Game 1, 2004 State of Origin
May 26, 2004 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Game 1, 2004 State of Origin: New South Wales 9–8 Queensland, at Telstra Stadium, Sydney on May 26, 2004.
Attendance: 68,344
Decided in golden-point extra time -- the first time this had happened in Origin history. Shaun Timmins kicked the winning field goal. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Timmins Goals: Fitzgibbon (2/3) Drop goals: Timmins |
| Queensland | Tries: Prince; Tate Goals: C. Smith (0/2) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hornby | Fullback | Rhys Wesser | 1 |
| 2 | Luke Rooney | Wing | Justin Hodges | 2 |
| 3 | Michael De Vere | Centre | Paul Bowman | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Gidley | Centre | Brent Tate | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Lewis | Wing | Billy Slater | 5 |
| 6 | Shaun Timmins | Five-eighth | Chris Flannery | 6 |
| 7 | Craig Gower | Halfback | Scott Prince | 7 |
| 8 | Ryan O'Hara | Prop | Shane Webcke | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Buderus | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meley | Prop | Steve Price | 10 |
| 11 | Nathan Hindmarsh | Second Row | Michael Crocker | 11 |
| 12 | Andrew Ryan | Second Row | Dane Carlaw | 12 |
| 13 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Lock | Tonie Carroll | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Willie Mason | Ben Ross | 14 | |
| 15 | Brent Kite | Petero Civoniceva | 15 | |
| 16 | Trent Waterhouse | Travis Norton | 16 | |
| 17 | Craig Wing | Matt Bowen | 17 | |
| Phil Gould | Coach | Michael Hagan | ||
Player of the Match
Shaun Timmins (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Sean Hampstead |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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