2001 State of Origin 2:
New South Wales 26 (B. Fittler 2, L. Ricketson, J. Ainscough, T. Barrett tries; R. Girdler 3 goals) defeated
Queensland 8 (C. Walker try; D. Lockyer 2 goals) at Stadium Australia, Sunday night, June 10.
Scrums: New South Wales 8-6. Penalties: Queensland 8-3.
Crowd: 70,249. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: New South Wales 6-2.
Goalkickers: Girdler (New South Wales) 3/6, Lockyer (Queensland) 2/2.
Cited: MacDougall (New South Wales). Charge: Raising knees. Plea: Not guilty. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: One match.
Man of the Match: Trent Barrett (New South Wales).
When they scored:
11th minute: Lockyer penalty goal. Queensland 2-0.
31st minute: Ricketson try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 6-2.
44th minute: Ainscough try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 12-2.
50th minute: Barrett try. New South Wales 16-2.
53rd minute: Fittler try, Girdler goal. New South Wales 22-2.
71st minute: Walker try, Lockyer goal. New South Wales 22-8.
74th minute: Fittler try. New South Wales 26-8.
| New South Wales: | Queensland: |
|---|---|
| 1. Mark Hughes | 1. Darren Lockyer (c) |
| 2. Jamie Ainscough | 2. Lote Tuqiri |
| 3. Ryan Girdler | 3. Darren Smith |
| 4. Matthew Gidley | 4. Paul Bowman |
| 5. Adam MacDougall | 5. Wendell Sailor |
| 6. Brad Fittler (c) | 6. Daniel Wagon |
| 7. Trent Barrett | 7. Paul Green |
| 8. Jason Stevens | 8. Shane Webcke |
| 9. Luke Priddis | 9. Kevin Campion |
| 10. Mark O'Meley | 10. Russell Bawden |
| 11. Bryan Fletcher | 11. Dane Carlaw |
| 12. Adam Muir | 12. Petero Civoniceva |
| 13. Luke Ricketson | 13. Brad Meyers |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Craig Gower | Chris Walker |
| Michael Vella | Chris Beattie |
| Matt Adamson | Carl Webb |
| Andrew Ryan | Nathan Fien |
| Coach: Wayne Pearce | Coach: Wayne Bennett |