The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2002 State of Origin 1:

New South Wales 32 (M. Gidley, J. Lyon, A. Johns, T. Tahu, B. Hodgson tries; A. Johns 4, B. Hodgson goals; A. Johns, T. Barrett field goal) defeated
Queensland 4 (L. Tuqiri try) at Stadium Australia, Wednesday night, May 22.

Scrums: Queensland 5-4. Penalties: New South Wales 6-3.
Crowd: 55,421. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Halftime: New South Wales 21-4.
Goalkickers: Johns (New South Wales) 4/4, Hodgson (New South Wales) 1/2, Schifcofske (Queensland) 0/1.
Sin bin: Tallis (Queensland).
Man of the Match: Andrew Johns (New South Wales).

When they scored:
5th minute: Gidley try, Johns goal. New South Wales 6-0.
15th minute: Tuqiri try. New South Wales 6-4.
24th minute: Lyon try, Johns goal. New South Wales 12-4.
29th minute: Johns try, Johns goal. New South Wales 18-4.
35th minute: Johns penalty goal. New South Wales 20-4.
40th minute: Johns field goal. New South Wales 21-4.
62nd minute: Tahu try. New South Wales 25-4.
70th minute: Barrett field goal. New South Wales 26-4.
76th minute: Hodgson try, Hodgson goal. New South Wales 32-4.

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Brett Hodgson1. Darren Lockyer
2. Timana Tahu2. Lote Tuqiri
3. Jamie Lyon3. Chris McKenna
4. Matthew Gidley4. Darren Smith
5. Jason Moodie5. Clinton Schifcofske
6. Trent Barrett6. Shaun Berrigan
7. Andrew Johns (c)7. Allan Langer
8. Luke Bailey8. Shane Webcke
9. Danny Buderus9. Kevin Campion
10. Mark O'Meley10. John Buttigieg
11. Steve Simpson11. Gorden Tallis (c)
12. Ben Kennedy12. Petero Civoniceva
13. Luke Ricketson13. Dane Carlaw
Interchange:Interchange:
Braith AnastaChris Walker
Bryan FletcherJohn Doyle
Nathan HindmarshCarl Webb
Michael VellaAndrew Gee
Coach: Phil GouldCoach: Wayne Bennett