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The public relations exercise to showcase the game in Melbourne proved a success with a sell-out crowd of 28,500 cramming into [[Olympic Park, Melbourne|Olympic Park]]. As one of the toughest and most intense Origin duels it gave Victorians a taste of what the contest is all about, with the match hanging in the balance till the end.
In his halcyon days [[Allan Langer]] like [[Wally Lewis]] and [[Steve Mortimer]] was always able to leave an indelible mark on an Origin series. Unfortunately his stealing of the ball from Blues replacement prop [[Glenn Lazarus]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Steve Ricketts, Barry Dick, Paul Malone|title=The 30 greatest controversies in 30 years of State of Origin series|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/the-30-greatest-controversies-in-30-years-of-state-of-origin-series/story-e6frf9if-1226364330596|accessdate=26 May 2012|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|date=23 May 2012}}</ref> was not among his finest moments and it helped spell the end of three years of Queensland State of Origin dominance which had included two consecutive series clean sweeps from 1988. Langer's steal was a defining moment giving [[Rod Wishart]] the chance to put the Blues ahead 8-6. Shortly afterwards [[Brad Mackay]] swooped on an intercept and streaked away for the try that put the game out of reach for the Maroons.
===Game Three===
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