Game 1, 1985 State of Origin
May 28, 1985 · Lang Park, Brisbane
Game 1, 1985 State of Origin: New South Wales 18–0 Queensland, at Lang Park, Brisbane on May 28, 1985.
Attendance: 33,011
New South Wales' first Origin series win, achieved this year (2-1). Queensland was held scoreless -- the first try-less side in an Origin game for either team since the 3-point-try era. Man of the Match is a genuine unresolved conflict between two sources (Michael O'Connor, who scored all 18 New South Wales points, vs. Peter Wynn); both are noted rather than one being picked with false confidence. No Queensland interchange bench could be confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: O'Connor (2) Goals: O'Connor (5/6) |
| Queensland | Goals: Meninga (0/2) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Colin Scott | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Grothe | Wing | John Ribot | 2 |
| 3 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | Mal Meninga | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Chris Close | 4 |
| 5 | John Ferguson | Wing | Dale Shearer | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-eighth | Wally Lewis | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Mark Murray | 7 |
| 8 | Wayne Pearce | Prop | Bob Lindner | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Wynn | Hooker | Paul McCabe | 9 |
| 10 | Noel Cleal | Prop | Paul Vautin | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Roach | Second Row | Dave Brown | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Elias | Second Row | Greg Conescu | 12 |
| 13 | Pat Jarvis | Lock | Greg Dowling | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Peter Tunks | |||
| Terry Fearnley | Coach | Des Morris | ||
Player of the Match
Michael O'Connor (New South Wales) -- one source instead names Peter Wynn; genuinely unresolved conflict
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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