1999 Representative Games

Friday April 23, 1999
Test 1 Anzac Test
Australia 20 def New Zealand 14
Australia 20 (Sailor, Fittler tries; Rogers 4/4 goals) def New Zealand 14 (R Paul, Swann tries; H Paul 1/3 goal) at Stadium Australia, Auckland. Crowd: 30,245
Referee : Stuart Cumming (England)
Man of Match : Henry Paul

AUSTRALIAN TEAM : DARREN LOCKYER (Brisbane) MAT ROGERS (Cronulla) DARREN SMITH (Canterbury) LAURIE DALEY (Canberra) WENDELL SAILOR (Brisbane) BRAD FITTLER (capt, Sydney City) ALLAN LANGER (Brisbane) JASON SMITH (Parramatta) ROBBIE KEARNS (Melbourne) GORDEN TALLIS (Brisbane) GLENN LAZARUS (Melbourne) ANDREW JOHNS (Newcastle) SHANE WEBCKE (Brisbane). Res: STEVE PRICE (Canterbury) NIK KOSEF (Manly) BRYAN FLETCHER (Sydney City) MATT SING (Sydney City)
Coach : Chris Anderson
OUT - CRAIG GOWER (Penrith) IN - MATT SING (Sydney City)

NEW ZEALAND TEAM : RICHARD BARNETT (Sydney City), SEAN HOPPE (Auckland), WILLIE TALAU (Canterbury), RUBEN WIKI (Canberra), LESLEY VAINIKOLO (Canberra), ROBBIE PAUL (Bradford), STACEY JONES (Auckland), LOGAN SWANN (Auckland), JARROD McCRACKEN (c) (Parramatta), NAYHAN CAYLESS (Parramatta),JASON LOWRIE (Balmain), HENRY PAUL (Bradford),  JOE VAGANA (Auckland) Int.TERRY HERMANSSON, DAVID KIDWELL,  MATT RUA, RICHARD SWAIN.
Coach : Frank Endacott
OUT - QUENTIN PONGIA (c), TONY PULETUA    IN - TERRY HERMANSSON, MATT RUA

GAME 1
Wednesday May 26, 1999
Queensland 9 def New South Wales 8
Suncorp Stadium

Game Details
Queensland 9 (Mat Rogers 4/4 goals; Mat Rogers 1 f/goal) def New South Wales 8 (Anthony Mundine 1 try; Ryan Girdler 2/3 goals)
Crowd : 38,093
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Half Time: NSW 6-4
Man of Match :  Jason Hetherington

Teams

QUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle)

1

Robbie Ross (Melbourne)

Mat Rogers (Cronulla)

2

Darren Albert (Newcastle)

Matt Sing (Sydney City)

3

Ryan Girdler (Penrith)

Darren Smith (Canterbury)

4

Terry Hill (Manly)

Wendell Sailer (Brisbane)

5

Matt Geyer (Melbourne)

Kevin Walters (Brisbane)

6

Laurie Daley (Canberra)

Adrian Lam (Sydney City) Capt.

7

Andrew Johns (Newcastle)

Shane Webcke (Brisbane)

8

Jason Stevens (Cronulla)

Jason Hetherington (Canterbury)

9

Craig Gower (Penrith)

Craig Greenhill (Penrith)

10

Rodney Howe (Melbourne)

Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)

11

Bryan Fletcher (Sydney City)

Chris McKenna (Cronulla)

12

Luke Ricketson (Sydney City)

Jason Smith (Parramatta)

13

Brad Fittler (Sydney City) Capt.

Ben Ikin (North Sydney)

14

Glenn Lazarus (Melbourne)

Steven Price (Canterbury)

15

Nik Kosef (Manly)

Tonie Carroll (Brisbane)

16

David Barnhill (Sydney City)

Martin Lang (Cronulla)

17

Anthony Mundine (St George)

Mark Murray (Bris. Norths)

Coach

Wayne Pearce (Balmain)

Chris Close

Manager

Geoff Carr

100 games

Origin
Experience

105 games

Ins & Outs

NSW : Bradley Clyde (Canterbury) - out due to injuiry sustained in a horse riding accident as part of a NSW bonding session. Luke Ricketson will make his debut as his replacement. (24/5/99)
NSW : Robbie Kearns (Melbourne) - out due to injuiry sustained in a horse riding accident as part of a NSW bonding session. Glenn Lazarus named as his replacement. (18/5/99)

Selectors

NSW Selectors : Eddie Lumsden, John Raper, Mick Falla, Geoff Gerard and coach Wayne Pearce

GAME 2
Wednesday June 9, 1999
New South Wales 12 def Queensland 8
Stadium Australia

