The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2001 State of Origin 1:

Queensland 34 (D. Lockyer, D. Smith, C. Webb, J. Doyle, J. Buttigieg, C. Walker tries; D. Lockyer 5 goals) defeated
New South Wales 16 (M. Gidley, B. Fittler, T. Barrett tries; M. De Vere 2 goals) at Suncorp Stadium, Sunday night, May 6.

Scrums: New South Wales 6-3. Penalties: Queensland 5-4.
Crowd: 38,909. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: Queensland 16-4.
Goalkickers: Lockyer (Queensland) 5/6, De Vere (New South Wales) 2/3.
Man of the Match: Gorden Tallis.

When they scored:
2nd minute: Lockyer try, Lockyer goal. Queensland 6-0.
12th minute: Smith try, Lockyer goal. Queensland 12-0.
21st minute: Gidley try. Queensland 12-4.
38th minute: Webb try. Queensland 16-4.
45th minute: Doyle try, Lockyer goal. Queensland 22-4.
50th minute: Buttigieg try, Lockyer goal. Queensland 28-4.
55th minute: Walker try, Lockyer goal. Queensland 34-4.
66th minute: Fittler try, De Vere goal. Queensland 34-10.
72nd minute: Barrett try, De Vere goal. Queensland 34-16.

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Mark Hughes1. Darren Lockyer
2. Jamie Ainscough2. Lote Tuqiri
3. Matthew Gidley3. Darren Smith
4. Michael De Vere4. Paul Bowman
5. Adam MacDougall5. Wendell Sailor
6. Brad Fittler (c)6. Daniel Wagon
7. Brett Kimmorley7. Paul Green
8. Jason Stevens8. Shane Webcke
9. Luke Priddis9. Kevin Campion
10. Robbie Kearns10. John Buttigieg
11. Bryan Fletcher11. Gorden Tallis (c)
12. Nathan Hindmarsh12. Petero Civoniceva
13. Jason Croker13. Brad Meyers
Interchange:Interchange:
Trent BarrettChris Walker
Michael VellaChris Beattie
Ben KennedyCarl Webb
Rodney HoweJohn Doyle
Coach: Wayne PearceCoach: Wayne Bennett