Game 3, 2012 State of Origin
July 4, 2012 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Game 3, 2012 State of Origin: Queensland 21–20 New South Wales, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on July 4, 2012.
Attendance: 52,437
Decider. Cooper Cronk's late field goal sealed Queensland's 7th consecutive series win. A then-record TV audience for rugby league since 2001.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Boyd 19'; Hodges 36'; Thurston Goals: Thurston (4/5) Drop goals: Cronk |
| New South Wales | Tries: B. Morris 13'; Stewart 47'; J. Morris 70' Goals: Carney (4/4) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Inglis | Fullback | Brett Stewart | 1 |
| 2 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Jarryd Hayne | 2 |
| 3 | Dane Nielsen | Centre | Michael Jennings | 3 |
| 4 | Justin Hodges | Centre | Josh Morris | 4 |
| 5 | Brent Tate | Wing | Brett Morris | 5 |
| 6 | Johnathan Thurston | Five-eighth | Todd Carney | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Mitchell Pearce | 7 |
| 8 | Matthew Scott | Prop | Tim Grant | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Robbie Farah | 9 |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva | Prop | James Tamou | 10 |
| 11 | Nate Myles | Second Row | Beau Scott | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Thaiday | Second Row | Greg Bird | 12 |
| 13 | Corey Parker | Lock | Paul Gallen | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Matt Gillett | Tony Williams | 14 | |
| 15 | Ben Te'o | Luke Lewis | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Hannant | Ben Creagh | 16 | |
| 17 | David Shillington | Anthony Watmough | 17 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Ricky Stuart | ||
Player of the Match
Johnathan Thurston (Queensland) -- RLP's dedicated match page names Thurston; one other source named Nate Myles instead, a minor unresolved conflict
Match officials
| Referee | Tony Archer & Ben Cummins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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