The Newcastle Knights Archive.

2005 State of Origin 2:

New South Wales 32 (A. Minichiello 2, S. Menzies, M. Cooper, D. Buderus tries; A. Johns 3, C. Fitzgibbon 3 goals) defeated
Queensland 22 (B. Thorn, B. Slater, M. Bowen, P. Civoniceva tries; C. Smith 3 goals) at Telstra Stadium, Wednesday night, June 15, 8:00pm.

Scrums: Queensland 6-5. Penalties: New south Wales 5-2.
Crowd: 82,389. Referee: Stephen Clark. Halftime: Queensland 12-8.
Goalkickers: Johns (New South Wales) 3/3, Fitzgibbon (New South Wales) 3/3, Smith (Queensland) 3/4.
Man of the Match: Andrew Johns (New South Wales).

When they scored:
15th minute: Minichiello try, Fitzgibbon goal. New South Wales 6-0.
18th minute: Fitzgibbon penalty goal. New South Wales 8-0.
23rd minute: Thorn try, Smith goal. New South Wales 8-6.
33rd minute: Slater try, Smith goal. Queensland 12-8.
45th minute: Minichiello try, Johns goal. New South Wales 14-12.
48th minute: Menzies try, Johns goal. New South Wales 20-12.
59th minute: Cooper try, Johns goal. New South Wales 26-12.
69th minute: Bowen try. New South Wales 26-16.
76th minute: Buderus try, Fitzgibbon goal. New South Wales 32-16.
80th minute: Civoniceva try, Smith goal. New South Wales 32-22.

New South Wales:Queensland:
1. Anthony Minichiello1. Billy Slater
2. Matt King2. Ty Williams
3. Mark Gasnier3. Shaun Berrigan
4. Matt Cooper4. Paul Bowman
5. Luke Rooney5. Matt Sing
6. Braith Anasta6. Darren Lockyer (c)
7. Andrew Johns7. Johnathan Thurston
8. Steve Simpson8. Brad Thorn
9. Danny Buderus (c)9. Cameron Smith
10. Jason Ryles10. Petero Civoniceva
11. Nathan Hindmarsh11. Michael Crocker
12. Craig Fitzgibbon12. Carl Webb
13. Ben Kennedy13. Chris Flannery
Interchange:Interchange:
Luke BaileyBen Ross
Craig WingDane Carlaw
Andrew RyanCasey McGuire
Steve MenziesMatt Bowen
Coach: Ricky StuartCoach: Michael Hagan