Game 2
New South Wales Origin 12 lost to Queensland Origin 16
| State Of Origin 1989 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2319 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 14th June, 1989 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:35pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | David Manson | |||||||
| Venue | SFS (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 40,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wally Lewis | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 3 | |||||
| NSW | Scoresheet | QLD | ||||||
| Laurie DALEY | T | Michael HANCOCK | ||||||
| Chris JOHNS | Wally LEWIS | |||||||
| Kerrod WALTERS | ||||||||
| Greg ALEXANDER | 2/2 | G | 1/2 | Gary BELCHER | ||||
| Laurie DALEY | 0/1 | 1/1 | Mal MENINGA | |||||
| NSW | Teams | QLD | ||||||
| Garry JACK [Balmain] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] |
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| Chris JOHNS [Brisbane] |
2 | W | 2 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane] |
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| Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla/Leeds] |
3 | C | 3 | Tony CURRIE [Brisbane] |
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| Laurie DALEY [Canberra] |
4 | C | 4 | Mal MENINGA [Canberra] |
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| John FERGUSON [Canberra/Carlisle] |
5 | W | 5 | Alan McINDOE [Penrith] |
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| Chris MORTIMER [Penrith] |
6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] |
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| Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] |
7 | HB | 7 | Allan LANGER [Brisbane] |
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| Paul DUNN [Canterbury] |
8 | FR | 8 | Sam BACKO [Brisbane/Leeds] |
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| Mario FENECH [South Sydney] |
9 | HK | 9 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] |
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| Peter KELLY [Penrith] |
10 | FR | 10 | Martin BELLA [North Sydney] |
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| Gavin MILLER (c) [Cronulla/Hull KR] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Gene MILES [Brisbane] |
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| Bruce McGUIRE [Balmain] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Paul VAUTIN [Manly/St Helens] |
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| Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
13 | L | 13 | Bob LINDNER [Gold Coast] |
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| Des HASLER [Manly] |
14 | B | 14 | Michael HAGAN [Newcastle] |
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| John CARTWRIGHT [Penrith] |
15 | B | 15 | Dale SHEARER [Manly] |
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| Brad MACKAY [St George] |
16 | B | 16 | Trevor GILLMEISTER [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Alan WILSON [Cronulla] |
17 | B | 17 | Gary COYNE [Canberra] |
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| Jack GIBSON | HC | Arthur BEETSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1989 - Game 1 vs. QLD
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1989 - Game 3 vs. QLD
- Out:
- Andrew Farrar (centre), Terry Lamb (five-eighth), Paul Sironen (second row), Glenn Lazarus (bench)
- In:
- Peter Kelly (front row), Bruce McGuire (second row), Brad Mackay (bench), Alan Wilson (bench)
- Changes:
- Des Hasler (halfback to bench), John Cartwright (front row to bench), Greg Alexander (bench to halfback), Andrew Ettingshausen (bench to centre), Chris Mortimer (bench to five-eighth)
Queensland Origin
- Previous Game:
- State Of Origin 1989 - Game 1 vs. NSW
- Next Game:
- State Of Origin 1989 - Game 3 vs. NSW
- Out:
- Dan Stains (front row)
- In:
- Sam Backo (front row)
Match Notes
- Allan Langer went off with a broken ankle on 18'
- Mal Meninga went off with a fractured eye socket on 29'
- Paul Vautin failed to return after half time due to an elbow injury
- Michael Hancock went off with a bruised shoulder on 57'
- Bob Lindner was stretchered off with a broken leg on 75'
- Wally Lewis' try was his famous individual effort
- Queensland coach Arthur Beetson declared Lewis the best player he had ever seen after this performance
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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