Game 1, 2006 State of Origin
May 24, 2006 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Game 1, 2006 State of Origin: New South Wales 17–16 Queensland, at Telstra Stadium, Sydney on May 24, 2006.
Attendance: 72,773
Brett Finch kicked a late match-winning field goal. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Finch; King; Mason Goals: Hodgson (2/4) Drop goals: Finch |
| Queensland | Tries: Inglis (2); Bell Goals: Thurston (2/3) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Hodgson | Fullback | Matt Bowen | 1 |
| 2 | Matt King | Wing | Greg Inglis | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Gasnier | Centre | Justin Hodges | 3 |
| 4 | Timana Tahu | Centre | Brent Tate | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | Steve Bell | 5 |
| 6 | Braith Anasta | Five-eighth | Darren Lockyer | 6 |
| 7 | Brett Finch | Halfback | Johnathan Thurston | 7 |
| 8 | Willie Mason | Prop | Steve Price | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Buderus | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Brent Kite | Prop | Petero Civoniceva | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Simpson | Second Row | David Stagg | 11 |
| 12 | Nathan Hindmarsh | Second Row | Matthew Scott | 12 |
| 13 | Luke O'Donnell | Lock | Dallas Johnson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Craig Wing | Shaun Berrigan | 14 | |
| 15 | Steve Menzies | Carl Webb | 15 | |
| 16 | Mark O'Meley | Sam Thaiday | 16 | |
| 17 | Andrew Ryan | Nate Myles | 17 | |
| Graham Murray | Coach | Mal Meninga | ||
Player of the Match
Willie Mason (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Sean Hampstead |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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