1983 State of Origin series

Australian rugby league series August 2019 1983 2nd 100px Logo of the Australian Rugby League 16px Queensland 2–1 117 77116 16px Mal Meninga (30) 16px Chris Anderson (3) The 1983 State of Origin series was the second time the annual three-game series between the New South Wales and Queensland rugby league teams was played entirely under "state of origin" selection rules. After the Australian team had swept all before them in 1982, including sweeping New Zealand in the mid-season tests, before embarking on the highly successful 1982 Kangaroo tour where they became the first touring side to go through undefeated, winning all three Ashes tests against Great Britain and the two tests against France, the 1983 State of Origin series was billed as something of an unofficial World Championship. The winning state would have bragging rights over who had the best representative team in the world outside of the test team. Game I #eeeeee Tuesday, 7 June 19831983 State of Origin game 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304214855/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11169 4 March 2012 at nrlstats.com (Report) Queensland 16px 16px New South Wales 24–12 (8 - 2 t) Wally Lewis (4 - 1 t) Mark Murray (12 - 6 g) Mal Meninga Phil Sigsworth (4 - 2 g) Eric Grothe, Sr. (4 - 1 t) Steve Ella (4 - 1 t) Lang Park, Brisbane 29,412 Barry GomersallState Of Origin - Game 1, 1983 https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061235/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game6.html 1 October 2007 at stats.rleague.com Wally Lewis Game I of 1983 was refereed by Barry Gomersall, his second Origin fixture following Game II, 1982. Penrith's Darryl Brohman was making his Origin debut and with his ball skills and strong kicking game had been considered a strong possibility to force his way into the Australian side due to play New Zealand a few days later. Early in the first half Brohman's jaw was broken by a sickening elbow from Blues' second-rower Les Boyd which sidelined him for the rest of the season. Gallaway Jack Origin: Rugby league's greatest contest 1980 - 2002 University of Queensland Press 2003 41 https://books.google.com/books?id=3nDbsx3Hk7QC 978-0-7022-3383-8 Gomersall awarded a penalty for the high shot, but allowed Boyd to stay on the field. Boyd was later cited by the judiciary and received a twelve-month suspensionSteve Ricketts Barry Dick Paul Malone The 30 greatest controversies in 30 years of State of Origin series http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/the-30-greatest-controversies-in-30-years-of-state-of-origin-series/story-e6frf9if-1226364330596 26 May 2012 The Courier-Mail 23 May 2012 - the first of two massive barrings that eventually saw him relocate his career to England. It was to be Boyd's last representative appearance after 17 Tests and two Kangaroo Tours. Brohman meanwhile spent three months on the sideline nursing the injury and never represented Australia. On the scoreboard Wally Lewis took control of the match. He scored twice in the first half and with Mal Meninga landing the conversions and potting three penalty goals, the Maroons lead 18-0 after 30 minutes and were able to ward off a spirited New South Wales comeback. Game II For Game II of the series, every member of the Blues' backline came from the defending premiers, the Parramatta Eels, with the exception of Eastern Suburbs fullback Marty Gurr. Players were required to represent their clubs in the season rounds between Origin clashes and a number of New South Wales players from Game I were injured in that weekend's round and unavailable for Game II. The Eels backline consisted of Neil Hunt and Eric Grothe (wings), Mick Cronin and Steve Ella (centres), Brett Kenny (five-eighth) and Peter Sterling (halfback). The club also provided lock forward Ray Price and replacement forward Stan Jurd giving them eight of the Blues' 15 players, the highest ever single club representation for NSW in Origin history. #eeeeee Tuesday, 21 June 19831983 State of Origin game 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304214859/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11170 4 March 2012 at nrlstats.com (Report) New South Wales 16px 16px Queensland 10–6 (2 - 1 g) Mick Cronin (4 - 1 t) Neil Hunt (4 - 1 t) Steve Ella Mal Meninga (6 - 1t,1g) SCG, Sydney 21,620 John GocherState Of Origin - Game 2, 1983 https://web.archive.org/web/20070723061048/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game7.html 23 July 2007 at stats.rleague.com Peter Sterling The match became a battle of attrition on a muddy SCG and the Blues kept the series alive with a 10-6 victory in which the Parramatta connection scored all the points - tries to Hunt and Ella, converted by Cronin. For Queensland Mal Meninga scored and converted a try. Queensland had a chance to take the lead