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Attendance: 40,000

Wally Lewis' famous solo try is regarded as one of his greatest Origin moments. Queensland suffered a heavy run of injuries in this game -- Langer (broken ankle), Meninga (fractured eye socket), Vautin (elbow, did not return for the second half), Hancock (bruised shoulder), and Lindner (stretchered off with a broken leg) -- captured here in prose rather than as sin-bin/sanction fields, since none of these were disciplinary. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed.

Scorers

Queensland	Tries: Hancock; Lewis; K. Walters Goals: Belcher (1/2); Meninga (1/1)
New South Wales	Tries: Daley; C. Johns Goals: Alexander (2/2)

Teams

Queensland			New South Wales
1	Gary Belcher	Fullback	Garry Jack	1
2	Michael Hancock	Wing	Chris Johns	2
3	Tony Currie	Centre	Andrew Ettingshausen	3
4	Mal Meninga	Centre	Laurie Daley	4
5	Alan McIndoe	Wing	John Ferguson	5
6	Wally Lewis	Five-eighth	Chris Mortimer	6
7	Allan Langer	Halfback	Greg Alexander	7
8	Sam Backo	Prop	Paul Dunn	8
9	Kerrod Walters	Hooker	Mario Fenech	9
10	Martin Bella	Prop	Peter Kelly	10
11	Gene Miles	Second Row	Gavin Miller	11
12	Paul Vautin	Second Row	Bruce McGuire	12
13	Bob Lindner	Lock	Bradley Clyde	13
Substitutes
14	Michael Hagan		Des Hasler	14
15	Dale Shearer		John Cartwright	15
16	Trevor Gillmeister		Brad Mackay	16
17	Gary Coyne		Alan Wilson	17
Arthur Beetson		Coach	Jack Gibson

Player of the Match

Wally Lewis (Queensland)

Match officials

Referee

David Manson

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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