The Newcastle Knights Archive.

1997 State of Origin 3:

Queensland 18 (B. Ikin, J. O'Neill, M. Coyne tries; J. O'Neill 3 goals) defeated
New South Wales 12 (J. Ainscough, A. Johns tries; J. Simon, A. Johns goals) at Sydney Football Stadium, Wednesday night, June 25.

Scrums: News South Wales 9-6. Penalties: Queensland 8-7.
Crowd: 33,241. Referee: Eddie Ward. Halftime: Queensland 12-2.
Goalkickers: O'Neill (Queensland) 3/4, Johns (New South Wales) 1/2, Simon (New South Wales) 1/1.
Sin bin: Goddard (Queensland), Johns (New South Wales).
Cited: Johns (New South Wales). Charge: Fighting. Sentence: Two matches. Goddard (Queensland). Charge: Fighting. Sentence: Two matches. Bartrim (Queensland). Charge: High tackle. Sentence: Two matches.
Man of the Match: Gary Larson (Queensland).
Player of the Series: Adrian Lam (Queensland).

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Tim Brasher1. Robbie O'Davis
2. Ken McGuinness2. Brett Dallas
3. Jamie Ainscough3. Mark Coyne
4. Terry Hill4. Julian O'Neill
5. Matt Seers5. Matt Seers
6. Trent Barrett6. Ben Ikin
7. Geoff Toovey (c)7. Adrian Lam (c)
8. Mark Carroll8. Clinton O'Brien
9. Andrew Johns9. Jamie Goddard
10. Paul Harragon10. Neil Tierney
11. Adam Muir11. Gary Larson
12. Steve Menzies12. Jason Smith
13. Nik Kosef13. Billy Moore
Interchange:Interchange:
John SimonStuart Kelly
Michael BuettnerJeremy Schloss
Dean PayCraig Smith
David FairleighWayne Bartrim
Coach: Tom RaudonikisCoach: Paul Vautin