Game 2, 1998 State of Origin
June 5, 1998 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 2, 1998 State of Origin: New South Wales 26–10 Queensland, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on June 5, 1998.
Attendance: 40,447
Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: McGregor (2); Brasher; Fittler; MacDougall Goals: Johns (3/5) |
| Queensland | Tries: Sailor (2) Goals: Lockyer (1/1) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Brasher | Fullback | Darren Lockyer | 1 |
| 2 | Rod Wishart | Wing | Wendell Sailor | 2 |
| 3 | Paul McGregor | Centre | Steve Renouf | 3 |
| 4 | Terry Hill | Centre | Darren Smith | 4 |
| 5 | Adam MacDougall | Wing | Matt Sing | 5 |
| 6 | Laurie Daley | Five-eighth | Kevin Walters | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Rodney Howe | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Geoff Toovey | Hooker | Jason Hetherington | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Harragon | Prop | Gary Larson | 10 |
| 11 | Dean Pay | Second Row | Gorden Tallis | 11 |
| 12 | David Barnhill | Second Row | Brad Thorn | 12 |
| 13 | Brad Fittler | Lock | Wayne Bartrim | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Glenn Lazarus | Steve Price | 14 | |
| 15 | Andrew Ettingshausen | Martin Lang | 15 | |
| 16 | Nik Kosef | Ben Ikin | 16 | |
| 17 | Steve Menzies | Tonie Carroll | 17 | |
| Tom Raudonikis | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Player of the Match
Rodney Howe (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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