1998 State of Origin 2:
New South Wales 26 (P. McGregor 2, B. Fittler, A. MacDougall, T. Brasher tries; A. Johns 3 goals) defeated
Queensland 10 (W. Sailor, M. Sing tries; D. Lockyer goal) at Suncorp Stadium, Friday night, June 5.
Scrums: Queensland 7-5. Penalties: Queensland 4-2.
Crowd: 40,447. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: New South Wales 20-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (New South Wales) 3/5, Lockyer (Queensland) 1/1, Ikin (Queensland) 0/1.
Man of the Match: Rodney Howe (New South Wales).
| New South Wales: | Queensland: |
|---|---|
| 1. Tim Brasher | 1. Darren Lockyer |
| 2. Rod Wishart | 2. Wendell Sailor |
| 3. Paul McGregor | 3. Steve Renouf |
| 4. Terry Hill | 4. Darren Smith |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 5. Matt Sing |
| 6. Laurie Daley (c) | 6. Kevin Walters |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Allan Langer (c) |
| 8. Rodney Howe | 8. Shane Webcke |
| 9. Geoff Toovey | 9. Jason Hetherington |
| 10. Paul Harragon | 10. Gary Larson |
| 11. Dean Pay | 11. Gorden Tallis |
| 12. David Barnhill | 12. Brad Thorn |
| 13. Brad Fittler | 13. Wayne Bartrim |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Glenn Lazarus | Steve Price |
| Andrew Ettingshausen | Martin Lang |
| Nik Kosef | Ben Ikin |
| Steve Menzies | Tonie Carroll |
| Coach: Tom Raudonikis | Coach: Wayne Bennett |