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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 22, 2021 6:43:11 GMT 10
Date:26-May-2004 Venue:Stadium Australia Attendance: 68344 Referee:Sean Hampstead Half-Time: NSW 0, QLD 4 | New South Wales | Queensland |
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PS | Player | TR | GL | AT | FG | PT | PS | Player | TR | GL | AT | FG | PT | FB | Ben Hornby | | | | | | FB | Rhys Wesser | | | | | | WG | Luke Lewis | | | | | | WG | Justin Hodges | | | | | | CN | Michael De Vere | | | | | | CN | Paul Bowman | | | | | | CN | Matthew Gidley | | | | | | CN | Brent Tate | 1 | | | | 4 | WG | Luke Rooney | | | | | | WG | Billy Slater | | | | | | FE | Shaun Timmins | 1 | | | 1 | 5 | FE | Chris Flannery | | | | | | HB | Craig Gower | | | | | | HB | Scott Prince | 1 | | | | 4 | LK | Craig Fitzgibbon | | 2 | 3 | | 4 | LK | Tonie Carroll | | | | | | SR | Andrew Ryan | | | | | | SR | Dane Carlaw | | | | | | SR | Nathan Hindmarsh | | | | | | SR | Michael Crocker | | | | | | PF | Mark O'Meley | | | | | | PF | Steven Price(CB) | | | | | | HK | Danny Buderus | | | | | | HK | Cameron Smith | | | 2 | | | PF | Ryan O'Hara | | | | | | PF | Shane Webcke | | | | | | IN | Craig Wing | | | | | | IN | Ben Ross | | | | | | IN | Trent Waterhouse | | | | | | IN | Matthew Bowen | | | | | | IN | Brent Kite | | | | | | IN | Petero Civoniceva | | | | | | IN | Willie Mason | | | | | | IN | Travis Norton | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 8 | Penalties | 5 | Penalties | 3 | Scrums | 2 | Scrums | 9 |
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 22, 2021 6:45:07 GMT 10
The 2004 State of Origin series was the 23rd time that the annual three-game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules.
A pre-series Blues mobile phone scandal, Brad Fittler's comeback, a Golden point outcome in Game I and an extraordinary Billy Slater try showed that State of Origin's ability to create memorable football moments was as strong as ever after 25 years of the concept. The New South Wales' Game III victory saw a match-up in the respective cumulative tallies at 35 wins apiece, continuing a recurring trend where any push toward dominance by one side is soon countered by the other. The Ron McAuliffe Medal for Queensland player of the series was awarded to Steve Price.
Game I New South Wales players Anthony Minichiello and Mark Gasnier were dropped following a drunken incident during the Blues' training camp when it was made public that Gasnier had left a lewd message on a female acquaintance's phone.
Game one featured the first ever Golden point decision in State of Origin football in the very first game where the ruling became available. With scores locked at 8-all and three minutes of extra time played, St George Illawarra Dragons player Shaun Timmins, who had returned to top-class and representative football against unlikely odds after two career-threatening knee injuries and operations, stepped up and kicked a 37-metre left-foot field goal to steal victory for New South Wales. Blues halfback Craig Gower had already missed three earlier field goal attempts, was struggling with a knee injury and was closely marked by Queensland at every kick opportunity so it was left to Timmins to create his own moment of Origin folklore.
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Oct 22, 2021 6:46:00 GMT 10
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Nov 2, 2021 13:41:14 GMT 10
Ryan O'Hara
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Post by Rugby League Historian on Feb 16, 2022 20:14:25 GMT 10
Shaun Timmins' match-winning field goal in Game I, 2004.
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