Game 2
New South Wales Origin 24 lost to Queensland Origin 44
| 2026 Ampol State of Origin Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120411 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 17th June, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Matt Noyen, Phil Henderson | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Chris Butler | |||||||
| Venue | MCG (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Crowd | 91,671 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW | Scoresheet | QLD | ||||||
| Mark NAWAQANITAWASE | 2 | T | 3 | Selwyn COBBO | ||||
| Mitchell BARNETT | Lindsay COLLINS | |||||||
| Kotoni STAGGS | Sosefo FIFITA | |||||||
| Trent LOIERO | ||||||||
| Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW | ||||||||
| Nathan CLEARY | 4/4 | G | 8/8 | Sam WALKER | ||||
| Kotoni STAGGS | BIN | |||||||
| NSW | Teams | QLD | ||||||
| James TEDESCO [Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Kalyn PONGA [Newcastle] | ||||
| Brian TO'O [Penrith] | 2 | W | 2 | Selwyn COBBO [Dolphins] | ||||
| Toluta'u KOULA [Manly] | 3 | C | 3 | Robert TOIA [Sydney] | ||||
| Kotoni STAGGS [Brisbane] | 4 | C | 4 | Hamiso TABUAI-FIDOW [Dolphins] | ||||
| Mark NAWAQANITAWASE [Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Sosefo FIFITA [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Mitchell MOSES [Parramatta] | 6 | FE | 6 | Cameron MUNSTER (c) [Melbourne] | ||||
| Nathan CLEARY [Penrith] | 7 | HB | 7 | Sam WALKER [Sydney] | ||||
| Payne HAAS [Brisbane] | 8 | FR | 8 | Thomas FLEGLER [Dolphins] | ||||
| Reece ROBSON [Sydney] | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry GRANT [Melbourne] | ||||
| Mitchell BARNETT [Warriors] | 10 | FR | 10 | Tino FA'ASUAMALEAUI [Gold Coast] | ||||
| Hudson YOUNG [Canberra] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Briton NIKORA [Cronulla] | ||||
| Dylan LUCAS [Newcastle] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kurt CAPEWELL [Warriors] | ||||
| Isaah YEO (c) [Penrith] | 13 | L | 13 | Reuben COTTER [North Qld] | ||||
| Cameron MURRAY [South Sydney] | 14 | B | 14 | Max PLATH [Dolphins] | ||||
| Victor RADLEY [Sydney] | 15 | B | 15 | Lindsay COLLINS [Sydney] | ||||
| Addin FONUA-BLAKE [Cronulla] | 16 | B | 16 | Kulikefu FINEFEUIAKI [Dolphins] | ||||
| Ethan STRANGE [Canberra] | 18 | B | 17 | Trent LOIERO [Melbourne] | ||||
| Laurie DALEY | HC | Billy SLATER | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 1 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 3 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Stephen Crichton (centre), Haumole Olakau'atu (second row), Casey Mclean (bench), Blayke Brailey (bench), Matt Burton (bench)
- In:
- Mark Nawaqanitawase (wing), Mitchell Moses (five-eighth), Payne Haas (front row), Dylan Lucas (second row)
- Changes:
- Toluta'u Koula (wing to centre), Ethan Strange (five-eighth to bench), Addin Fonua-Blake (front row to bench)
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 1 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- 2026 Ampol State of Origin - Game 3 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Patrick Carrigan (bench)
- In:
- Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (bench)
- Changes:
- Reuben Cotter (second row to lock), Max Plath (lock to bench), Briton Nikora (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello
Sources:Official League Website
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