Game 2, 1991 State of Origin
May 29, 1991 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Game 2, 1991 State of Origin: New South Wales 14–12 Queensland, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney on May 29, 1991.
Attendance: 41,520
Played in rain; Michael O'Connor's sideline conversion in the wet was the match-winning kick. This is the game remembered for the Mark Geyer/Wally Lewis half-time tunnel confrontation. Geyer's sin bin (for a high/elbow tackle on Queensland rookie fullback Paul Hauff) is confirmed, though its exact match-minute is not.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: C. Johns; McGaw Goals: O'Connor (3/3) Sin bin: Geyer (high/elbow tackle, exact minute unconfirmed) |
| Queensland | Tries: Carne; Shearer Goals: Meninga (2/2) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Fullback | Paul Hauff | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Johns | Wing | Michael Hancock | 2 |
| 3 | Laurie Daley | Centre | Peter Jackson | 3 |
| 4 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | Mal Meninga | 4 |
| 5 | Rod Wishart | Wing | Willie Carne | 5 |
| 6 | Cliff Lyons | Five-eighth | Wally Lewis | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Roach | Prop | Martin Bella | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Elias | Hooker | Steve Walters | 9 |
| 10 | David Gillespie | Prop | Steve Jackson | 10 |
| 11 | Ian Roberts | Second Row | Andrew Gee | 11 |
| 12 | Mark Geyer | Second Row | Mike McLean | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Gary Larson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Des Hasler | Kevin Walters | 14 | |
| 15 | Mark McGaw | Dale Shearer | 15 | |
| 16 | Brad Mackay | Gary Coyne | 16 | |
| 17 | John Cartwright | Gavin Allen | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Graham Lowe | ||
Player of the Match
Steve Walters (Queensland) -- single-sourced
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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