Game 3, 2016 State of Origin
July 13, 2016 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Game 3, 2016 State of Origin: New South Wales 18–14 Queensland, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney on July 13, 2016.
Attendance: 61,267
Dead rubber -- Queensland had already won the series 2-0 in Game II. Paul Gallen, in his final Origin appearance, set up and then kicked the conversion for Michael Jennings' match-winning 79th-minute try, denying Queensland a clean series sweep.
Scorers
| New South Wales | Tries: Frizell 22'; A. Fifita 42'; Jennings 79' Goals: Maloney (2/2); Gallen (1/1) Sin bin: A. Fifita (10 min, ~52') |
| Queensland | Tries: Inglis 5'; G. Cooper 52'; Boyd 74' Goals: Thurston (1/3) Sin bin: Cronk (10 min, ~55') |
Teams
| New South Wales | Queensland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Tedesco | Fullback | Darius Boyd | 1 |
| 2 | Blake Ferguson | Wing | Corey Oates | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Jennings | Centre | Greg Inglis | 3 |
| 4 | Josh Dugan | Centre | Justin O'Neill | 4 |
| 5 | Josh Mansour | Wing | Dane Gagai | 5 |
| 6 | Matt Moylan | Five-eighth | Johnathan Thurston | 6 |
| 7 | James Maloney | Halfback | Cooper Cronk | 7 |
| 8 | Aaron Woods | Prop | Matthew Scott | 8 |
| 9 | Robbie Farah | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Gallen | Prop | Nate Myles | 10 |
| 11 | Wade Graham | Second Row | Matt Gillett | 11 |
| 12 | Josh Jackson | Second Row | Sam Thaiday | 12 |
| 13 | Tyson Frizell | Lock | Corey Parker | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Jack Bird | Gavin Cooper | 14 | |
| 15 | James Tamou | Josh McGuire | 15 | |
| 16 | David Klemmer | Aidan Guerra | 16 | |
| 17 | Andrew Fifita | Jacob Lillyman | 17 | |
| Laurie Daley | Coach | Kevin Walters | ||
Player of the Match
James Maloney (New South Wales)
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Cummins & Gerard Sutton |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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