig Bellamy

Game 1 - Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Justin Hodges, Israel Folau, Daren Lockyer (c), Johnathan Thurston, Steve Price, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Ashley Harrison, Sam Thaiday, Dallas Johnson, Karmichael Hunt, Ben Hannant, Nate Myles, Michael Crocker, Matthew Scott.

Coach - Mal Meninga

Game 2 - Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Willie Tonga, Gleg Inglis, Israel Folau, Darren Locker (c), Johnathan Thurston, Steve Price, Cameron Smith, Petero Civoniceva, Ashley Harrison, Sam Thaiday, Dallas Johnson.
Coming off the interchange bench - Karmichael Hunt, Ben Hannant, Nate Myles, Michael Crocker.

Coach - Mal Meninga

Game 3 - Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Greg Inglis, Justin Hodges, Willie Tonga, Darren Lockyer (c), Johnathan Thurston, Steve Price, Cameron Smith, Matthew Scott, Ashley Harrison, Sam Thaiday, Dallas Johnson.
On the Interchange bench - Karmichael Hunt, David Shillington, Neville Costigan, Michael Crocker
18th man - Cooper Cronk

Coach - Mal Meninga

Petero Civoniceva replaced by Matthew Scott due to injury
Ben Hannant replace by David Shillington due to injury
Neville Costigan who was 18th man in game 2 replaced Nate Myles on the Interchange bench.

Queensland have won the series for a historic 4th time after defeating NSW in the second game at ANZ Stadium Queensland won 24-14.

The NSW Blues had a bad first half with lots of errors and dropping the ball too many times. David (the Wolfman) Williams on debut for NSW had a bad start to the game dropping the ball twice early on in the game.
Queensland scored first in the 6th minute with a try from Greg Inglis. Johnathan Thurston kicked the conversion. Score 6-0.
Isreal Folau scores a try for Qld in the 17th minute, and Johnathan Thurston kicked the conversion. Score 12-0
The crowd cheers loudly for David Williams when he catches the ball and manages to hang on to it.
In the 23rd minute Greg Inglis is down and out after a high tackle from Trent Barrett. Greg Inglis leaves the field, NSW is penalised and Trent Barrett is lucky not to be sin-binned but is placed on report.
Darren Lockyer scores a try for Qld in the 24th minute and Thurston kicks the conversion. Score 18-0.
In the 29th minute Jarryd Hayne takes an intercept and bolts 91m up field to score a try for NSW. The try is converted with a goal from Kurt Gidley. Score 18-6.
In the 36th minute Ashley Harrison scores for Qld but is rejected by the video ref. No Try.
Then fisty cuffs break out between Justin Poore and Michael Crocker. Crocker is penalised.
In the 39th minute Jarryd Hayne scores again with a try from dummy half right on the line. Goes to the video ref - given the try, benefit of the doubt. Jarryd Hayne is certainly the stand out player for NSW. He plays with a maturity well beyond his years.
Kurt Gidley misses the conversion. Score is now 18-10.
Queensland should be miles ahead at half-time considering NSW's form on the field, NSW very lucky to be only 8 points in arrears at half-time.

New South Wales play much better in the second half, Queensland making more errors than they did in the first. Looks like NSW will not give up without a fight.
In the 62nd minute David Willams redeems himself and scores a try for NSW, he really needed to score that try! The conversion was missed. Score 18-14.
New South Wales looked like they were in with a chance but Queensland just wouldn't give up with Cameron Smith scoring under the post in the 79th minute. The goal was converted by Johnathan Thurston. He's such a good goal kicker, in fact he's good at everything!
Final result at full-time Qld 24 - NSW 14.

Queensland Tries (G Inglis, I Folau, D Lockyer, C Smith) J Thurston 4/4 goals
New South Wales Tries (J Hayne 2, D Willams) K Gidley 1/3 goals

Refs:- Shayne Hayne, Tony Archer

Attendance:- 80,459

Man of the Match - Sam Thaiday

This win by Queensland was outstanding considering that some of the squad were struck down by a stomach bug just before the game. Players Nate Myles, Michael Crocker, Dallas Johnson and Darren Lockyer were believed to be suffering from food poisoning. Despite speculation from North of the Border I'm sure that NSW had absolutely nothing to do with it!
The first half by NSW was pretty bad. Peter Sterling a former NSW half-back stated that it was the worst half performance ever by a NSW team. The defence was at times embarrassing.
The second half though was different, with Queensland having to fight hard to stay ahead.
4th series win in a row for Queensland. Congratulations!

This was a win to New South Wales over Queensland 16-28.
This was a fast-paced game, full-on with hard hits and ferocious tackling. New South Wales played well in this game, a huge improvement on the last two games.
Queensland scored the 1st try. Dallas Johnson scored in the 13th minute. Then Ben Creagh scored for NSW 6 minutes later.
In the 34th minute David Williams scored for NSW. Johnathan Thurston tackled him as he was scoring and a kick in the mouth was the result. NSW was awarded an 8 point try. This was the first 8 point try in Origin history. Score 6-14
In the 78th minute Jarryd Hayne had a try disallowed after Queensland's Steve Price was knocked out in the previous play. Price was fighting with Brett White and Trent Waterhouse ran up resulting in Price being knocked out. Waterhouse was sent off. The first NSW player to be sent off in Origin History.
Queensland was awarded a penalty. The ball was kicked to fullback Kurt Gidley who was tackled heavily by four Queensland players. Another fight resulted. This time Ben Creagh from NSW and Sam Thaiday from Qld were sin binned.
Another fight broke out right on full-time.

The Blues won 16-28.
Man of the Match was Anthony Watmough from NSW
Player of the Series was Greg Inglis from Qld

NSW Tries - Ben Creagh (2), David Williams, Josh Morris, Michael Ennis 3/3 goals,
Kurt Gidley 3/3 goals

QLD Tries - Dallas Johnson, Justin Hodges, Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston 2/3 goals

Refs:- Tony Archer, Shayne Hayne

Attendance:- 52,439