2012 State of Origin series

Australian rugby league series August 2019 2012 17th 113px Queensland 16 Queensland 2-1 97 191569 Queensland 16 Nate Myles Queensland 16 Johnathan Thurston – 22 Queensland 16 Darius Boyd New South Wales 16 Brett Stewart Both 3 The 2012 State of Origin series was the 31st time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams was played entirely under 'state of origin' rules. For the fourth successive year a Queensland victory set a new record for consecutive State of Origin titles, reaching seven. Game I was played at Melbourne's sold out Etihad Stadium and won by Queensland; its television broadcast watched by more than 2.5 million viewers, rating it as the most-watched State of Origin broadcast since the introduction of OzTAM ratings in 1999.TV Tonight David Knox http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/05/2-5m-watch-as-state-of-origin-breaks-records.html 2.5m watch as State of Origin breaks records 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 New South Wales' series-equalling win in Game II, played at Sydney's sold out ANZ Stadium, set a new TV ratings record for most-watched second game of any series in State of Origin history.State of Origin helps Nine to big win http://mumbrella.com.au/state-of-origin-helps-nine-to-big-win-96922 16 June 2012 mUmBRELLA 14 June 2012 The decider, Game III was played at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium and was won by Queensland.2012 rugby league fixtures http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/nrl-fixtures The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 31 March 2012 This game set a new record for the highest television audience in Australia for a rugby league match since the introduction of the OzTam ratings system in 2001. Ellis Scott Origin clash smashes ratings records The Age Fairfax Digital 5 July 2012 http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/origin-clash-smashes-ratings-records-20120705-21iiz.html 9 July 2012 In 2012, the first year of the independent Australian Rugby League Commission, a new rule was put into place that would set out earlier in a player's career which was his state of origin.Rothfield Phil NRL moves to block Queensland's Origin selection rorts http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-blocks-maroon-origin-rort/story-e6frfghx-1226313925957 31 March 2012 The Daily Telegraph 31 March 2012 For the second successive year, Queensland hosted Game III and New South Wales hosted Game II; typically the states would alternate the hosting of these games. Ricky Stuart stepped down as New South Wales head coach after the series in August, shortly after signing a contract to coach the Parramatta Eels from 2013 onwards. Later in the year New South Wales' player of the series was named: hooker Robbie Farah. 2012 also saw the inaugural Under 20s State of Origin match which was played at Centerbet Stadium, with New South Wales taking out the Darren Lockyer Shield against Queensland. Game I The opening game for the New South Wales Blues saw Todd Carney, James Tamou, Tony Williams and Jamie Buhrer make their debuts, with all either having previous international representative or grand final experience. Michael Jennings was the first Origin player in 29 years to be selected to the squad after playing in the reserve grades, where he was dropped from the Penrith Panthers for one game due to poor off-field discipline. Jamie Buhrer from the Manly Sea Eagles was generally the shock selection in the squad, only playing for City Origin earlier in the year as his sole representative honour and was yet to play 50 games for his club, but was selected due to his big game experience, having played in Manly's winning 2011 NRL Grand Final team, and his high utility value to replace their recognised utility in Kurt Gidley who was unable to play in the 2012 series to due a season-long injury. Only 9 of the selected 17 players were incumbent from Game Three in 2011. Queensland's selected side for the first game was largely unchanged from the 2011 series, with only four changes made. Their only debutant was Matt Gillett from the Brisbane Broncos to play a utility role from the bench. It was hooker Cameron Smith's first match and series as the permanent captain for his state, having previously filled in for the role only in Darren Lockyer's absence. #eeeeee Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:00 New South Wales New South Wales 16 10 – 18 report Game details Queensland 16 Queensland Tries Uate (6') 1 Jennings (43') 1 Goals Carney 1/3 (44') Tries 2 (27', 40') Boyd1 (73') Inglis Goals3/3 Thurston(28' ,40' ,74') Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 56,021 Ben Cummins, Matt Cecchin Nate Myles (Queensland) 1st half New South Wales held most of the momentum early in the match, and scored first through winger Akuila Uate in the sixth minute of the match, who recovered a bomb kick and scored in the corner; Todd Carney missed the conversion and New South Wales led 4–0. In the twenty-first minute, a brawl erupted; Blues centre Michael Jennings, who ran some distance to leap into the brawl and punch Brent Tate in the head, was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes. The Maroons scored shortly afterwards, with winger Darius Boyd touching down in the corner and Johnathan Thurston converting to give Queensland a 6–4 lead. Boyd scored again in the thirty-eighth minute, and another successful conversion from Thurston gave Queensland a 12–4 lead at halftime.