Game 1, 2007 State of Origin
May 23, 2007 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 1, 2007 State of Origin: Queensland 25–18 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on May 23, 2007.
Attendance: 52,498
Antonio Kaufusi suffered a season-ending knee injury in this game; Brett Stewart was called up on short notice to replace the injured Anthony Minichiello from Game II onward. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Inglis (2); Lockyer; Price Goals: Thurston (4/4) Drop goals: Thurston |
| New South Wales | Tries: Cooper; Hayne; Hindmarsh Goals: Lyon (3/4) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmichael Hunt | Fullback | Anthony Minichiello | 1 |
| 2 | Brent Tate | Wing | Matt King | 2 |
| 3 | Steve Bell | Centre | Jamie Lyon | 3 |
| 4 | Justin Hodges | Centre | Matt Cooper | 4 |
| 5 | Greg Inglis | Wing | Jarryd Hayne | 5 |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer | Five-eighth | Braith Anasta | 6 |
| 7 | Johnathan Thurston | Halfback | Jarrod Mullen | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Price | Prop | Brett White | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Danny Buderus | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Brent Kite | 10 |
| 11 | Tonie Carroll | Second Row | Willie Mason | 11 |
| 12 | Nate Myles | Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | 12 |
| 13 | Dallas Johnson | Lock | Andrew Ryan | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Shaun Berrigan | Luke Bailey | 14 | |
| 15 | Jacob Lillyman | Steve Simpson | 15 | |
| 16 | Neville Costigan | Anthony Tupou | 16 | |
| 17 | Antonio Kaufusi | Kurt Gidley | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Graham Murray | ||
Player of the Match
Johnathan Thurston (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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