Game 1, 2012 State of Origin
May 23, 2012 · Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Game 1, 2012 State of Origin: Queensland 18–10 New South Wales, at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne on May 23, 2012.
Attendance: 56,021
Greg Inglis's controversial 73rd-minute try made him State of Origin's all-time try-scoring leader.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Boyd (2); Inglis Goals: Thurston (3/3) |
| New South Wales | Tries: Uate; Jennings Goals: Carney (1/3) Sin bin: M. Jennings (10 min, for a punch on Brent Tate) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Brett Stewart | 1 |
| 2 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Jarryd Hayne | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Inglis | Centre | Michael Jennings | 3 |
| 4 | Justin Hodges | Centre | Josh Morris | 4 |
| 5 | Brent Tate | Wing | Akuila Uate | 5 |
| 6 | Johnathan Thurston | Five-eighth | Todd Carney | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Mitchell Pearce | 7 |
| 8 | Matthew Scott | Prop | Paul Gallen | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Robbie Farah | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | James Tamou | 10 |
| 11 | Nate Myles | Second Row | Glenn Stewart | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Thaiday | Second Row | Luke Lewis | 12 |
| 13 | Ashley Harrison | Lock | Greg Bird | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Matt Gillett | Trent Merrin | 14 | |
| 15 | Dave Taylor | Jamie Buhrer | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Hannant | Ben Creagh | 16 | |
| 17 | David Shillington | Tony Williams | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Ricky Stuart | ||
Player of the Match
Nate Myles (Queensland)
Match officials
| Referee | Matt Cecchin & Ben Cummins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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