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Attendance: 52,483

New South Wales' first back-to-back wins in Brisbane since 1997. Latrell Mitchell dropped the ball under pressure from a Jeremiah Nanai tackle, leading to Queensland's only try. Laurie Daley's first game as NSW coach.

Scorers

New South Wales	Tries: Lomax (2); To'o; Edwards Goals: 1 penalty goal (kicker unconfirmed) Sin bin: To'o (40')
Queensland	Tries: Coates Goals: 1 penalty goal (kicker unconfirmed)

Teams

New South Wales			Queensland
1	Dylan Edwards	Fullback	Kalyn Ponga	1
2	Brian To'o	Wing	Xavier Coates	2
3	Stephen Crichton	Centre	Robert Toia	3
4	Latrell Mitchell	Centre	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	4
5	Zac Lomax	Wing	Valentine Holmes	5
6	Mitchell Moses	Five-eighth	Cameron Munster	6
7	Nathan Cleary	Halfback	Daly Cherry-Evans	7
8	Mitchell Barnett	Prop	Moeaki Fotuaika	8
9	Reece Robson	Hooker	Harry Grant	9
10	Payne Haas	Prop	Tino Fa'asuamaleaui	10
11	Liam Martin	Second Row	Reuben Cotter	11
12	Angus Crichton	Second Row	Jeremiah Nanai	12
13	Isaah Yeo	Lock	Patrick Carrigan	13
Substitutes
14	Connor Watson		Tom Dearden	14
15	Spencer Leniu		Lindsay Collins	15
16	Hudson Young		Beau Fermor	16
17	Max King		Trent Loiero	17
Laurie Daley		Coach	Billy Slater

Player of the Match

Payne Haas (New South Wales) -- a media (ABC News) pick, not confirmed as an official sponsor-branded award.

Match officials

Referee

Ashley Klein

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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