Game 3, 2010 State of Origin
July 7, 2010 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Game 3, 2010 State of Origin: Queensland 23–18 New South Wales, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney on July 7, 2010.
Attendance: 61,259
Decider -- Queensland's clean sweep (3-0), their fifth straight series win and first whitewash since 1995. Darren Lockyer's series-sealing field goal, from around 46 metres, is one of the most replayed kicks in Origin history; its exact minute is not reliably confirmed.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Boyd; Myles; Slater; Tonga Goals: Thurston (3/3) Drop goals: Lockyer |
| New South Wales | Tries: Bird; Gallen; Gidley Goals: Gordon (3/3) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Jarryd Hayne | 1 |
| 2 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Brett Morris | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Inglis | Centre | Michael Jennings | 3 |
| 4 | Willie Tonga | Centre | Beau Scott | 4 |
| 5 | Israel Folau | Wing | Michael Gordon | 5 |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer | Five-eighth | Trent Barrett | 6 |
| 7 | Johnathan Thurston | Halfback | Mitchell Pearce | 7 |
| 8 | Matthew Scott | Prop | Jason King | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Michael Ennis | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Kade Snowden | 10 |
| 11 | Nate Myles | Second Row | Luke Lewis | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Thaiday | Second Row | Paul Gallen | 12 |
| 13 | Ashley Harrison | Lock | Greg Bird | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Cooper Cronk | Kurt Gidley | 14 | |
| 15 | David Shillington | Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | 15 | |
| 16 | Neville Costigan | Tim Mannah | 16 | |
| 17 | Dave Taylor | Anthony Watmough | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Craig Bellamy | ||
Player of the Match
Billy Slater (Queensland) -- Wally Lewis Medal winner
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer & Shayne Hayne |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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