Game 2, 1987 State of Origin
June 16, 1987 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Game 2, 1987 State of Origin: Queensland 12–6 New South Wales, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on June 16, 1987.
Attendance: 42,048
Full starting lineups for both teams -- previously not obtained -- were resolved via a dedicated follow-up research pass. Halftime New South Wales 6-4. Queensland's kicking (Wally Lewis and Colin Scott both missed their attempts) contributed no points.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Dowling; Scott; Shearer |
| New South Wales | Tries: Farrar Goals: O'Connor (1/2) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Colin Scott | Wing | Mark McGaw | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Jackson | Centre | Michael O'Connor | 3 |
| 4 | Gene Miles | Centre | Brian Johnston | 4 |
| 5 | Dale Shearer | Wing | Andrew Farrar | 5 |
| 6 | Wally Lewis | Five-eighth | Brett Kenny | 6 |
| 7 | Allan Langer | Halfback | Peter Sterling | 7 |
| 8 | Bob Lindner | Prop | Wayne Pearce | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Vautin | Hooker | Les Davidson | 9 |
| 10 | Trevor Gillmeister | Prop | Steve Folkes | 10 |
| 11 | Martin Bella | Second Row | Pat Jarvis | 11 |
| 12 | Greg Conescu | Second Row | Royce Simmons | 12 |
| 13 | Greg Dowling | Lock | David Boyle | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ian French | Des Hasler | 14 | |
| Paul Langmack | 15 | |||
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Player of the Match
Peter Sterling (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Barry Gomersall |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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