Game 1
Queensland Origin 6 def. New South Wales Origin 4
| State Of Origin 1991 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2342 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 8th May, 1991 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 32,400 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wally Lewis | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 3 | |||||
| QLD | Scoresheet | NSW | ||||||
| Mal MENINGA | T | Laurie DALEY | ||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 1/4 | G | 0/1 | Greg ALEXANDER | ||||
| 0/1 | Michael O'CONNOR | |||||||
| QLD | Teams | NSW | ||||||
| Paul HAUFF [Brisbane] |
1 | FB | 1 | Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] |
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| Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane/Swinton] |
2 | W | 2 | Chris JOHNS [Brisbane] |
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| Peter JACKSON [North Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
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| Mal MENINGA [Canberra] |
4 | C | 4 | Laurie DALEY [Canberra] |
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| Willie CARNE [Brisbane] |
5 | W | 5 | Michael O'CONNOR [Manly] |
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| Wally LEWIS (c) [Gold Coast] |
6 | FE | 6 | Cliff LYONS [Manly] |
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| Allan LANGER [Brisbane] |
7 | HB | 7 | Ricky STUART [Canberra] |
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| Martin BELLA [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Steve ROACH [Balmain] |
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| Steve WALTERS [Canberra] |
9 | HK | 9 | Ben ELIAS (c) [Balmain] |
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| Steve JACKSON [Western Suburbs/Swinton] |
10 | FR | 10 | Ian ROBERTS [Manly] |
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| Andrew GEE [Brisbane] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Mark GEYER [Penrith] |
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| Mike McLEAN [Newcastle] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Paul SIRONEN [Balmain] |
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| Gary LARSON [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Des HASLER [Manly] |
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| Kevin WALTERS [Brisbane] |
14 | B | 14 | Glenn LAZARUS [Canberra] |
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| Steve RENOUF [Brisbane] |
15 | B | 15 | David GILLESPIE [Western Suburbs] |
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| Gary COYNE [Canberra] |
16 | B | 16 | Mark McGAW [Cronulla] |
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| Gavin ALLEN [Brisbane] |
17 | B | 17 | Brad FITTLER [Penrith] |
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| Graham LOWE | HC | Tim SHEENS | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 3 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1991 - Game 2 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Gary Belcher (fullback), Alan McIndoe (wing), Dale Shearer (centre), Kerrod Walters (hooker), Sam Backo (front row), Trevor Gillmeister (second row), Bob Lindner (lock), Michael Hagan (bench)
- In:
- Paul Hauff (fullback), Michael Hancock (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Steve Walters (hooker), Mike McLean (second row), Gary Larson (lock), Steve Renouf (bench), Gavin Allen (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Coyne (second row to bench), Andrew Gee (bench to second row), Steve Jackson (bench to front row)
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 3 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1991 - Game 2 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Graham Lyons (wing), Rod Wishart (wing), Brad Mackay (five-eighth), Bruce McGuire (second row), Bradley Clyde (lock), Mark Sargent (bench), Andrew Farrar (bench)
- In:
- Chris Johns (wing), Laurie Daley (centre), Cliff Lyons (five-eighth), Steve Roach (front row), Mark Geyer (second row), Des Hasler (lock), Brad Fittler (bench)
- Changes:
- Andrew Ettingshausen (fullback to centre), Michael O'Connor (centre to wing), Mark McGaw (centre to bench), Glenn Lazarus (front row to bench), David Gillespie (second row to bench), Paul Sironen (bench to second row), Greg Alexander (bench to fullback)
Match Notes
- Queensland coach Graham Lowe was the Maroons' first non-Queensland coach, being a New Zealander
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson