Game 3, 1987 State of Origin
July 15, 1987 · Lang Park, Brisbane
Game 3, 1987 State of Origin: Queensland 10–8 New South Wales, at Lang Park, Brisbane on July 15, 1987.
Attendance: 32,602
Series decider -- Queensland won this and Game II to take the series 2-1 after losing Game I. Full starting lineups for both teams -- previously not obtained -- were resolved via a dedicated follow-up research pass, though the exact jersey-number assignment within Queensland's forward pack (8/10/11/12) rests on positional description rather than a numbered team sheet, so carries slightly lower confidence than the rest of this lineup. Halftime Queensland 10-8. The deciding penalty goal followed a Cliff Lyons kick and an offside call against Michael O'Connor.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Lindner; Shearer Goals: Shearer (1/1) |
| New South Wales | Tries: Boyle Goals: O'Connor (2/2) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Colin Scott | Wing | Brian Johnston | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Jackson | Centre | Andrew Ettingshausen | 3 |
| 4 | Gene Miles | Centre | Brett Kenny | 4 |
| 5 | Dale Shearer | Wing | Michael O'Connor | 5 |
| 6 | Wally Lewis | Five-eighth | Cliff Lyons | 6 |
| 7 | Allan Langer | Halfback | Peter Sterling | 7 |
| 8 | Bryan Niebling | Prop | Phil Daley | 8 |
| 9 | Greg Conescu | Hooker | Royce Simmons | 9 |
| 10 | Greg Dowling | Prop | Peter Tunks | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Vautin | Second Row | Les Davidson | 11 |
| 12 | Trevor Gillmeister | Second Row | David Boyle | 12 |
| 13 | Bob Lindner | Lock | Wayne Pearce | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Tony Currie | Mark McGaw | 14 | |
| 15 | Ian French | Steve Folkes | 15 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Player of the Match
Allan Langer (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Barry Gomersall |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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