Game Details
New South Wales 12 (Daley, Ross tries; Girdler 2/2 goals) def Queensland 8 (Mat Rogers tries; Mat Rogers 2/2 goals)
Crowd : 88,336
Referee: Steven Clark
Half Time: NSW 12-8
Man of Match : Laurie Daley 

Teams

QUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle)

1

Robbie Ross (Melbourne)

Mat Rogers (Cronulla)

2

Matt Geyer (Melbourne)

Matt Sing (Sydney City)

3

Ryan Girdler (Penrith)

Darren Smith (Canterbury)

4

Terry Hill (Manly)

Wendell Sailer (Brisbane)

5

Adam MacDougall (Newcastle)

Kevin Walters (Brisbane) Capt.

6

Laurie Daley (Canberra)

Paul Green (North Qld.)

7

Andrew Johns (Newcastle)

Shane Webcke (Brisbane)

8

Rodney Howe (Melbourne)

Jason Hetherington (Canterbury)

9

Geoff Toovey (Manly)

Craig Greenhill (Penrith)

10

Mark Carroll (Souths)

Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)

11

Bryan Fletcher (Sydney City)

Chris McKenna (Cronulla)

12

Nik Kosef (Manly)

Jason Smith (Parramatta)

13

Brad Fittler (Sydney City) Capt.

Ben Ikin (North Sydney)

14

Anthony Mundine (St George)

Steven Price (Canterbury)

15

Luke Ricketson (Sydney City)

Tonie Carroll (Brisbane)

16

Ben Kennedy (Canberra)

Martin Lang (Cronulla)

17

Michael Vella (Parramatta)

Mark Murray (Bris. Norths)

Coach

Wayne Pearce (Balmain)

Chris Close

Manager

Geoff Carr

Ins & Outs

NSW OUTS
Jason Stevens (Cronulla) out due to suspension
David Barnhill (Sydney City) out due to injury
Craig Gower (Penrith)
Darren Albert (Newcastle)
Glenn Lazarus (Melbourne)

QLD OUTS
Adrian Lam (Sydney City) is out due to shoulder injury

REFEREE
Bill Harrigan has been replaced by Steven Clark as referee for the match

GAME 3
Wednesday June 23, 1999
Queensland 10 drew New South Wales 10
Suncorp Stadium

Game Details
Queensland 10 ( Paul Green, Darren Lockyer tries; Darren Lockyer 1/2 goals) drew New South Wales 10 ( Matt Geyer 2 tries; Ryan Girdler 1/3 goals)
Crowd : 39,371
Referee: Steven Clark
Half Time: QLD 6 - NSW 6
Man of Match : Wendell Sailor

Series Drawn - QLD retains trophy
Player of the Series: Jason Hetherington (Canterbury)

Teams

QUEENSLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES

Darren Lockyer (Brisbane)

1

Robbie Ross (Melbourne)

Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle)

2

Matt Geyer (Melbourne)

Tonie Carroll (Brisbane)

3

Ryan Girdler (Penrith)

Darren Smith (Canterbury)

4

Terry Hill (Manly)

Wendell Sailor (Brisbane)

5

Adam MacDougall (Newcastle)

Ben Ikin (North Sydney)

6

Laurie Daley (Canberra) Capt.

Adrian Lam (Sydney City) Capt.

7

Andrew Johns (Newcastle)

Shane Webcke (Brisbane)

8

Rodney Howe (Melbourne)

Jason Hetherington (Canterbury)

9

Geoff Toovey (Manly)

Craig Greenhill (Penrith)

10

Mark Carroll (Souths)

Gorden Tallis (Brisbane)

11

Bryan Fletcher (Sydney City)

Chris McKenna (Cronulla)

12

David Furner (Canberra)

Jason Smith (Parramatta)

13

Nik Kosef (Manly)

Paul Green (North Qld.)

14

Anthony Mundine (St George)

Steven Price (Canterbury)

15

Luke Ricketson (Sydney City)

Brad Thorn (Brisbane)

16

Ben Kennedy (Canberra)

Martin Lang (Cronulla)

17

Michael Vella (Parramatta) ?

Mark Murray (Bris. Norths)

Coach

Wayne Pearce (Balmain)

Chris Close

Manager

Geoff Carr

Ins & Outs

NSW OUTS
OUT : Brad Fittler (Sydney City) replaced by David Barnhill (Sydney City)
OUT : David Barnhill (Sydney City) replaced by David Furner (Canberra)

QLD OUTS
OUT : Kevin Walters (Brisbane)
OUT : Matt Sing (Sydney City) replaced Tonie Carroll (Brisbane)
OUT : Mat Rogers (Cronulla) replaced by Robbie O'Davis (Newcastle)
IN : Darren Lockyer (Brisbane)
IN :  Brad Thorn (Brisbane)

Tri Nations Series
October 15,1999
New Zealand 24 def Australia 22
NEW ZEALAND 24 (W Talau S Kearney N Vagana J Lowrie tries H Paul 4 goals) bt AUSTRALIA 22 (M Gidley B Fittler R Richardson M Rogers tries M Rogers 3 goals) at Ericsson Stadium. Referee: R Smith. Crowd: 25,000.

