Game 1, 1986 State of Origin
May 27, 1986 · Lang Park, Brisbane
Game 1, 1986 State of Origin: New South Wales 22–16 Queensland, at Lang Park, Brisbane on May 27, 1986.
Attendance: 33,066
Royce Simmons played on after being knocked out early in the match, refusing a replacement, and was named Man of the Match.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Farrar; Jack; C. Mortimer; Simmons Goals: O'Connor (3/4) |
| Queensland | Tries: Dowling; Miles Goals: Meninga (4/4) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Colin Scott | 1 |
| 2 | Steve Morris | Wing | Dale Shearer | 2 |
| 3 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | Mal Meninga | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Gene Miles | 4 |
| 5 | Andrew Farrar | Wing | Chris Close | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-eighth | Wally Lewis | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Mark Murray | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Roach | Prop | Greg Dowling | 8 |
| 9 | Royce Simmons | Hooker | Greg Conescu | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Folkes | Prop | Bryan Niebling | 10 |
| 11 | Noel Cleal | Second Row | Gavin Jones | 11 |
| 12 | Peter Tunks | Second Row | Dave Brown | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne Pearce | Lock | Bob Lindner | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Terry Lamb | Peter Jackson | 14 | |
| 15 | David Gillespie | Ian French | 15 | |
| Ron Willey | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Player of the Match
Royce Simmons (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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