Game 2
New South Wales Origin 12 def. Queensland Origin 6
State Of Origin 1990 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2322 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Wednesday, 30th May, 1990 | |||||||
Referee | Greg McCallum | |||||||
Venue | Olympic Park (Melbourne) | |||||||
Crowd | 25,800 | |||||||
Official Player of the Match | Ricky Stuart | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 6 | – | 0 | |||||
Scrums | 9 | – | 11 | |||||
Penalties | 3 | – | 7 | |||||
NSW | Scoresheet | QLD | ||||||
Brad MACKAY | T | Les KISS | ||||||
Ricky STUART | ||||||||
Rod WISHART | 2/4 | G | 1/2 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
NSW | Teams | QLD | ||||||
Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] |
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Rod WISHART [Illawarra] |
2 | W | 2 | Alan McINDOE [Penrith] |
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Brad MACKAY [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Dale SHEARER [Brisbane] |
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Mark McGAW [Cronulla] |
4 | C | 4 | Mal MENINGA [Canberra] |
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Graham LYONS [South Sydney] |
17 | W | 5 | Les KISS [North Sydney] |
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Des HASLER [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] |
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Ricky STUART [Canberra] |
7 | HB | 7 | Allan LANGER [Brisbane] |
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Steve ROACH [Balmain] |
8 | FR | 8 | Martin BELLA [Manly] |
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Ben ELIAS (c) [Balmain] |
9 | HK | 9 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] |
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Ian ROBERTS [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Sam BACKO [Brisbane] |
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David GILLESPIE [Canterbury] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Dan STAINS [Cronulla] |
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Bruce McGUIRE [Balmain/Sheffield] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Gary COYNE [Canberra] |
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Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
13 | L | 13 | Bob LINDNER [Western Suburbs] |
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Andrew FARRAR [Canterbury] |
5 | B | 17 | Trevor GILLMEISTER [Eastern Suburbs] |
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Glenn LAZARUS [Canberra] |
14 | B | 16 | Andrew GEE [Brisbane] |
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Paul SIRONEN [Balmain] |
15 | B | 15 | Mark COYNE [St George] |
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Brad FITTLER [Penrith] |
16 | B | ||||||
Jack GIBSON | HC | Arthur BEETSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 1 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 3 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Michael O'Connor (centre), Ricky Walford (wing), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Geoff Toovey (bench)
- In:
- Brad Mackay (centre), Des Hasler (five-eighth), Andrew Farrar (bench), Brad Fittler (bench)
- Changes:
- Graham Lyons (bench to wing)
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 1 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1990 - Game 3 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Michael Hagan (five-eighth), Steve Walters (hooker), Paul Vautin (second row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Kevin Walters (bench)
- In:
- Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Kerrod Walters (hooker), Sam Backo (front row), Andrew Gee (bench)
- Changes:
- Dan Stains (front row to second row), Gary Coyne (bench to second row)
Match Notes
- Kevin Walters was on the bench for QLD but was not used
- This was the first Origin match played in Melbourne
- Referee Greg McCallum ruled Allan Langer stole the ball from Glenn Lazarus in the second half, the resulting goal putting NSW 8-6 ahead. Debate over the incident raged for days afterwards
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson