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Attendance: 52,498

Series decider. Cameron Smith was placed on report (not sin-binned) for a high/knee tackle on Jarryd Hayne as Hayne scored his try -- described by some as an 'eight-point try' sequence. Johnathan Thurston reportedly suffered a significant knee injury in this match. New South Wales' second row (Glenn Stewart, not Beau Scott) was confirmed via an ABC Grandstand player-ratings article after an initial source gave an internally-inconsistent bench listing.

Scorers

Queensland	Tries: Inglis (2); Slater; C. Smith; Thaiday; Yow Yeh Goals: Thurston (4/4); C. Smith (1/2)
New South Wales	Tries: Bird; Hayne; Minichiello; Uate Goals: Soward (4/5)

Teams

Queensland			New South Wales
1	Billy Slater	Fullback	Anthony Minichiello	1
2	Darius Boyd	Wing	Brett Morris	2
3	Justin Hodges	Centre	Mark Gasnier	3
4	Greg Inglis	Centre	Jarryd Hayne	4
5	Jharal Yow Yeh	Wing	Akuila Uate	5
6	Darren Lockyer	Five-eighth	Jamie Soward	6
7	Johnathan Thurston	Halfback	Mitchell Pearce	7
8	Matthew Scott	Prop	Tim Mannah	8
9	Cameron Smith	Hooker	Michael Ennis	9
10	Petero Civoniceva	Prop	Paul Gallen	10
11	Nate Myles	Second Row	Glenn Stewart	11
12	Sam Thaiday	Second Row	Ben Creagh	12
13	Ashley Harrison	Lock	Greg Bird	13
Substitutes
14	Cooper Cronk		Kurt Gidley	14
15	Corey Parker		Keith Galloway	15
16	Jacob Lillyman		Anthony Watmough	16
17	Ben Hannant		Luke Lewis	17
Mal Meninga		Coach	Ricky Stuart

Player of the Match

Cameron Smith (Queensland) -- Wally Lewis Medal winner

Match officials

Referee

Tony Archer & Shayne Hayne

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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