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Attendance: 59,358

Cleary's two tries plus an 8/8 kicking display (24 points) is the second-highest individual points haul in an Origin game, behind Ryan Girdler's 32 in 2000. A sellout crowd in Perth.

Scorers

New South Wales	Tries: Burton 27'; To'o 39'; Tupou 50'; Luai 59'; Cleary (2) 64', 70'; A. Crichton 74' Goals: Cleary (8/8)
Queensland	Tries: Kaufusi 23'; Munster 31' Goals: Holmes (2/2)

Teams

New South Wales			Queensland
1	James Tedesco	Fullback	Kalyn Ponga	1
2	Brian To'o	Wing	Selwyn Cobbo	2
3	Matt Burton	Centre	Valentine Holmes	3
4	Stephen Crichton	Centre	Dane Gagai	4
5	Daniel Tupou	Wing	Xavier Taulagi	5
6	Jarome Luai	Five-eighth	Cameron Munster	6
7	Nathan Cleary	Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans	7
8	Payne Haas	Prop	Lindsay Collins	8
9	Api Koroisau	Hooker	Ben Hunt	9
10	James Fisher-Harris	Prop	Christian Welch	10
11	Cameron Murray	Second Row	Felise Kaufusi	11
12	Liam Martin	Second Row	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	12
13	Isaah Yeo	Lock	Kurt Capewell	13
Substitutes
14	Angus Crichton		Harry Grant	14
15	Damien Cook		Jai Arrow	15
16	Api Koroisau		Patrick Carrigan	16
17	Junior Paulo		Jeremiah Nanai	17
Brad Fittler		Coach	Billy Slater

Player of the Match

Nathan Cleary (New South Wales)

Match officials

Referee

Ashley Klein

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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