The Newcastle Knights Archive.

1997 State of Origin 1:

New South Wales 8 (P. McGregor tryl A. Johns, R. Wishart goals) defeated
Queensland 6 (A. Lam try; W. Bartrim goal) at Suncorp Stadium, Wednesday night, May 28.

Scrums: Queensland 8-5. Penalties: New South Wales 6-5.
Crowd: 28,222. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Halftime: New South Wales 8-0.
Goalkickers: Johns (New South Wales) 1/2, Wishart (New South Wales) 1/1, Bartrim (Queensland) 1/1.
Man of the Match: Geoff Toovey (New South Wales).

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Tim Brasher1. Robbie O'Davis
2. Rod Wishart2. Brett Dallas
3. Terry Hill3. Matt Sing
4. Paul McGregor4. Mark Coyne
5. Jamie Ainscough5. Danny Moore
6. Jim Dymock6. Ben Ikin
7. Geoff Toovey (c)7. Adrian Lam (c)
8. Paul Harragon8. Neil Tierney
9. Andrew Johns9. Jamie Goddard
10. Mark Carroll10. Craig Smith
11. Steve Menzies11. Gary Larson
12. Adam Muir12. Billy Moore
13. Nik Kosef13. Wayne Bartrim
Interchange:Interchange:
David FairleighJason Smith
Dean PayJeremy Schloss
John SimonTony Hearn
Ken McGuinnessStuart Kelly
Coach: Tom RaudonikisCoach: Paul Vautin