1992 State of Origin series

Australian rugby league series January 2020 May 2011 1992 4th 100px Logo of the Australian Rugby League 16px New South Wales 2 - 1 49 113417 16px Rod Wishart (10 points) The 1992 State of Origin series saw the 11th time that the annual three-game series between the New South Wales and Queensland representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under "state of origin" selection rules. It was the first year of involvement by New South Wales' most successful coach Phil Gould, who made only four player changes to the Blues squad during the series - one of these necessitated by the return from injury of champion play-maker Ricky Stuart. For the first time in thirteen years of Origin there was no involvement by Wally Lewis to inspire Queensland. __TOC__ Games Game I #eeeeee Wednesday, 6 May 1992 (Report) New South Wales 16px 16px Queensland 14–6 (6 - 3 g) Rod Wishart (4 - 1 t) Bradley Clyde (4 - 1 t) Craig Salvatori Allan Langer (4 - 1 t) Mal Meninga (2 - 1 g) Sydney Football Stadium 40,039 David Manson Ben Elias Game I was a battle of attrition with a high casualty rate. Blues hooker Benny Elias spent time in the blood bin after copping a head gash which needed 10 stitches to close, Queensland second-rower Gary Larson left the field on a stretcher and Maroons prop Steve Jackson suffered severe concussion early in the match. The Blues scored first from a planned move designed by Gould to enable Blues lock Bradley Clyde to encounter Mal Meninga one-on-one. Gould was convinced that Meninga's reduced lateral movement across field in defence was a weakness in the Queensland side. June 2017 He devised a move that would isolate Meninga and which led to Clyde easily standing up his Canberra teammate to score in the corner. New South Wales' front-rowers Glenn Lazarus and Paul Harragon slowly began to take control of the rucks and after winger Rod Wishart kicked a penalty goal midway through the second half, replacement forward Craig Salvatori scored a crucial Blues try. In a match with so few scoring opportunities, the Blues' eight-point lead was sufficient to enable them to close out the match. Clyde went off injured after scoring the first try and Laurie Daley knocked himself out in the in-goal just after half-time. Ben Elias returned in the second-half his face smeared with blood and a red-stained bandage around his head to take over as captain due to Daley's departure and to protect the Blues' lead. This led to one of Origin's enduring images when photographers and broadcast cameramen captured shots after the final siren of Elias' mother Barbara on the field and working around interviewers, mopping up the still flowing blood from her son's forehead as he spoke post-match. May 2017 Game II #eeeeee Wednesday, 20 May 1992 (Report) Queensland 16px 16px New South Wales 5–4 (4 - 1 t) Billy Moore (1 - 1 fg) Allan Langer Rod Wishart (4 - 2 g) Lang Park 31,500 Bill Harrigan Bob Lindner In game II, early in the match prop Martin Bella and five-eighth Peter Jackson were sent to the sin-bin for back-chatting referee Bill Harrigan and the Maroons were reduced to 11 men for ten minutes. A minute after Queensland were restored to their full complement, lock Billy Moore on debut, slipped through to score an unconverted try. Two penalty goals to Rod Wishart levelled the scores before half time and as the minutes ticked by after the break it appeared the match was headed for the first draw in 35 Origin contests. It was wet and greasy in the second half and scoring chances were minimal with both sides maintaining impregnable defences. Ricky Stuart missed with two late attempts at field goal and then with just 66 seconds remaining, a complete lack of urgency from the Blues defensive line saw Queensland halfback Allan Langer land a wobbly field goal (the first of his career) from close range to steal a 5-4 victory for the home side. Game III #eeeeee Wednesday, 3 June 1992 (Report) New South Wales 16px 16px Queensland 16–4 (4 - 1 t) Ricky Stuart (4 - 1 t) Andrew Ettingshausen (4 - 1 t) John Cartwright (4 - 2 g) Tim Brasher Mal Meninga (4 - 2 g) Sydney Football Stadium 41,878 Eddie Ward Ricky Stuart In the Game III decider of 1992 New South Wales led 4-2 at half-time when 21-year-old Balmain Tigers centre Tim Brasher replaced injured Blues winger Rod Wishart.Barrow Tim State of Origin: The deciders http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/state-of-origin-the-deciders-20110705-1h0sq.html 7 July 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald 6 July 2011 Brasher immediately injected his team with a shot of enthusiasm with a series of lightning bursts from dummy-half that helped build their momentum. The first try was scored by Ricky Stuart who went over from a rehearsed move in the 14th minute. Blues fullback Andrew Ettingshausen next scored the try of the series midway through the second half following a Laurie Daley grubber-kick. It came after Elias went to the blind side from the play-the-ball, and passed to Daley who kicked. Centre Paul McGregor got to the ball first, stepped past a tackler and found Daley backing up, who gave the ball to Ettingshausen who scored for 8-4. Finally second-rower John Cartwright barged across the line from close range to open up a 16-4 lead. Queensland's efforts to strike back in the final 10 minutes were thwarted by two desperate tackles from Brasher, the first on a runaway Mark Coyne and the second a stunning ball-and-all effort on Mal Meninga, who threatened to score in the dying minutes. Teams New South Wales PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Cronulla 16 Andrew Ettingshausen Wing Penrith 16 Graham Mackay Brisbane 16 Chris Johns Centre penrith 16 Brad Fittler Centre Illawarra 16 Paul McGregor Wing Illawarra 16 Rod Wishart Five-Eighth Canberra 16 Laurie Daley (c) Halfback Illawarra 16 John Simon Canberra 16 Ricky Stuart Prop Brisbane 16 Glenn Lazarus Hooker Balmain 16 Ben Elias Prop Newcastle 16 Paul Harragon Second Row Balmain 16 Paul Sironen Second Row Penrith 16 John Cartwright Lock Canberra 16 Bradley Clyde Interchange Newcastle 16 Robbie McCormack Penrith 16 Steve Carter Balmain 16 Tim Brasher Interchange Sydney Roosters 16 Craig Salvatori Interchange St George 16 Brad Mackay Interchange Western Suburbs 16 David Gillespie Coach Penrith 16 Phil Gould Queensland PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Dale Shearer Wing Brisbane 16 Michael Hancock Centre Canberra 16 Mal Meninga (c) Centre North Sydney 16 Peter Jackson St George 16 Mark Coyne Wing Brisbane 16 Willie Carne Newcastle 16 Adrian Brunker Five-Eighth Brisbane 16 Kevin Walters North Sydney 16 Peter Jackson Halfback Brisbane 16 Allan Langer Prop Manly 16 Martin Bella Hooker Canberra 16 Steve Walters Prop Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Steve Jackson Brisbane 16 Gavin Allen Second Row Western Suburbs 16 Bob Lindner Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Mike McLean Second Row Brisbane 16 Trevor Gillmeister North Sydney 16 Gary Larson Lock North Sydney 16 Gary Larson North Sydney 16 Billy Moore Interchange St George 16 Mark Coyne Brisbane 16 Kevin Walters Interchange Canberra 16 Gary Coyne Brisbane 16 Trevor Gillmeister Canterbury 16 Darren Smith Interchange Brisbane 16 Steve Renouf Canterbury 16 Darren Smith Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Steve Jackson Interchange Brisbane 16 Gavin Allen Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Mike McLean Canberra 16 Gary Coyne Coach Manly 16 Graham Lowe See also 1992 NSWRL season References Sources Big League's 25 Years of Origin Collectors' Edition, News Magazines, Surry Hills, Sydney Chesterton, Ray (1996) Good as Gould, Ironbark, Sydney Category:State of Origin series State of Origin series