| 2005 State of Origin series | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the State of Origin series | |
| Won by |  New South Wales (12th title) |
| Series margin | 2-1 |
| Points scored | 140 |
| Attendance | 187,309 (average 62,436 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Cameron Smith (18 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Matt Bowen Matt King (3 tries) |
The 2005 State of Origin series was the 26th annual Australian interstate representative series between New South Wales and Queensland. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and Matthew Bowen, (also known as Matt Bowen) (born 9 March, 1982 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin The three matches drew a total attendance of 187,309. New South Wales won the series 2-1, their third consecutive series victory.
The Wally Lewis Medal for Player of the series was awarded to Anthony Minichiello. Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former Anthony Minichiello (born 24 May 1980 is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League The Ron McAuliffe Medal for Queensland player of the series was awarded to Cameron Smith. Ronald Edward McAuliffe OBE ( 25 June 1918 – 16 August 1988) was a politician and sports administrator in Queensland, Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and The Brad Fittler Medal for New South Wales player of the series was awarded to Matt King. Bradley Scott Fittler AM, (born 5 February 1972, in Auburn, New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL.
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Games
Game One
| May 25, 2005 | |||
| Queensland | 24–20 | New South Wales | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,484 Referee: Paul Simpkins Man of Match: Steve Price |
| Cameron Smith (10 - 5g) Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Michael Crocker (4 - 1t) Ty Williams (4 - 1t) Darren Lockyer (1 - 1fg) Johnathan Thurston (1 - 1fg) | (Report) | (4 - 1t) Danny Buderus (4 - 1t) Craig Fitzgibbon (4 - 2g) Mark Gasnier (4 - 1t)Ben Kennedy (4 - 1t) Luke Rooney |
After fifty minutes, Queensland had raced away to a 19-0 lead. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For the radio broadcaster see Steve Price (broadcaster. Steve Price (born 12 March 1974 in Dalby, Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and Matthew Bowen, (also known as Matt Bowen) (born 9 March, 1982 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player Michael Crocker (born 21 June 1980 in Auburn, Australia is a Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and the Queensland State of Origin Team Ty Williams (born 27 November 1980 in Innisfail, Queensland) is a professional Rugby league player for the North Queensland Darren Lockyer (born 24 March 1977 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player and current captain of Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player who currently Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for Craig Fitzgibbon (born 16 June 1977 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player who plays for the Mark Gasnier (born 19 July, 1981 in Sydney NSW) is an Australian Rugby union player for the Stade Francais in the For the Neighbours character see Ben Kirk Ben Kennedy (born 14 March, 1974 in Casino New South Wales Luke Rooney (born 16 January 1983, Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Penrith However New South Wales, under new coach Ricky Stuart made a strong comeback, bringing the score to 20-19 in their favour. Ricky Stuart (born 7 January 1967 in Queanbeyan New South Wales) is an Australian former representative Rugby league and Rugby union A field goal from Johnathan Thurston saw the game go into Golden Point extra time. Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player who currently Brett Kimmorley, playing halfback in place of an injured Andrew Johns threw a pass intended for Matt King, but was instead intercepted by Matt Bowen, who snatched a 24-20 victory for the Maroons. Brett 'Noddy' Kimmorley (born 15 September 1976 in Belmont, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL. Matthew Bowen, (also known as Matt Bowen) (born 9 March, 1982 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player
Game Two
| June 15, 2005 | |||
| New South Wales | 32–22 | Queensland | Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,389 Referee: Steven Clark Man of Match: Andrew Johns |
| Anthony Minichiello (8 - 2t) Craig Fitzgibbon (6 - 3g) Andrew Johns (6 - 3g) Danny Buderus (4 - 1t) Matt Cooper (4 - 1t) Steven Menzies (4 - 1t) | (Report) | (6 - 3g) Cameron Smith (4 - 1t)Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Petero Civoniceva (4 - 1t) Billy Slater (4 - 1t) Brad Thorn |
