Game 3
Queensland Origin 14 def. New South Wales Origin 12
| State Of Origin 1991 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2344 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 12th June, 1991 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 33,226 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Martin Bella | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 4 | |||||
| QLD | Scoresheet | NSW | ||||||
| Michael HANCOCK | T | Des HASLER | ||||||
| Paul HAUFF | Chris JOHNS | |||||||
| Dale SHEARER | Michael O'CONNOR | |||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 1/4 | G | 0/4 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| Martin BELLA | BIN | |||||||
| 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 | Mark McGAW [Cronulla] |
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| Mal MENINGA [Canberra] |
4 | C | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR [Manly] |
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| Willie CARNE [Brisbane] |
5 | W | 5 | Rod WISHART [Illawarra] |
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| Wally LEWIS (c) [Gold Coast] |
6 | FE | 6 | Brad FITTLER [Penrith] |
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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 | David GILLESPIE [Western Suburbs] |
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| Andrew GEE [Brisbane] |
11 | 2R | 11 | John CARTWRIGHT [Penrith] |
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| Mike McLEAN [Newcastle] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
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| Gary LARSON [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Brad MACKAY [St George] |
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| Dale SHEARER [Brisbane] |
15 | B | 14 | Des HASLER [Manly] |
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| Gary COYNE [Canberra] |
16 | B | 15 | Brad IZZARD [Penrith] |
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| Bob LINDNER [Western Suburbs] |
17 | B | 16 | Craig SALVATORI [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| B | 17 | David FAIRLEIGH [North Sydney] |
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| Graham LOWE | HC | Tim SHEENS | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1991 - Game 2 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1992 - Game 1 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Kevin Walters (bench), Gavin Allen (bench)
- In:
- Bob Lindner (bench)
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1991 - Game 2 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1992 - Game 1 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Andrew Ettingshausen (fullback), Laurie Daley (centre), Cliff Lyons (five-eighth), Ian Roberts (second row), Mark Geyer (second row)
- In:
- Greg Alexander (fullback), Brad Fittler (five-eighth), Brad Izzard (bench), Craig Salvatori (bench), David Fairleigh (bench)
- Changes:
- Bradley Clyde (lock to second row), Mark McGaw (bench to centre), Brad Mackay (bench to lock), John Cartwright (bench to second row)
Match Notes
- The ground announcer declared that this was to be Wally Lewis' final Origin game with 10 minutes to go in the match - as requested by Lewis himself before the match - causing the crowd to cheer the Maroons home as they held on to their two point lead
-Kevin Walters was on the QLD bench but was not used (he wore number 14)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson