Game 1, 2005 State of Origin
May 25, 2005 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 1, 2005 State of Origin: Queensland 24–20 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on May 25, 2005.
Attendance: 52,484
Two field goals in this game, one each from Darren Lockyer and Johnathan Thurston -- exact minutes not confirmed. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed either.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Bowen; Crocker; Williams Goals: C. Smith (5/5) Drop goals: Lockyer; Thurston |
| New South Wales | Tries: Buderus; Fitzgibbon; Gasnier; Rooney Goals: Fitzgibbon (2/3) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Anthony Minichiello | 1 |
| 2 | Ty Williams | Wing | Matt King | 2 |
| 3 | Shaun Berrigan | Centre | Matt Cooper | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Bowman | Centre | Mark Gasnier | 4 |
| 5 | Matt Sing | Wing | Luke Rooney | 5 |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer | Five-eighth | Trent Barrett | 6 |
| 7 | Johnathan Thurston | Halfback | Brett Kimmorley | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Price | Prop | Luke Bailey | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Danny Buderus | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Jason Ryles | 10 |
| 11 | Brad Thorn | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 11 |
| 12 | Michael Crocker | Second Row | Craig Fitzgibbon | 12 |
| 13 | Chris Flannery | Lock | Ben Kennedy | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Carl Webb | Craig Wing | 14 | |
| 15 | Ben Ross | Steve Simpson | 15 | |
| 16 | Casey McGuire | Andrew Ryan | 16 | |
| 17 | Matt Bowen | Anthony Watmough | 17 | |
| Michael Hagan | Coach | Ricky Stuart | ||
Player of the Match
Steve Price (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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