Game 1, 2001 State of Origin
May 6, 2001 · Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane
Game 1, 2001 State of Origin: Queensland 34–16 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane on May 6, 2001.
Attendance: 38,909
Wayne Bennett's first game back as Queensland coach. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Buttigieg; Doyle; Lockyer; D. Smith; Walker; Webb Goals: Lockyer (5/6) |
| New South Wales | Tries: Barrett; Fittler; Gidley Goals: De Vere (2/3) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer | Fullback | Mark Hughes | 1 |
| 2 | Lote Tuqiri | Wing | Jamie Ainscough | 2 |
| 3 | Darren Smith | Centre | Matthew Gidley | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Bowman | Centre | Michael De Vere | 4 |
| 5 | Wendell Sailor | Wing | Adam MacDougall | 5 |
| 6 | Daniel Wagon | Five-eighth | Brad Fittler | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Green | Halfback | Brett Kimmorley | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Webcke | Prop | Jason Stevens | 8 |
| 9 | Kevin Campion | Hooker | Luke Priddis | 9 |
| 10 | John Buttigieg | Prop | Robbie Kearns | 10 |
| 11 | Gorden Tallis | Second Row | Bryan Fletcher | 11 |
| 12 | Petero Civoniceva | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 12 |
| 13 | Brad Meyers | Lock | Jason Croker | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | John Doyle | Trent Barrett | 14 | |
| 15 | Chris Walker | Michael Vella | 15 | |
| 16 | Chris Beattie | Ben Kennedy | 16 | |
| 17 | Carl Webb | Rodney Howe | 17 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Wayne Pearce | ||
Player of the Match
Gorden Tallis (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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