Game 1, 1990 State of Origin
May 9, 1990 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Game 1, 1990 State of Origin: New South Wales 8–0 Queensland, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney on May 9, 1990.
Attendance: 41,235
Queensland was held scoreless. Exact try-scoring minute not confirmed.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: McGaw Goals: O'Connor (2/3) |
| Queensland | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Rod Wishart | Wing | Alan McIndoe | 2 |
| 3 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | Dale Shearer | 3 |
| 4 | Mark McGaw | Centre | Mal Meninga | 4 |
| 5 | Ricky Walford | Wing | Les Kiss | 5 |
| 6 | Laurie Daley | Five-eighth | Michael Hagan | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Roach | Prop | Martin Bella | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Elias | Hooker | Steve Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Ian Roberts | Prop | Dan Stains | 10 |
| 11 | David Gillespie | Second Row | Paul Vautin | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce McGuire | Second Row | Wally Fullerton-Smith | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Bob Lindner | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Glenn Lazarus | Mark Coyne | 14 | |
| 15 | Paul Sironen | Kevin Walters | 15 | |
| 16 | Geoff Toovey | Gary Coyne | 16 | |
| 17 | Graham Lyons | Trevor Gillmeister | 17 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Arthur Beetson | ||
Player of the Match
Ben Elias (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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