Game 2, 2008 State of Origin
June 11, 2008 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 2, 2008 State of Origin: Queensland 30–0 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on June 11, 2008.
Attendance: 52,416
Only the second time in State of Origin history New South Wales had been held scoreless. Darius Boyd scored twice on debut. Thurston's 4 conversions plus 3 penalty goals reconciles his reported 7-goal haul.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Boyd (2); Folau; Hannant Goals: Thurston (4/4 conversions + 3 penalty goals) |
| New South Wales | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karmichael Hunt | Fullback | Brett Stewart | 1 |
| 2 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Steve Turner | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Inglis | Centre | Mark Gasnier | 3 |
| 4 | Brent Tate | Centre | Matt Cooper | 4 |
| 5 | Israel Folau | Wing | Anthony Quinn | 5 |
| 6 | Johnathan Thurston | Five-eighth | Greg Bird | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Prince | Halfback | Peter Wallace | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Price | Prop | Brett White | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Danny Buderus | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Craig Fitzgibbon | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Crocker | Second Row | Willie Mason | 11 |
| 12 | Ashley Harrison | Second Row | Ryan Hoffman | 12 |
| 13 | Dallas Johnson | Lock | Paul Gallen | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Billy Slater | Kurt Gidley | 14 | |
| 15 | Sam Thaiday | Anthony Laffranchi | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Hannant | Steve Simpson | 16 | |
| 17 | Nate Myles | Anthony Tupou | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Craig Bellamy | ||
Player of the Match
Greg Inglis (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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