Game 1, 2002 State of Origin
May 22, 2002 · Stadium Australia, Sydney
Game 1, 2002 State of Origin: New South Wales 32–4 Queensland, at Stadium Australia, Sydney on May 22, 2002.
Attendance: 55,421
Single-referee era (Bill Harrigan officiated all 3 games this series; the lead & pocket two-referee system wasn't trialled until 2009). Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Gidley; Hodgson; Johns; Lyon; Tahu Goals: Johns (4/4); Hodgson (1/2) Drop goals: Barrett; Johns |
| Queensland | Tries: Tuqiri Goals: Schifcofske (0/1) Sin bin: Tallis (10 min, exact minute unconfirmed) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Hodgson | Fullback | Darren Lockyer | 1 |
| 2 | Timana Tahu | Wing | Lote Tuqiri | 2 |
| 3 | Jamie Lyon | Centre | Chris McKenna | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Gidley | Centre | Darren Smith | 4 |
| 5 | Jason Moodie | Wing | Clinton Schifcofske | 5 |
| 6 | Trent Barrett | Five-eighth | Shaun Berrigan | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns | Halfback | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Luke Bailey | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Buderus | Hooker | Kevin Campion | 9 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meley | Prop | John Buttigieg | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Simpson | Second Row | Gorden Tallis | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Kennedy | Second Row | Petero Civoniceva | 12 |
| 13 | Luke Ricketson | Lock | Dane Carlaw | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Braith Anasta | Chris Walker | 14 | |
| 15 | Bryan Fletcher | John Doyle | 15 | |
| 16 | Nathan Hindmarsh | Carl Webb | 16 | |
| 17 | Michael Vella | Andrew Gee | 17 | |
| Phil Gould | Coach | Wayne Bennett | ||
Player of the Match
Andrew Johns (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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