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/origin-i-the-eight-key-moments-20120524-1z5x7.html Origin I: The eight key moments Greg Pritchard Sydney Morning Herald 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 2nd half New South Wales added points early in the second half, with Jennings scoring a try from a bomb kick; Carney's successful conversion brought the score to 12–10. New South Wales had most of the attack during the second half, but Queensland was able to defend its goal-line and prevent the Blues from scoring; and in the fifty-second minute, Carney narrowly missed a long-range penalty goal attempt which would have levelled the scores at twelve apiece, but after seventy minutes, Queensland still led 12–10. After a repeat set of six in the seventy-third minute, Maroons' centre Greg Inglis crossed the line in controversial circumstances: after recovering the ball from a cross-field kick, Inglis lost control of the ball when it contacted the boot of Blues' hooker Robbie Farah, before regathering and grounding in goal. After a lengthy review, the video referee awarded a try: he ruled that Farah had intentionally played at and kicked the ball out of Inglis' hands, and that Inglis' loss of control was therefore not a knock-on. The try was converted, and there was no further score, giving Queensland 18–10 victory.Bill Harrigan Official view: Inglis try was fair, says Harrigan 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 http://www.nrl.com/official-view-origin-1-decisions/tabid/11019/newsid/67633/default.aspx National Rugby League The decision to award the try to Inglis was highly controversial. Blues captain Paul Gallen argued vehemently with the referee onfield following the decision, although was more circumspect after the match.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/are-you-for-real-gallen-blue-in-the-face-after-referees-calls-20120523-1z5rw.html Are you for real? Gallen blue in the face after referees' calls Chris Barrett 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 Sydney Morning Herald Inglis' controversial try saw him pass Dale Shearer to become the all-time leading try scorer in State of Origin football.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/enraged-nsw-cries-blue-murder-after-state-of-origin-opener/news-story/d40ff42e810e8c8f50b60a4bce0cfa57 Enraged NSW cries Blue burder after State of Origin opener Brent Read 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 2012-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120524032111/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/enraged-nsw-cries-blue-murder-after-state-of-origin-opener/story-fnca0von-1226365074814 subscription live The Australian Michael Jennings received a one-match suspension for the punch for which he was sin-binned during the match.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/jennings-cops-oneweek-ban-20120524-1z769.html Sydney Morning Herald Jennings cops one-week ban 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 It was Queensland's fourth Game One victory in a row, the first time either team had achieved the feat.May 2012 After the controversial Inglis try call, and others during the game, New South Wales coach Ricky Stuart asked his players not to give interviews to media in the lead-up to Game II, although the ban was lifted after two days.http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/analyst-blows-whistle-on-maroons-dirty-play-20120525-1za5w.html Analyst blows whistle on Maroons' dirty play Sydney Morning Herald Brad Walter 25 May 2012 30 August 2016 The decision was officially endorsed by referees' coach Bill Harrigan the following day. Game II The two players to enter the New South Wales squad for the second game of the series were Anthony Watmough and Tim Grant, with Grant making his debut. Grant was included to partner James Tamou as starting props, with captain Paul Gallen moved back to his preferred position at lock and Greg Bird subsequently shifted to second row with Luke Lewis to the bench to replace Jamie Buhrer. Watmough replaces Tony Williams who was not selected due to a sustained injury. The announced Queensland side remained unchanged, however afterwards Sam Thaiday was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by David Taylor, allowing Corey Parker to enter the squad. #eeeeee Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:00 New South Wales New South Wales 16 16 – 12 Report Game details Queensland 12 Queensland Tries B Stewart (26', 45') 2 J.Morris (48') 1 Goals Carney 2/4 (43', 46') Tries 1 (40') Hannant1 (62') Inglis