October 22,1999
Australia 42 def Great Britain 6
AUSTRALIA 42 (D Lockyer 2 M Gidley W Sailor B Kimmorley B Fittler J Smith tries M Rogers 6 R Girdler goals) bt GREAT BRITAIN 6 (I Harris try A Farrell goal) at Suncorp Stadium. Crowd: 12,511. Referee: David Pakieto. Half-time: Australia 10-6

October 29,1999
New Zealand 26 def Great Britain 4
NEW ZEALAND 26 (N.Vagana 2, Rua, J.Vagana tries; H.Paul 5 goals) bt GREAT BRITAIN 4 (Long try) at Ericsson Stadium. Referee:  Tim Mander. Crowd: N/A. Half-time: New Zealand 14-0

November 5,1999
Australia 22 def New Zealand 22
Australia 22 (Rogers 3, Sailor tries; Rogers 3 goals) def New Zealand (R.Paul, N.Vagana tries; H.Paul 6 goals) at Stadium Australia. Referee: Russell Smith. Crowd: . Half-time: Australia 14-10

Australia win the 1999 Tri-Nations Series

Australian Team

Brad Fittler (capt), Darren Britt, Bryan Fletcher, Matthew Gidley, Craig Gower, Rodney Howe, Matthew Johns, Brett Kimmorley, Nik Kosef, Darren Lockyer, Russell Richardson, Robbie Ross, Mat Rogers, Darren Smith, Jason Smith, Wendell Sailor, Shaun Timmins, Ryan Girdler, Michael Vella, Shane Webcke.
Coach - Chris Anderson (Melbourne), Managers - Chris Close and Brian Johnston, Medical officer - Dr Nathan Gibbs

New Zealand Team

Richie Barnett (c), Lesley Vainikolo, Willie Talau, Ruben Wiki, David Kidwell, Nigel Vagana, Brian Jellick, Robbie Paul, Stacey Jones, Matt Rua, Stephen Kearney, Logan Swann, Tony Puletua, Nathan Cayless, Richard Swain, Henry Paul, Jason Lowrie, Terry Hermansson, Joe Vagana, Craig Smith. Coach: Frank Endacott

Great Britain

Paul Anderson (Bradford), Denis Betts (Wigan), Mick Cassidy (Wigan), Gary Connolly (Wigan), Francis Cummins (Leeds), Kieron Cunningham (St Helens), Andrew Farrell (Wigan, Capt), Stuart Fielden (Bradford), Darren Fleary (Leeds), Mike Forshaw (Bradford), Iestyn Harris (Leeds, vice-capt), Simon Haughton (Wigan), Andy Hay (Leeds), Paul Johnson (Wigan), Chris Joynt (St Helens), Dale Laughton (Sheffield), Sean Long (St Helens), James Lowes (Bradford), Barrie McDermott (Leeds), Adrian Morley (Leeds), Paul Newlove (St Helens), Terry O'Connor (Wigan), Danny Orr (Castleford), Kris Radlinski (Wigan), Jason Robinson (Wigan), Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens), Keith Senior (Leeds), Ryan Sheridan (Leeds), Tony Smith (Wigan).

Australian Aboriginal Team v Papua New Guinea

October 16,1999
Australian Aboriginal Team 58 def Papua New Guinea 12
at Campbelltown Stadium

October 23,1999
Australian Aboriginal Team 32 def Papua New Guinea 10
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS 32 (O Craigie A Duncan D Moran D Widders M Tookey P Ellis tries B Stanley 2 L Hookey D Moran goals) bt PAPUA NEW GUINEA 10 (D Buko R Cahl tries J Wilshere goal). Referee: P Simpkins . Crowd: 3,000 at Cairns

Australian Team : John Buttigieg, Owen Craigie, John Doyle, Justin Doyle, Alf Duncan, Darren Higgins, Lee Hookey, Damien Kennedy, Cliff Lyons, Kevin McGuinness, Dennis Moran, Robbie Simpson, John Simon, Blaine Stanley, Mark Tookey, Albert Torrens, Carl Webb.
(St George-Illawarra five-eighth Anthony Mundine and team-mate Nathan Blacklock are notable omissions)

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