when captain Wally Lewis crossed next to the posts midway through the second half, but referee John Gocher ruled obstruction against Gene Miles and disallowed the try. Kangaroo tour test halfback Peter Sterling continued his ongoing selection battle with Canterbury-Bankstown half Steve Mortimer and fully repaid the selectors' confidence masterfully orchestrating the Blues' play and winning the first of his four Origin man-of-the-match awards. When Mortimer did come on in the second half it was actually on the wing replacing an injured Eric Grothe, though it did not take him long to get involved in the game as an extra half for the Blues. Game III #eeeeee Tuesday, 28 June 19831983 State of Origin game 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20120304214923/http://www.nrlstats.com/origin/match.cfm?MatchID=11171 4 March 2012 at nrlstats.com (Report) Queensland 16px 16px New South Wales 43–22 (4 - 1 t) Gene Miles (4 - 1 t) Steve Stacey (4 - 1 t) Bryan Neibling (4 - 1 t) Dave Brown (12 - 6 g) Mal Meninga (4 - 1 t) Greg Conescu (2 - 1 g) Colin Scott (1 - 1 fg) Wally Lewis (8 - 2 t) Mitch Brennan Mick Cronin (6 - 3 g) Chris Anderson (12 - 3 t) Steve Mortimer (4 - 1 t) Lang Park, Brisbane 26,084 Robin WhitfieldState Of Origin - Game 3, 1983 https://web.archive.org/web/20070819174049/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game8.html 19 August 2007 at stats.rleague.com Wally Lewis The series decider at Lang Park was billed as "the clash of the decade" but Lewis was brilliant and the game was never a contest. Queensland led 21-0 at half-timeBarrow 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 and 33-0 before the Blues scored four late consolation tries. The 43-22 Maroons victory was the biggest since 1955 foxsports.com.au Classic State of Origin IIIs Fox Sports Australia Premier Media Group 1 July 2008 http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/classic-state-of-origin-iiis/story-e6frf3yc-1111116792141 20 February 2011 and set the standing record for the most points scored by Queensland in an Origin match and also featured another record - the first time three tries were scored by a single player in an Origin match (by Blues' winger Chris Anderson). Another record was set a week later when Queensland had nine players selected in the Australian side to meet the Kiwis. Peter Sterling missed the deciding game due to injury and with Steve Mortimer nipping at his heels it proved an expensive absence enabling Mortimer to go on to retain the New South Wales position, win back his Australian jumper and keep Sterling at bay in their representative rivalry for the next two years. Teams New South Wales Blues PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Canterbury 16 Greg Brentnall Easts 16 Marty Gurr Wing Canterbury 16 Chris Anderson Parramatta 16 Neil Hunt Centre Manly 16 Phil Sigsworth Parramatta 16 Mick Cronin Centre Parramatta 16 Brett Kenny Parramatta 16 Steve Ella Wing Parramatta 16 Eric Grothe, Sr. Canterbury 16 Chris Anderson Five-eighth Manly 16 Alan Thompson Parramatta 16 Brett Kenny Halfback Parramatta 16 Peter Sterling Canterbury 16 Steve Mortimer Prop Manly 16 Geoff Gerard Parramatta 16 Geoff Bugden Hooker Manly 16 Max Krilich (c) Manly 16 Ray Brown Manly 16 Max Krilich (c) Prop Parramatta 16 Geoff Bugden North Sydney 16 Lindsay Johnston Second row Manly 16 Les Boyd Cronulla 16 Gavin Miller Parramatta 16 Stan Jurd Second row Balmain 16 Wayne Pearce Country 16 Paul Field Lock Parramatta 16 Ray Price Parramatta 16 Ray Price (c) Cronulla 16 Gavin Miller Interchange Parramatta 16 Steve Ella Canterbury 16 Steve Mortimer Easts 16 Kevin Hastings Interchange Manly 16 Ray Brown Parramatta 16 Stan Jurd Manly 16 Ray Brown Coach Canterbury 16 Ted Glossop Queensland Maroons PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Wynnum-Manly 16 Colin Scott Wing Manly 16 John Ribot Wynnum-Manly 16 Terry Butler Easts Tigers 16 Steve Stacey Centre Souths Magpies 16 Mal Meninga Centre Wynnum-Manly 16 Gene Miles Wing Easts Tigers 16 Steve Stacey Manly 16 Chris Close Redcliffe 16 Mitch Brennan Five-eighth Valleys 16 Wally Lewis (c) Halfback Redcliffe 16 Mark Murray Prop Souths Magpies 16 Brad Tessmann Hooker Norths Devils 16 Greg Conescu Prop Old Penrith 16 Darryl Brohman Manly 16 Dave Brown Second row Valleys 16 Bryan Niebling Second row Manly 16 Paul Vautin Redcliffe 16 Wally Fullerton Smith Lock Redcliffe 16 Wally Fullerton Smith Manly 16 Paul Vautin Interchange Wynnum-Manly 16 Brett French Souths Magpies 16 Bruce Astill Interchange Manly 16 Dave Brown Norths Devils 16 Ross Henrick Easts Tigers 16 Gavin Jones CoachEasts 16 Arthur Beetson See also 1983 NSWRFL season Sources 40em Big League's 25 Years of Origin Collectors' Edition, News Magazines, Surry Hills, Sydney External links State of Origin 1983 at rugbyleagueproject.org Category:State of Origin series State of Origin series