Game 2, 2017 State of Origin
June 21, 2017 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Game 2, 2017 State of Origin: Queensland 18–16 New South Wales, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney on June 21, 2017.
Attendance: 82,259
Thurston's match-winning conversion came with under 5 minutes remaining, on his return from a shoulder injury. A contentious Holmes try (contact with the touchline) was upheld by the video referee. Exact try-scoring minutes not confirmed for this game.
Scorers
| Queensland | Tries: Holmes; Gagai (2) Goals: Thurston (3/3) |
| New South Wales | Tries: Hayne; Morris; Pearce Goals: Maloney (2/3) |
Teams
| Queensland | New South Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | James Tedesco | 1 |
| 2 | Valentine Holmes | Wing | Brett Morris | 2 |
| 3 | Will Chambers | Centre | Josh Dugan | 3 |
| 4 | Darius Boyd | Centre | Jarryd Hayne | 4 |
| 5 | Dane Gagai | Wing | Blake Ferguson | 5 |
| 6 | Johnathan Thurston | Five-eighth | James Maloney | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Mitchell Pearce | 7 |
| 8 | Dylan Napa | Prop | Aaron Woods | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Nathan Peats | 9 |
| 10 | Jarrod Wallace | Prop | Andrew Fifita | 10 |
| 11 | Gavin Cooper | Second Row | Boyd Cordner | 11 |
| 12 | Matt Gillett | Second Row | Josh Jackson | 12 |
| 13 | Josh McGuire | Lock | Tyson Frizell | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Michael Morgan | David Klemmer | 14 | |
| 15 | Josh Papalii | Wade Graham | 15 | |
| 16 | Coen Hess | Jake Trbojevic | 16 | |
| 17 | Tim Glasby | Jack Bird | 17 | |
| Kevin Walters | Coach | Laurie Daley | ||
Player of the Match
Josh Jackson (New South Wales) -- a contested pick from the losing side; Johnathan Thurston or Dane Gagai were the more commonly expected winners.
Match officials
| Referee | Matt Cecchin (lead) & Gerard Sutton (pocket) |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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