Game 2, 2015 State of Origin
June 17, 2015 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Game 2, 2015 State of Origin: New South Wales 26–18 Queensland, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on June 17, 2015.
Attendance: 91,513
A State of Origin attendance record at the time (91,513). Cooper Cronk was rested/rotated out this game, with Daly Cherry-Evans starting at halfback. Exact conversion minutes beyond the anchor points are approximate.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Jennings 4'; J. Morris 27'; Woods 62'; Dugan 70' Goals: Hodkinson (5/5, incl. 1 penalty goal 39') |
| Queensland | Tries: M. Scott 11'; Inglis 33'; Gillett 47' Goals: Thurston (3/4, incl. 1 penalty goal 57') |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Dugan | Fullback | Billy Slater | 1 |
| 2 | William Hopoate | Wing | Darius Boyd | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Jennings | Centre | Greg Inglis | 3 |
| 4 | Josh Morris | Centre | Justin Hodges | 4 |
| 5 | Brett Morris | Wing | Will Chambers | 5 |
| 6 | Mitchell Pearce | Five-eighth | Johnathan Thurston | 6 |
| 7 | Trent Hodkinson | Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans | 7 |
| 8 | Aaron Woods | Prop | Matthew Scott | 8 |
| 9 | Robbie Farah | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | James Tamou | Prop | Nate Myles | 10 |
| 11 | Beau Scott | Second Row | Aidan Guerra | 11 |
| 12 | Ryan Hoffman | Second Row | Sam Thaiday | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Gallen | Lock | Corey Parker | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Trent Merrin | Michael Morgan | 14 | |
| 15 | Boyd Cordner | Josh McGuire | 15 | |
| 16 | David Klemmer | Matt Gillett | 16 | |
| 17 | Josh Jackson | Jacob Lillyman | 17 | |
| Laurie Daley | Coach | Mal Meninga | ||
Player of the Match
Michael Jennings (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Gerard Sutton & Ben Cummins |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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