Game 2, 1990 State of Origin
May 30, 1990 · Olympic Park, Melbourne
Game 2, 1990 State of Origin: New South Wales 12–6 Queensland, at Olympic Park, Melbourne on May 30, 1990.
Attendance: 25,800
The first-ever State of Origin match played in Melbourne. A disputed passage of play in the second half was noted by contemporary reports as pivotal to New South Wales' scoring. Queensland's fourth interchange player could not be confirmed -- only 3 of 4 bench slots are recorded.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: B. Mackay; Stuart Goals: Wishart (2/4) |
| Queensland | Tries: Kiss Goals: Meninga (1/2) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Rod Wishart | Wing | Alan McIndoe | 2 |
| 3 | Brad Mackay | Centre | Dale Shearer | 3 |
| 4 | Mark McGaw | Centre | Mal Meninga | 4 |
| 5 | Graham Lyons | Wing | Les Kiss | 5 |
| 6 | Des Hasler | Five-eighth | Wally Lewis | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Roach | Prop | Martin Bella | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Elias | Hooker | Kerrod Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Ian Roberts | Prop | Sam Backo | 10 |
| 11 | David Gillespie | Second Row | Dan Stains | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce McGuire | Second Row | Gary Coyne | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Bob Lindner | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Andrew Farrar | Trevor Gillmeister | 14 | |
| 15 | Glenn Lazarus | Andrew Gee | 15 | |
| 16 | Paul Sironen | Mark Coyne | 16 | |
| 17 | Brad Fittler | |||
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Arthur Beetson | ||
Player of the Match
Ricky Stuart (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Greg McCallum |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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