Game 1, 1987 State of Origin
June 2, 1987 · Lang Park, Brisbane
Game 1, 1987 State of Origin: New South Wales 20–16 Queensland, at Lang Park, Brisbane on June 2, 1987.
Attendance: 33,411
Both teams' full try lists -- previously undershooting the final score by 4-8 points each -- were resolved via a dedicated follow-up research pass: Queensland's third try-scorer was confirmed as Greg Dowling (not a double for Tony Currie, as an earlier pass had wrongly recorded), and New South Wales' full list is O'Connor's double plus Les Davidson and a contentious Mark McGaw try awarded by referee Mick Stone. Halftime was Queensland 10-8.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: O'Connor (2); Davidson; McGaw Goals: O'Connor (2/4) |
| Queensland | Tries: Currie; Dowling; Shearer Goals: Belcher (1/2); Jackson (1/3) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Wing | Dale Shearer | 2 |
| 3 | Mark McGaw | Centre | Gene Miles | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Johnston | Centre | Peter Jackson | 4 |
| 5 | Michael O'Connor | Wing | Tony Currie | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-eighth | Wally Lewis | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Wayne Pearce | Prop | Ian French | 8 |
| 9 | Noel Cleal | Hooker | Paul Vautin | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Folkes | Prop | Trevor Gillmeister | 10 |
| 11 | Les Davidson | Second Row | Martin Bella | 11 |
| 12 | Royce Simmons | Second Row | Greg Conescu | 12 |
| 13 | Pat Jarvis | Lock | Greg Dowling | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Boyle | Gary Smith | 14 | |
| Ron Willey | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Player of the Match
Les Davidson (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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