2005 State of Origin
STATE OF ORIGIN #1 - May 26
Queensland 24 def New South Wales 20
at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Queensland 24 (Tries: Williams, Crocker, Bowen; Goals: Smith 5 from 5. (Lockyer
0/1); Drop Goals: Lockyer, Thurston) def
New South Wales 20 (Tries: Rooney, Gasnier, Fitzgibbon, Buderus; Goals:
Fitzgibbon 2 from 3. (Kimmorley 0/1))
Halftime: Queensland 13-0; Fulltime: Level 20-all
Referee: Paul Simpkins (NSW)
Crowd: 52,484 (ground record)
Queensland
State of Origin #1 Team:
1 Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
2 Ty Williams (North Queensland Cowboys)
3 Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
4 Paul Bowman (North Queensland Cowboys)
5 Matt Sing (North Queensland Cowboys)
6 Darren Lockyer, captain (Brisbane Broncos)
7 Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)
8 Steve Price (New Zealand Warriors)
9 Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)
10 Petero Civoniceva (Brisbane Broncos)
11 Michael Crocker (Sydney Roosters)
12 Brad Thorn (Brisbane Broncos)
13 Tonie Carroll (Brisbane Broncos)
Subs:
14 Ben Ross (Penrith Panthers)
15 Carl Webb (North Queensland Cowboys)
16 Chris Flannery (Sydney Roosters)
17 Matt Bowen (North Queensland Cowboys)
Casey McGuire (Brisbane Broncos)
New South Wales
State of Origin #1 Team:
1 Anthony Minichiello (Sydney Roosters)
2 Matt King (Melbourne Storm)
3 Matt Cooper (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
4 Mark Gasnier (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
5 Luke Rooney (Penrith Panthers)
6 Trent Barrett (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
7 Brett Kimmorley (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
8 Luke Bailey (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
9 Danny Buderus, captain (Newcastle Knights)
10 Jason Ryles (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
11 Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
12 Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney Roosters)
13 Ben Kennedy (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
Subs:
14 Craig Wing (Sydney Roosters)
15 Steve Simpson (Newcastle Knights)
16 Andrew Ryan (The Bulldogs)
17 Anthony Watmough (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
18th man: Steve Menzies (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
STATE OF ORIGIN #2 - June 15
New South Wales 32 def Queensland 22
at Telstra Stadium (Sydney)
NEW SOUTH WALES 32 (Tries: Minichiello 2, Menzies,
Cooper, Buderus; Goals: Fitzgibbon 3 from 3, Johns 3 from 3) defeated QUEENSLAND
22 (Tries: Thorn, Slater, Bowen, Civoniceva; Goals: Smith 3 from 4)
Referee: Steve Clark (NSW); Crowd: 82,389
Half time: Queensland 12-8
Man of the Match: Andrew Johns (NSW)
NSW Team: 1 Anthony Minichiello (Sydney Roosters), 2 Matt King (Melbourne Storm), 3 Matt Cooper (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), 4 Mark Gasnier (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), 5 Luke Rooney (Penrith Panthers), 6 Braith Anasta (The Bulldogs), 7 Andrew Johns (Newcastle Knights), 15 Steve Simpson (Newcastle Knights), 9 Danny Buderus, captain (Newcastle Knights), 10 Jason Ryles (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), 11 Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels), 12 Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney Roosters), 13 Ben Kennedy (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles). Subs: 8 Luke Bailey (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), 14 Craig Wing (Sydney Roosters), 16 Andrew Ryan (The Bulldogs), 17 Steve Menzies (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles).
QLD Team: 1 Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm), 2 Ty Williams (North Queensland Cowboys), 3 Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane Broncos), 4 Paul Bowman (North Queensland Cowboys), 5 Matt Sing (North Queensland Cowboys), 6 Darren Lockyer, captain (Brisbane Broncos), 7 Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys), 8 Brad Thorn (Brisbane Broncos), 9 Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm), 10 Petero Civoniceva (Brisbane Broncos), 11 Michael Crocker (Sydney Roosters), 12 Carl Webb (North Queensland Cowboys), 13 Chris Flannery (Sydney Roosters). Subs: 14 Ben Ross (Penrith Panthers), 15 Dane Carlaw (Brisbane Broncos), 16 Casey McGuire (Brisbane Broncos), 17 Matthew Bowen (North Queensland Cowboys).
STATE OF ORIGIN #3 - July 6
New South Wales 32 def Queensland 10
at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
NEW SOUTH WALES 32 (Tries: Anasta, Gasnier; King 3,
Tahu; Goals: Fitzgibbon 1/1, Johns 3/5) defeated QUEENSLAND 10 (Tries: Thurston,
Bowen ; Smith 1/2 Goals)
Halftime: NSW 18-0
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Crowd: 52,436
Wally Lewis Medal : Anthony Minichiello (Player of
Series)
Matt King (Brad Fittler Medal - NSW Player of Series)
Cameron Smith (Ron McAuliffe Medal - QLD Player of the Series)
Queensland
State of Origin #3 Team:
1 Matthew Bowen (North Queensland Cowboys)
2 Ty Williams (North Queensland Cowboys)
3 Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane Broncos)
4 Paul Bowman (North Queensland Cowboys)
5 Matt Sing (North Queensland Cowboys)
6 Darren Lockyer, captain (Brisbane Broncos)
7 Johnathan Thurston (North Queensland Cowboys)
8 Petero Civoniceva (Brisbane Broncos)
9 Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)
10 Danny Nutley (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
11 Michael Crocker (Sydney Roosters)
12 Brad Thorn (Brisbane Broncos)
13 Chris Flannery (Sydney Roosters)
Subs:
14 Ben Ross (Penrith Panthers)
15 Ashley Harrison (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
16 Corey Parker (Brisbane Broncos)
17 TBA Tonie Carroll (Brisbane Broncos)
Changes:
Bowen for Slater (TBA onto bench)
Nutley for Webb
Harrison for McGuire
Parker for Carlaw
New South Wales
State of Origin #3 Team:
1 Anthony Minichiello (Sydney Roosters)
2 Matt King (Melbourne Storm)
3 Matt Cooper (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
4 Mark Gasnier (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
5 Timana Tahu (Parramatta Eels)
6 Braith Anasta (The Bulldogs)
7 Andrew Johns (Newcastle Knights)
8 Luke Bailey (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
9 Danny Buderus, captain (Newcastle Knights)
10 Jason Ryles (St.George-Illawarra Dragons)
11 Nathan Hindmarsh (Parramatta Eels)
12 Craig Fitzgibbon (Sydney Roosters)
13 Ben Kennedy (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
Subs:
14 Craig Gower (Penrith Panthers)
15 Steve Simpson (Newcastle Knights)
16 Andrew Ryan (The Bulldogs)
17 Steve Menzies (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles)
