The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2000 State of Origin 2:

New South Wales 28 (B. Fittler, S. Timmins, S. Hill, D. Furner, R. Girdler tries; R. Girdler 4 goals) defeated
Queensland 10 (G. Tallis try; M. Rogers 3 goals) at Suncorp Stadium, Wednesday night, May 24.

Scrums: 6 all. Penalties: Queensland 8-5.
Crowd: 38,796. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: Queensland 4-0.
Goalkickers: Girdler (New South Wales) 4/5, Johns (New South Wales) 0/1, Rogers (Queensland) 3/3.
Man of the Match: Tim Brasher (New South Wales).

When they scored:
2nd minute: Rogers penalty goal. Queensland 2-0.
33rd minute: Rogers penalty goal. Queensland 4-0.
45th minute: Fittler try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 6-4.
50th minute: Tallis try, Rogers goal. Queensland 10-6.
60th minute: Timmins try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 12-10.
63rd minute: Hill try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 18-10.
66th minute: Furner try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 24-10.
80th minute: Girdler try. New South Wales 28-10.

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Tim Brasher1. Darren Lockyer
2. Adam MacDougall2. Mat Rogers
3. Ryan Girdler3. Paul Bowman
4. Shaun Timmins4. Darren Smith
5. Jamie Ainscough5. Matt Sing
6. Brad Fittler (c)6. Julian O'Neill
7. Brett Kimmorley7. Adrian Lam (c)
8. Robbie Kearns8. Shane Webcke
9. Geoff Toovey9. Jason Hetherington
10. Rodney Howe10. Martin Lang
11. Bryan Fletcher11. Gorden Tallis
12. Ben Kennedy12. Brad Thorn
13. Scott Hill13. Jason Smith
Interchange:Interchange:
Andrew JohnsPaul Green
David FurnerTonie Carroll
Adam MuirRussell Bawden
Jason StevensSteve Price
Coach: Wayne PearceCoach: Mark Murray