Goals2/2 Thurston(40', 63') ANZ Stadium, Sydney 83,110 Tony Archer, Ben Cummins Greg Bird 1st half Game 2 saw a very physical contest between the two sides. New South Wales dominated possession, and Brett Stewart scored the first try of the game in the corner after around 25 minutes, giving New South Wales a 4–0 lead. A late converted try by Ben Hannant after a bomb kick was misread by the New South Wales backline saw Queensland lead 6–4 at half-time. 2nd half Two minutes into the second half, Cooper Cronk was sin-binned for a professional foul which denied Todd Carney the opportunity to score under the posts from a grubber kick; Carney converted a penalty goal to level the scores at 6–6. Billy Slater and Corey Parker then suffered game-changing injuries as the Maroons struggled to keep up with the Blues' pace. New South Wales scored two quick tries during Cronk's period in the sin bin, with both Brett Stewart scoring a 50-metre try following a break by Carney, and Josh Morris scoring after a break by Jarryd Hayne. Johnathan Thurston had stripped Hayne of the ball which travelled forward, Morris picked the ball up and out paced Greg Inglis in a 40-metre sprint to score; this gave New South Wales a 16–6 lead. From there, Queensland began to have the better of possession, and won several repeat sets from goal-line dropouts. Greg Inglis scored a try in the 62nd minute, the conversion bringing the score back to 16–12. Brent Tate almost scored a try in the 70th minute, but Michael Jennings knocked the ball out of his grasp in the in-goal area to save the try. There were no further points in the game, and New South Wales won the game 16–12, to level the series. Game III Injury concerns to both squads forced their respective coaches to name extended squads for the decider. Glenn Stewart was the main injury concern for New South Wales, as was Billy Slater likewise for Queensland. Both players were not available for the game. For NSW, Beau Scott replaced the injured Stewart whilst Brett Morris was chosen over Akuila Uate and Tony Williams returned replacing Trent Merrin. Greg Inglis was selected to replace Slater, although Matthew Bowen and Darius Boyd were also considered as replacements. Inglis's centre spot was filled by Dane Nielson whilst Corey Parker took Ashley Harrison's lock position, as Harrison was ruled out from injury. Sam Thaiday returned to the run-on squad and Ben Te'o was considered over David Taylor on the bench. #eeeeee Wednesday, 4 July 2012 20:00 Queensland Queensland 16 21 – 20 Report Game details New South Wales 16 New South Wales Tries Boyd (19') 1 Thurston (32') 1 Hodges (35') 1 Goals Thurston 4/5 (33', 36', 52' pen, 64' pen) Field goals Cronk (75') 1 Tries 1 (13') B Morris1 (47') Stewart 1 (70') J Morris Goals4/4 Carney(7' pen, 14' ,49' ,71') Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 52,437 Tony Archer, Ben Cummins Johnathan Thurston (Queensland) 1st half New South Wales scored first with a penalty goal by Todd Carney, and then ran in the first try of the match in the 13th minute, scored by Brett Morris and converted by Carney, for an early lead of 8 points to nil. Queensland's Darius Boyd scored out wide after 19 minutes from a cut-out pass from Johnathan Thurston. Thirteen minutes later, from deep in Queensland's half, Thurston broke through an attempted Mitchell Pearce tackle and raced 35m up field before finding Brent Tate and Cooper Cronk in support; two tackles later Thurston accepted an offload from Corey Parker to score close to the posts. New South Wales then kicked the restart into touch on the full and three tackles later Justin Hodges scored a controversial try beside the posts, after calls from New South Wales players for obstruction were denied by the video referee. Thurston converted his own and Hodges' tries, and the score at the half-time break was 16–8 in favour of the Maroons. 2nd half Seven minutes into the second half, Brett Stewart pounced on a Robbie Farah grubber kick into the Queensland in-goal and scored his third try of the series for the Blues just before the ball went dead; Carney converted the try to reduce the margin to 16–14. The next two scores were both Queensland penalty goals kicked by Thurston, one in the 49th minute and one in the 64th minute, to make the score 20–14. In the 70th minute, Josh Morris scored a try in the corner following a perfectly placed cross-field kick by Robbie Farah, Morris showing great skill to out-jump Darius Boyd and score before sliding into touch; Todd Carney then converted the kick from the sideline to even up the match at 20 points each. Maroons halfback Cooper Cronk kicked a field goal from 40m out to put Queensland ahead by one point with six minutes remaining. Mitchell Pearce then missed a long-range field goal in the final minute to give the Maroons a one-point victory, and their seventh successive State of Origin series victory. Nate Myles was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal for best player in the series while Johnathan Thurston, playing his 24th consecutive Origin