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Attendance: 29,412

The first year of the 4-point try (raised from 3 points in 1982). Mark Murray's Queensland try (the 3rd, alongside Lewis' double) is sourced twice -- rugbyleagueproject.org's scoresheet and a QRL official PDF summary both agree -- but was not independently triple-confirmed by narrative prose. Wally Lewis had a further try disallowed for obstruction (Gene Miles). Mal Meninga's goal-kicking (6/6, not the previously-flagged 4/6) is what the reconciled score requires and is what both sources give.

Scorers

Queensland	Tries: Lewis (2); Murray Goals: Meninga (6/6) Sin bin: D. Brown (5 min)
New South Wales	Tries: Ella; Grothe Goals: Sigsworth (2/3) Sin bin: Boyd (10 min)

Teams

Queensland			New South Wales
1	Colin Scott	Fullback	Greg Brentnall	1
2	John Ribot	Wing	Chris Anderson	2
3	Mal Meninga	Centre	Brett Kenny	3
4	Gene Miles	Centre	Phil Sigsworth	4
5	Steve Stacey	Wing	Eric Grothe	5
6	Wally Lewis	Five-eighth	Alan Thompson	6
7	Mark Murray	Halfback	Peter Sterling	7
8	Wally Fullerton-Smith	Prop	Ray Price	8
9	Paul Vautin	Hooker	Wayne Pearce	9
10	Bryan Niebling	Prop	Les Boyd	10
11	Darryl Brohman	Second Row	Geoff Bugden	11
12	Greg Conescu	Second Row	Max Krilich	12
13	Brad Tessmann	Lock	Geoff Gerard	13
Substitutes
14	Dave Brown		Steve Ella	14
			Ray Brown	15
Arthur Beetson		Coach	Ted Glossop

Player of the Match

Wally Lewis (Queensland)

Match officials

Referee

Barry Gomersall

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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