State Of Origin 1997 Series

Game 1

Queensland Origin 6 lost to New South Wales Origin 8

State Of Origin 1997

Maroons
6
8
Blues
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2360
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 28th May, 1997
Referee Kelvin Jeffes
Venue Suncorp (Brisbane)
Crowd 28,222
Official Player of the Match Geoff Toovey
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 8
Scrums 8 5
Penalties 6 6
QLD Scoresheet NSW
Adrian LAM T Paul McGREGOR
 
Wayne BARTRIM 1/1 G 1/2 Andrew JOHNS
      1/1 Rod WISHART
QLD Teams NSW
Robbie O'DAVIS
[Newcastle]
1 FB 1 Tim BRASHER
[Balmain]
Brett DALLAS
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Rod WISHART
[Illawarra]
Matt SING
[Sydney City]
3 C 3 Terry HILL
[Manly]
Mark COYNE
[St George]
4 C 4 Paul McGREGOR
[Illawarra]
Danny MOORE
[Manly]
5 W 5 Jamie AINSCOUGH
[St George]
 
Ben IKIN
[North Sydney]
6 FE 6 Jim DYMOCK
[Parramatta]
Adrian LAM (c)
[Sydney City]
7 HB 7 Geoff TOOVEY (c)
[Manly]
 
Neil TIERNEY
[Manly]
8 FR 8 Paul HARRAGON
[Newcastle]
Jamie GODDARD
[Gold Coast]
9 HK 9 Andrew JOHNS
[Newcastle]
Craig SMITH
[Illawarra]
10 FR 10 Mark CARROLL
[Manly]
Gary LARSON
[North Sydney]
11 2R 11 Steve MENZIES
[Manly]
Billy MOORE
[North Sydney]
12 2R 12 Adam MUIR
[Newcastle]
Wayne BARTRIM
[St George]
13 L 13 Nik KOSEF
[Manly]
 
Jason SMITH
[Parramatta]
14 B 14 David FAIRLEIGH
[North Sydney]
Jeremy SCHLOSS
[Gold Coast]
15 B 15 Dean PAY
[Parramatta]
Tony HEARN
[St George]
16 B 16 John SIMON
[Parramatta]
Stuart KELLY
[Parramatta]
17 B 17 Ken McGUINNESS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Paul VAUTIN   HC   Tom RAUDONIKIS
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Origin

Previous Game:
State Of Origin 1996 - Game 3 vs. NSW
Next Game:
State Of Origin 1997 - Game 2 vs. NSW
Out:
Wendell Sailor (fullback), Willie Carne (wing), Steve Renouf (centre), Dale Shearer (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Steve Walters (hooker), Andrew Gee (front row), Brad Thorn (second row), Owen Cunningham (bench)
In:
Robbie O'Davis (fullback), Danny Moore (wing), Ben Ikin (five-eighth), Neil Tierney (front row), Jamie Goddard (hooker), Craig Smith (front row), Wayne Bartrim (lock), Jeremy Schloss (bench), Stuart Kelly (bench)
Changes:
Tony Hearn (front row to bench), Billy Moore (lock to second row), Matt Sing (bench to centre), Adrian Lam (bench to halfback)

New South Wales Origin

Previous Game:
State Of Origin 1996 - Game 3 vs. QLD
Next Game:
State Of Origin 1997 - Game 2 vs. QLD
Out:
Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Laurie Daley (centre), Brett Mullins (wing), Brad Fittler (five-eighth), Glenn Lazarus (front row), David Furner (second row), Jason Croker (bench)
In:
Terry Hill (centre), Paul McGregor (centre), Mark Carroll (front row), Nik Kosef (lock), David Fairleigh (bench), John Simon (bench), Ken McGuinness (bench)
Changes:
Dean Pay (second row to bench), Adam Muir (lock to second row), Steve Menzies (bench to second row), Jamie Ainscough (bench to wing), Jim Dymock (bench to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin