Game 2, 2003 State of Origin
June 25, 2003 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Game 2, 2003 State of Origin: New South Wales 27–4 Queensland, at Telstra Stadium, Sydney on June 25, 2003.
Attendance: 79,132
Andrew Johns' first-half field goal attempt famously rebounded off the crossbar and led to a try. New South Wales' field goal (Johns) is not itemised in one scoresheet source but is required by score reconciliation and corroborated by match narrative. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Tahu (2); Gidley; Kennedy; Minichiello Goals: Johns (3/6) Drop goals: Johns |
| Queensland | Tries: Crocker Goals: Crocker (0/1) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Minichiello | Fullback | Darren Lockyer | 1 |
| 2 | Timana Tahu | Wing | Matt Sing | 2 |
| 3 | Matthew Gidley | Centre | Brent Tate | 3 |
| 4 | Jamie Lyon | Centre | Tonie Carroll | 4 |
| 5 | Michael De Vere | Wing | Shannon Hegarty | 5 |
| 6 | Shaun Timmins | Five-eighth | Ben Ikin | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns | Halfback | Shaun Berrigan | 7 |
| 8 | Robbie Kearns | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Buderus | Hooker | Michael Crocker | 9 |
| 10 | Jason Ryles | Prop | Steve Price | 10 |
| 11 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Second Row | Gorden Tallis | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Kennedy | Second Row | Petero Civoniceva | 12 |
| 13 | Luke Ricketson | Lock | Dane Carlaw | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Luke Bailey | Travis Norton | 14 | |
| 15 | Craig Wing | Andrew Gee | 15 | |
| 16 | Bryan Fletcher | Scott Sattler | 16 | |
| 17 | Phil Bailey | Matt Bowen | 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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