Game 1, 2008 State of Origin
May 21, 2008 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Game 1, 2008 State of Origin: New South Wales 18–10 Queensland, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney on May 21, 2008.
Attendance: 67,620
Debuts for Anthony Quinn and Anthony Laffranchi (New South Wales) and Israel Folau (Queensland) -- Folau scored on debut late in the match. Craig Bellamy's first Origin series as New South Wales coach.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Quinn (2); Laffranchi 68'; Stewart Goals: Fitzgibbon (1/3) |
| Queensland | Tries: Folau; Tate Goals: Thurston (1/2) |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Stewart | Fullback | Billy Slater | 1 |
| 2 | Jarryd Hayne | Wing | Brent Tate | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Gasnier | Centre | Greg Inglis | 3 |
| 4 | Matt Cooper | Centre | Justin Hodges | 4 |
| 5 | Anthony Quinn | Wing | Israel Folau | 5 |
| 6 | Greg Bird | Five-eighth | Karmichael Hunt | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Wallace | Halfback | Johnathan Thurston | 7 |
| 8 | Brett White | Prop | Carl Webb | 8 |
| 9 | Danny Buderus | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Craig Fitzgibbon | Prop | Petero Civoniceva | 10 |
| 11 | Ryan Hoffman | Second Row | Sam Thaiday | 11 |
| 12 | Willie Mason | Second Row | Michael Crocker | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Gallen | Lock | Dallas Johnson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ben Hornby | PJ Marsh | 14 | |
| 15 | Anthony Laffranchi | Ben Hannant | 15 | |
| 16 | Anthony Tupou | Nate Myles | 16 | |
| 17 | Ben Cross | Jacob Lillyman | 17 | |
| Craig Bellamy | Coach | Mal Meninga | ||
Player of the Match
Greg Bird (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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