Andrew Johns made his comeback for Game II with a man-of-the-match performance after making made his NRL reappearance from injury just ten days earlier. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Anthony Minichiello (born 24 May 1980 is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League Craig Fitzgibbon (born 16 June 1977 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player who plays for the Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Danny Buderus (born 6 February 1978 in Taree, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for Matt Cooper (born 18 April 1979 in Port Kembla New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer who plays for Steve "Beaver" Menzies (born 4 December 1973 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer for the Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and Matthew Bowen, (also known as Matt Bowen) (born 9 March, 1982 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player Petero Civoniceva (born 21 April 1976 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian- Australian professional Rugby league player for the Billy Slater (born 18 June 1983 in Nambour, Queensland) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Melbourne Bradley Carnegie Thorn (born 3 February 1975 in Mosgiel New Zealand) is a professional Rugby union footballer and former Australian
Game Three
| July 5, 2005 | |||
| Queensland | 10–32 | New South Wales | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 52,436 Referee: Paul Simpkins Man of Match: Anthony Minichiello |
| Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Johnathan Thurston (4 - 1t) Cameron Smith (2 - 1g) | (Report) | (12 - 3t) Matt King (6 - 3g) Andrew Johns (4 - 1t) Braith Anasta (4 - 1t) Mark Gasnier (4 - 1t)Timana Tahu (2 - 1t) Craig Fitzgibbon |
The crowd of 52,596 people at Suncorp Stadium for Game III was a record for the gound at the time. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Queensland State of Origin team is a Rugby league team representing the state of Queensland that plays in Australia's annual three-match State of Origin The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Anthony Minichiello (born 24 May 1980 is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League Matthew Bowen, (also known as Matt Bowen) (born 9 March, 1982 in Cairns Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player Johnathan Dean Thurston (born 25 April 1983 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player who currently Cameron Smith (born 18 June 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm and Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL. Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer Braith Anasta (born Braith Anastasakis on 14 January, 1982 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league Mark Gasnier (born 19 July, 1981 in Sydney NSW) is an Australian Rugby union player for the Stade Francais in the Timana James Aporo Tahu (born 16 October 1980 is an Australian Rugby union footballer and former Rugby league player a dual-code international Craig Fitzgibbon (born 16 June 1977 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player who plays for the After an hour New South Wales had raced away to a 32-0 lead and late tries to Queensland proved too little too late.
Teams
New South Wales
| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback |  Anthony Minichello | |||||
| Wing |  Matt King | |||||
| Centre |  Mark Gasnier | |||||
| Centre | Matt Cooper | |||||
| Wing |  Luke Rooney |  Timana Tahu | ||||
| Five-Eighth | Trent Barrett |  Braith Anasta | ||||
| Halfback |  Brett Kimmorley |  Andrew Johns | ||||
| Prop | Luke Bailey | Steve Simpson | Luke Bailey | |||
| Hooker | Danny Buderus (c) | |||||
| Prop | Jason Ryles | |||||
| Second Row | Nathan Hindmarsh | |||||
| Second Row | Craig Fitzgibbon | |||||
| Lock |  Ben Kennedy | |||||
| Interchange | Craig Wing | Craig Gower | ||||
| Interchange | Steve Simpson | Steve Menzies | ||||
| Interchange | Anthony Watmough | Luke Bailey | Steve Simpson | |||
| Interchange | Andrew Ryan | |||||
| Coach | Ricky Stuart | |||||
Queensland
| Position | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback |  Billy Slater |  Matt Bowen | ||||
| Wing | Ty Williams | |||||
| Centre |  Shaun Berrigan | |||||
| Centre | Paul Bowman | |||||
| Wing | Matt Sing | |||||
| Five-Eighth | Darren Lockyer (c) | |||||
| Halfback | Johnathan Thurston | |||||
| Prop |  Steve Price | Brad Thorn | Danny Nutley | |||
| Hooker | Cameron Smith | |||||
| Prop | Petero Civoniceva | |||||
| Second Row | Michael Crocker | |||||
| Second Row | Brad Thorn | Carl Webb | Brad Thorn | |||
| Lock | Chris Flannery | |||||
| Interchange |  Ben Ross | |||||
| Interchange | Carl Webb | Dane Carlaw | Corey Parker | |||
| Interchange | Casey McGuire |  Ashley Harrison | ||||
| Interchange | Matt Bowen | Tonie Carroll | ||||
| Coach | Michael Hagan | |||||
See also
Footnotes
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