State Of Origin 1998 Series

Game 1

New South Wales Origin 23 lost to Queensland Origin 24

State Of Origin 1998

Blues
23
24
Maroons
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2367
Status Completed
Date Friday, 22nd May, 1998
Referee Bill Harrigan
Venue SFS (Sydney)
Crowd 36,070
Official Player of the Match Allan Langer
Match Stats
Halftime Score 13 6
Scrums 7 3
Penalties 1 3
NSW Scoresheet QLD
Tim BRASHER T Tonie CARROLL
Laurie DALEY   Allan LANGER
Brad FITTLER   Steve PRICE
Steve MENZIES   Kevin WALTERS
Rod WISHART      
 
Andrew JOHNS 1/5 G 4/4 Darren LOCKYER
 
Andrew JOHNS FG    
NSW Teams QLD
Tim BRASHER
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Darren LOCKYER
[Brisbane]
Rod WISHART
[Illawarra]
2 W 2 Wendell SAILOR
[Brisbane]
Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN
[Cronulla]
3 C 3 Steve RENOUF
[Brisbane]
Terry HILL
[Manly]
4 C 4 Darren SMITH
[Brisbane]
Adam MacDOUGALL
[Newcastle]
5 W 5 Matt SING
[Sydney City]
 
Laurie DALEY (c)
[Canberra]
6 FE 6 Kevin WALTERS
[Brisbane]
Andrew JOHNS
[Newcastle]
7 HB 7 Allan LANGER (c)
[Brisbane]
 
Rodney HOWE
[Melbourne]
8 FR 8 Shane WEBCKE
[Brisbane]
Geoff TOOVEY
[Manly]
9 HK 9 Jason HETHERINGTON
[Canterbury]
Paul HARRAGON
[Newcastle]
10 FR 10 Gary LARSON
[North Sydney]
Dean PAY
[Parramatta]
11 2R 11 Wayne BARTRIM
[St George]
Nik KOSEF
[Manly]
12 2R 12 Jason SMITH
[Parramatta]
Brad FITTLER
[Sydney City]
13 L 13 Peter RYAN
[Brisbane]
 
David BARNHILL
[Sydney City]
16 B 14 Steve PRICE
[Canterbury]
Steve MENZIES
[Manly]
17 B 15 Martin LANG
[Cronulla]
Matthew JOHNS
[Newcastle]
14 B 16 Ben IKIN
[North Sydney]
    B 17 Tonie CARROLL
[Brisbane]
 
Tom RAUDONIKIS   HC   Wayne BENNETT
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Origin

Previous Game:
State Of Origin 1997 - Game 3 vs. QLD
Next Game:
State Of Origin 1998 - Game 2 vs. QLD
Out:
Ken McGuinness (wing), Jamie Ainscough (centre), Matt Seers (wing), Trent Barrett (five-eighth), Mark Carroll (front row), Adam Muir (second row), John Simon (bench), Michael Buettner (bench), David Fairleigh (bench)
In:
Rod Wishart (wing), Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Adam MacDougall (wing), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Rodney Howe (front row), Brad Fittler (lock), David Barnhill (bench), Matthew Johns (bench)
Changes:
Geoff Toovey (halfback to hooker), Andrew Johns (hooker to halfback), Steve Menzies (second row to bench), Nik Kosef (lock to second row), Dean Pay (bench to second row)

Queensland Origin

Previous Game:
State Of Origin 1997 - Game 3 vs. NSW
Next Game:
State Of Origin 1998 - Game 2 vs. NSW
Out:
Robbie O'Davis (fullback), Brett Dallas (wing), Mark Coyne (centre), Julian O'Neill (centre), Adrian Lam (halfback), Clinton O'Brien (front row), Jamie Goddard (hooker), Neil Tierney (front row), Billy Moore (lock), Stuart Kelly (bench), Jeremy Schloss (bench), Craig Smith (bench)
In:
Darren Lockyer (fullback), Wendell Sailor (wing), Steve Renouf (centre), Darren Smith (centre), Kevin Walters (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Shane Webcke (front row), Jason Hetherington (hooker), Peter Ryan (lock), Steve Price (bench), Martin Lang (bench), Tonie Carroll (bench)
Changes:
Ben Ikin (five-eighth to bench), Gary Larson (second row to front row), Wayne Bartrim (bench to second row)

Match Notes

- Ken McGuinness was on the bench for NSW but not used

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson