ARL State Of Origin Series 1998



Match 1: New South Wales v Queensland [22 May] in Sydney
Match 2: Queensland v New South Wales [5 June] in Brisbane
Match 3: New South Wales v Queensland [19 June] in Sydney


MATCH 1 [22 May] : New South Wales v Queensland in Sydney

New South Wales

1. Tim Brasher
2. Rod Wishart
3. Terry Hill
4. Andrew Ettingshausen
5. Adam McDougal
6. Laurie Daley (Captain)
7. Andrew Johns
8. Rodney Howe
9. Geoff Toovey
10. Paul Harrigan
11. Dean Pay
12. Nik Kosef
13. Brad Fittler

Reserves:
14. Matthew Johns
15. Ken McGuinness
16. David Barnhill
17. Steve Menzies.

Coach: Tom Raudonikis

Queensland

1. Darren Lockyer
2. Mat Sing
3. Steve Renouf
4. Darren Smith
5. Wendell Sailor
6. Kevin Walters
7. Alan Langer (Captain)
8. Shane Webcke
9. Jason Hetherington
10. Gary Larson
11. Wayne Bartrim
12. Jason Smith
13. Peter Ryan.

Reserves
14. Steve Price
15. Martin Lang
16. Ben Ikin
17. Tonie Carroll.

Coach: Wayne Bennett



REFEREE: Bill Harrigan
Crowd: 36,070

New South Wales 23 lost to Queensland 24
Rod Wishart
Tim Brasher
Laurie Daley
Brad Fittler
Steve Menzies
 Tries Kevin Walters
Steve Price
Alan Langer
Tonie Carroll
Andrew Johns (1/5)
 Goals Darren Lockyer (4/4)
Andrew Johns Field Goals


In one of the BEST matches of Rugby League EVER, Queensland came away with an amazing victory in front of 40,000 screaming N.S.W supporters. The first try was scored from a grubber from Queenslands Kevin Walters it was converted that made it 6-0. NSW hit back with a soft try. From then NSW pulled away. Then Queensland scored two very soft tries from N.S.W. mistakes. That put them within five. Tonie Carrol scored and Lockeyer converted to make a memorable victory, in the dying seconds.

by M Smoove.



MATCH 2 [5 June] : Queensland v New South Wales in Brisbane

Queensland

1. Darren Lockyer
2. Mat Sing
3. Steve Renouf
4. Darren Smith
5. Wendell Sailor
6. Kevin Walters
7. Alan Langer (Captain)
8. Shane Webcke
9. Jason Hetherington
10. Gary Larson
11. Brad Thorn
12. Gorden Tallis
13. Jason Smith.

Reserves
14. Ben Ikin
15. Tonie Carroll
16. Wayne Bartrim
17. Martin Lang.

Coach: Wayne Bennett

New South Wales

1. Tim Brasher
2. Rod Wishart
3. Terry Hill
17. Paul McGregor.
5. Adam McDougal
6. Laurie Daley (Captain)
7. Andrew Johns
8. Rodney Howe
9. Geoff Toovey
10. Paul Harrigan
11. Dean Pay
12. Nik Kosef
13. Brad Fittler

Reserves:
14. Steve Menzies
15. David Barnhill
16. Glenn Lazurus
4. Andrew Ettingshausen

Coach: Tom Raudonikis



REFEREE: Bill Harrigan
Crowd: 40,447

Queensland 10 lost to New South Wales 26
Wendell Sailor
Matt Sing
 Tries Paul McGregor (2)
Brad Fittler
Adam MacDougall
Tim Brasher
Darren Lockyer
 Goals Andrew Johns (3)
Field Goals



MATCH 3 [19 June] : New South Wales v Queensland in Sydney

New South Wales

1. Tim Brasher
2. Rod Wishart
3. Laurie Daley (Captain)
4. Terry Hill
5. Adam McDougal
6. Brad Fittler
7. Andrew Johns
8. Glenn Lazurus
18. Matthew Johns
10. Tony Butterfield
16. David Furner
12. David Barnhill
13. Jim Dymock

Reserves:
11. Dean Pay
14. Robbie Kearns
15. Ken McGuinness
17. Steve Menzies

Coach: Tom Raudonikis

Queensland

1. Darren Lockyer
2. Robbie O'Davis
3. Steve Renouf
4. Ben Ikin
5. Wendell Sailor
6. Kevin Walters
7. Alan Langer (Captain)
8. Shane Webcke
9. Jamie Goddard
10. Gary Larson
11. Gorden Tallis
12. Jason Smith
13. Darren Smith

Reserves
14. Mat Sing
15. Steven Price
16. Peter Ryan
17. Andrew Gee

Coach: Wayne Bennett



REFEREE: Bill Harrigan


REFEREE: Bill Harrigan
Crowd: 36,070

New South Wales 4 lost to Queensland 19
Ken McGuinness
 Tries Kevin Walters
Ben Ikin
Alan Langer
Andrew Johns (0/1)
 Goals Darren Lockyer (2/2)
Robbie O'Davis (1/1)
Field Goals Jason Smith