Game 1, 1992 State of Origin

May 6, 1992 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Game 1, 1992 State of Origin: New South Wales 14–6 Queensland, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney on May 6, 1992.

Attendance: 40,039

Ben Elias played on after requiring 10 stitches to a head wound. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game; the conversion-vs-penalty-goal split within each team's kicking fraction is not independently confirmed.

Scorers

New South WalesTries: Clyde; Salvatori
Goals: Wishart (3/4)
QueenslandTries: Langer
Goals: Meninga (1/2)

Teams

New South WalesQueensland
1Andrew EttingshausenFullbackDale Shearer1
2Graham MackayWingMichael Hancock2
3Brad FittlerCentreMal Meninga3
4Paul McGregorCentrePeter Jackson4
5Rod WishartWingWillie Carne5
6Laurie DaleyFive-eighthKevin Walters6
7John SimonHalfbackAllan Langer7
8Glenn LazarusPropMartin Bella8
9Ben EliasHookerSteve Walters9
10Paul HarragonPropSteve Jackson10
11Paul SironenSecond RowBob Lindner11
12John CartwrightSecond RowTrevor Gillmeister12
13Bradley ClydeLockGary Larson13
Substitutes
14Robbie McCormackMark Coyne14
15Craig SalvatoriGary Coyne15
16Brad MackaySteve Renouf16
17David GillespieGavin Allen17
Phil GouldCoachGraham Lowe

Player of the Match

Ben Elias (New South Wales)

Match officials

RefereeDavid Manson

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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