Game 3
Queensland Origin 20 def. New South Wales Origin 6
| State Of Origin 1985 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2308 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 23rd July, 1985 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:35pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Barry Gomersall | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,825 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wally Fullerton-Smith | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 4 | |||||
| QLD | Scoresheet | NSW | ||||||
| Dale SHEARER | 2 | T | Steve ELLA | |||||
| Ian FRENCH | ||||||||
| John RIBOT | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 2/6 | G | 1/1 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| QLD | Teams | NSW | ||||||
| Colin SCOTT | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry JACK [Balmain] |
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| John RIBOT | 2 | W | 2 | John FERGUSON [Eastern Suburbs/Wigan] |
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| Mal MENINGA [St Helens] |
3 | C | 3 | Chris MORTIMER [Canterbury] |
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| Chris CLOSE [Manly] |
4 | C | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR [St George] |
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| Dale SHEARER [Manly] |
5 | W | 5 | Eric GROTHE [Parramatta/Leeds] |
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| Wally LEWIS (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Brett KENNY [Parramatta/Wigan] |
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| Mark MURRAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Des HASLER [Manly] |
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| Paul VAUTIN [Manly] |
8 | L | 8 | Wayne PEARCE (c) [Balmain] |
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| Wally FULLERTON-SMITH [Leeds] |
9 | 2R | 9 | David BROOKS [Balmain] |
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| Ian FRENCH | 10 | 2R | 10 | Peter WYNN [Parramatta] |
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| Dave BROWN [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Steve ROACH [Balmain] |
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| Greg CONESCU | 12 | HK | 12 | Ben ELIAS [Balmain] |
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| Greg DOWLING | 13 | FR | 13 | Pat JARVIS [St George] |
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| Tony CURRIE [Leeds] |
14 | B | 14 | Steve ELLA [Parramatta] |
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| Cavill HEUGH [Halifax] |
15 | B | 15 | Tony RAMPLING [South Sydney] |
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| Des MORRIS | HC | Terry FEARNLEY | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1985 - Game 2 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1986 - Game 1 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Bob Lindner (lock)
- In:
- Cavill Heugh (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Vautin (second row to lock), Ian French (bench to second row)
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1985 - Game 2 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1986 - Game 1 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Steve Mortimer (halfback), Noel Cleal (second row)
- In:
- Des Hasler (halfback), David Brooks (second row), Tony Rampling (bench)
Match Notes
This was the first game Qld players surnames appeared on the back of their jerseys however NSW did not have surnames on their jerseys.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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