Game 2, 1988 State of Origin
May 31, 1988 · Lang Park, Brisbane
Game 2, 1988 State of Origin: Queensland 16–6 New South Wales, at Lang Park, Brisbane on May 31, 1988.
Attendance: 31,817
Wally Lewis was sin-binned for dissent; Queensland's home crowd showered the field with beer cans in protest of the decision.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Backo; Langer Goals: Belcher (4/4) Sin bin: Lewis (5 min, dissent) |
| New South Wales | Tries: O'Connor Goals: O'Connor (1/3) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Alan McIndoe | Wing | John Ferguson | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Jackson | Centre | Mark McGaw | 3 |
| 4 | Gene Miles | Centre | Michael O'Connor | 4 |
| 5 | Tony Currie | Wing | Andrew Ettingshausen | 5 |
| 6 | Wally Lewis | Five-eighth | Terry Lamb | 6 |
| 7 | Allan Langer | Halfback | Peter Sterling | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Vautin | Prop | Paul Langmack | 8 |
| 9 | Bob Lindner | Hooker | Steve Folkes | 9 |
| 10 | Wally Fullerton-Smith | Prop | Wayne Pearce | 10 |
| 11 | Sam Backo | Second Row | Steve Roach | 11 |
| 12 | Greg Conescu | Second Row | Ben Elias | 12 |
| 13 | Martin Bella | Lock | Phil Daley | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Brett French | Paul Dunn | 14 | |
| 15 | Trevor Gillmeister | Des Hasler | 15 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | John Peard | ||
Player of the Match
Sam Backo (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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