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 Brasher | 1. Robbie O'Davis |
| 2. Rod Wishart | 2. Brett Dallas |
| 3. Terry Hill | 3. Matt Sing |
| 4. Paul McGregor | 4. Mark Coyne |
| 5. Jamie Ainscough | 5. Danny Moore |
| 6. Jim Dymock | 6. Ben Ikin |
| 7. Geoff Toovey (c) | 7. Adrian Lam (c) |
| 8. Paul Harragon | 8. Neil Tierney |
| 9. Andrew Johns | 9. Jamie Goddard |
| 10. Mark Carroll | 10. Craig Smith |
| 11. Steve Menzies | 11. Gary Larson |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Billy Moore |
| 13. Nik Kosef | 13. Wayne Bartrim |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| David Fairleigh | Jason Smith |
| Dean Pay | Jeremy Schloss |
| John Simon | Tony Hearn |
| Ken McGuinness | Stuart Kelly |
| Coach: Tom Raudonikis | Coach: Paul Vautin |