match since debut, won his fifth Man of the Match award. Johnathan Thurston's try in the 32nd minute of Game III saw him pass former New South Wales player Michael O'Connor (1985–91) as the second highest point scorer in Origin history. This game set a new record for the highest television audience in Australia for a rugby league match since the introduction of the OzTam ratings system in 2001, and the 2nd highest OzTam-rated television audience in Australian television history (Games 1 and 2 were the 5th and 6th most watched respectively). This includes a record 421,000 viewership in Melbourne for Game 3, more than all the previous month's Friday Night AFL matches, and up 100,000 from the previous record set for Game 2. Most watched game in Origin history nrl.com 5 July 2012 http://www.nrl.com/most-watched-game-in-origin-history/tabid/10874/newsid/68473/default.aspx 9 July 2012 Teams The 18th & 19th man are reserves to cover for any forthcoming injuries and, unless chosen, do not actually play. New South Wales Blues PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Manly 16 Brett Stewart Wing Parramatta 16 Jarryd Hayne Centre Penrith 16 Michael Jennings Centre Canterbury 16 Josh Morris Wing Newcastle 16 Akuila Uate St George 16 Brett Morris Five-Eighth Cronulla 16 Todd Carney Halfback Sydney 16 Mitchell Pearce Prop Cronulla 16 Paul Gallen (c) penrith 16 Tim Grant Hooker Wests Tigers 16 Robbie Farah Prop North Queensland 16 James Tamou 2nd Row penrith 16 Luke Lewis Gold Coast Titans 16 Greg Bird 2nd Row manly 16 Glenn Stewart St George 16 Beau Scott 2 Lock Gold Coast Titans 16 Greg Bird Cronulla 16 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange St George 16 Trent Merrin Manly 16 Tony Williams Interchange manly 16 Jamie Buhrer penrith 16 Luke Lewis Interchange St George 16 Ben Creagh Interchange Manly 16 Tony Williams manly 16 Anthony Watmough Coach Ricky Stuart 18th Man Wests Tigers 16 Aaron Woods 1 manly 16 Jamie Buhrer St George 16 Trent Merrin 19th Man Sydney 16 Joseph Leilua Newcastle 16 Akuila Uate 1 - Tariq Sims was originally selected but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Aaron Woods. 2 - Glenn Stewart was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Beau Scott. Queensland Maroons Queensland's team for the 2012 campaign featured one débutante in Brisbane utility Matt Gillett. No changes were made to the successful Game I team until Sam Thaiday was forced out when a shoulder injury failed to respond to treatment before Game II. This brought David Taylor into the starting side and Corey Parker onto the bench. PositionGame 1Game 2Game 3 Fullback Melbourne 16 Billy Slater Souths 16 Greg Inglis 2 Wing Newcastle 16 Darius Boyd Centre Souths 16 Greg Inglis Melbourne 16 Dane Nielsen 2 Centre Brisbane 16 Justin Hodges Wing North Queensland 16 Brent Tate Five-eighth North Queensland 16 Johnathan Thurston Halfback Melbourne 16 Cooper Cronk Prop forward North Queensland 16 Matthew Scott Hooker Melbourne 16 Cameron Smith (c) Prop Brisbane 16 Petero Civoniceva 2nd-row Gold Coast Titans 16 Nate Myles 2nd-row Brisbane 16 Sam Thaiday Souths 16 David Taylor 1 Brisbane 16 Sam Thaiday Lock Gold Coast Titans 16 Ashley Harrison brisbane 16 Corey Parker Interchange Brisbane 16 Matt Gillett Interchange Souths 16 David Taylor brisbane 16 Corey Parker 1 brisbane 16 Ben Te'o Interchange Brisbane 16 Ben Hannant Interchange Canberra 16 David Shillington Coach Mal Meninga 18th man Manly 16 Daly Cherry-Evans North Queensland 16 Dallas Johnson North Queensland 16 Matt Bowen 19th man Melbourne 16 Dane Nielson Canterbury 16 Ben Barba Souths 16 Dave Taylor 1 - Sam Thaiday was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by interchange forward David Taylor whilst Corey Parker was called onto the bench. 2 - Billy Slater was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a knee injury sustained during Game II. He was replaced by Greg Inglis whilst Dane Nielson came into the centres for Inglis. Under-20s The 2012 Under 20s State of Origin was the introduction of the State Of Origin concept to the Holden Cup. New South Wales win the inaugural Darren Lockyer Shield. #eeeeee April 21, 2012 19:30 New South Wales New South Wales 16 18 – 14 Report Queensland 16 Queensland TriesEvans 1Mata'utia1Siejka1GoalsSiejka 3/3 TriesWhitchurch 1Lee 2GoalsFrei 1/3 Centerbet Stadium, Sydney 5,105 Dave Munro Harry Siejka Women's State of Origin #eeeeee Saturday, 23 June 2012 15.00 AESThttps://www.nrl.com/news/2012/06/23/womens-state-of-origin-live-scoreboard/ Women's State of Origin Live Scoreboard NRL 23 June 2012 22 May 2025 New South Wales New South Wales 16 Queensland 16 Queensland 10–34 10–16 0–18 https://www.nrl.com/news/2012/06/23/qld-women-continue-winning-ways-at-penrith/ Qld Women continue winning ways at Penrith NRL 23 June 2012 22 May 2025 2Sam HammondTarah Westera 1Maddie Studdon 8Bianca Ambrum (4)Natalie Dwyer (2)Karina BrownKaryn Murphy 1Amber Saltner Centrebet Stadium, Penrith Queensland 12 Heather Ballinger References 40em Category:State of Origin series State of Origin series