1983

1983

Created on: May 7, 2014

Game 1, Lang Park, June 7

QUEENSLAND

Colin Scott; John Ribot, Mal Meninga, Gene Miles, Steve Stacey; Wally Lewis (c), Mark Murray; Wally Fullerton Smith, Paul Vautin, Bryan Niebling, Darryl Brohman, Greg Conescu, Brad Tessmann.
Replacements: Brett French (not used), Dave Brown.
Coach: Arthur Beetson.

NEW SOUTH WALES
Greg Brentnall; Chris Anderson, Brett Kenny, Phil Sigsworth, Eric Grothe; Alan Thompson, Peter Sterling; Ray Price, Wayne Pearce, Les Boyd, Geoff Bugden, Max Krilich (c), Geoff Gerard.
Replacements: Steve Ella, Ray Brown.
Coach: Ted Glossop.

Queensland 24
(Lewis 2, Murray tries; Meninga 6 goals)

d. New South Wales 12
(Grothe, El la tries; Sigsworth 2 goals).

Crowd: 29,412.
Referee: Barry Gomersall.
Man of the Match: Wally Lewis.

 

Game 2, SCG, June 21

NEW SOUTH WALES
Marty Gurr; Neil Hunt, Mick Cronin, Steve Ella, Eric Grothe; Brett Kenny, Peter Sterling; Ray Price (c), Paul Field, Gavin Mill er, Lindsay Johnston, Ray Brown,
Geoff Gerard.
Replacements: Steve Mortimer, Stan Jurd.
Coach: Ted Glossop.

QUEENSLAND
Colin Scott; Terry Butler, Mal Meninga, Gene Miles, Chris Close; Wally Lewis (c), Mark Murray; Paul Vautin, Wally Fullerton Smith, Bryan Niebling, Dave Brown, Greg Conescu, Brad Tessmann.
Replacements: Brett French (not used), Ross Henrick (not used).
Coach: Arthur Beetson.

New South Wales 10
(Hunt, Ella tries; Cronin goal)

d. Queensland 6
(Meninga try; Meninga goal).

Crowd: 21,620.
Referee: John Gocher.
Man of the Match: Peter Sterling.

Game 3, Lang Park, June 28

QUEENSLAND
Colin Scott; Mitch Brennan, Mal Meninga, Gene Miles, Steve Stacey; Wally Lewis (c), Mark Murray; Paul Vautin, Wally Fullerton Smith, Bryan Niebling, Dave Brown, Greg Conescu, Brad Tessmann.
Replacements: Bruce Astill, Gavin Jones.
Coach: Arthur Beetson.

NEW SOUTH WALES

Marty Gurr; Chris Anderson, Mick Cronin, Steve Ella, Neil Hunt; Brett Kenny, Steve Mortimer; Gavin Miller, Paul Field, Stan Jurd, Lindsay Johnston, Max Krilich (c), Geoff Bugden.
Replacements: Kevin Hastings, Ray Brown.
Coach: Ted Glossop.

Queensland 43
(Brennan 2, Miles, Stacey, Brown, Conescu, Niebling tries; Meninga 6, Scott goals, Lewis field goal)

d. New South Wales 22
(Anderson 3, Mortimer tries; Cronin 3 goals).

Crowd: 26,084.

Referee: Robin Whitfield (England).
Man of the Match: Wally Lewis