Game 2, 2004 State of Origin
June 16, 2004 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 2, 2004 State of Origin: Queensland 22–18 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on June 16, 2004.
Attendance: 52,478
Billy Slater's chip-and-regather try off a Darren Lockyer grubber is regarded as one of Origin's greatest tries. Queensland's goal-kicking was shared between Cameron Smith and Scott Prince this game. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Slater (2); Carlaw; Tonga Goals: C. Smith (2/3); Prince (1/2) |
| New South Wales | Tries: Tahu (2); Rooney Goals: Fitzgibbon (3/4) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Wesser | Fullback | Anthony Minichiello | 1 |
| 2 | Matt Sing | Wing | Timana Tahu | 2 |
| 3 | Paul Bowman | Centre | Matthew Gidley | 3 |
| 4 | Willie Tonga | Centre | Luke Lewis | 4 |
| 5 | Billy Slater | Wing | Luke Rooney | 5 |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer | Five-eighth | Brad Fittler | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Prince | Halfback | Brett Finch | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Webcke | Prop | Jason Stevens | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Danny Buderus | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Price | Prop | Mark O'Meley | 10 |
| 11 | Petero Civoniceva | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 11 |
| 12 | Dane Carlaw | Second Row | Andrew Ryan | 12 |
| 13 | Tonie Carroll | Lock | Craig Fitzgibbon | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ben Ross | Willie Mason | 14 | |
| 15 | Corey Parker | Brent Kite | 15 | |
| 16 | Chris Flannery | Trent Waterhouse | 16 | |
| 17 | Matt Bowen | Craig Wing | 17 | |
| Michael Hagan | Coach | Phil Gould | ||
Player of the Match
Billy Slater (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Sean Hampstead |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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