2005 State of Origin Series - Game I

Game I

20:00 25 May Queensland 24–20 New South Wales Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,484
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
Man of the 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. However New South Wales, under new coach Ricky Stuart made a strong comeback, bringing the score to 20-19 in their favour. A field goal from Johnathan Thurston saw the game go into Golden Point extra time. 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.

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