Game 3, 2004 State of Origin
July 7, 2004 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Game 3, 2004 State of Origin: New South Wales 36–14 Queensland, at Telstra Stadium, Sydney on July 7, 2004.
Attendance: 82,487
Brad Fittler's final Origin match -- he scored the last try of his Origin career in this game. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Gasnier (2); Barrett; Fittler; Minichiello; Rooney Goals: Fitzgibbon (5/6); Gasnier (1/1) |
| Queensland | Tries: Bowen; Slater Goals: C. Smith (3/3) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Minichiello | Fullback | Rhys Wesser | 1 |
| 2 | Luke Lewis | Wing | Matt Sing | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Gasnier | Centre | Brent Tate | 3 |
| 4 | Matt Cooper | Centre | Willie Tonga | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Rooney | Wing | Billy Slater | 5 |
| 6 | Brad Fittler | Five-eighth | Darren Lockyer | 6 |
| 7 | Trent Barrett | Halfback | Scott Prince | 7 |
| 8 | Jason Ryles | 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 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Second Row | Dane Carlaw | 12 |
| 13 | Shaun Timmins | Lock | Petero Civoniceva | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Willie Mason | Chris Flannery | 14 | |
| 15 | Brent Kite | Ben Ross | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Kennedy | Corey Parker | 16 | |
| 17 | Craig Wing | Matt Bowen | 17 | |
| Phil Gould | Coach | Michael Hagan | ||
Player of the Match
Craig Fitzgibbon (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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