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2005 State of Origin series
2005 State of Origin series
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Won by	New South Wales (12th title)
Series margin	2-1
Points scored	140
Attendance	187,309 (ave. 62,436 per match)
Top points scorer(s)	Cameron Smith (18 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Matt Bowen Matt King (3 tries)
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The 2005 State of Origin series was the 26th annual Australian interstate representative series between New South Wales and Queensland. The three matches drew a total attendance of 187,309. New South Wales won the series 2-1, their third consecutive series victory.

The Wally Lewis Medal for Player of the series was awarded to Anthony Minichiello. The Ron McAuliffe Medal for Queensland player of the series was awarded to Cameron Smith. The Brad Fittler Medal for New South Wales player of the series was awarded to Matt King.

Games

Game One

May 25, 2005

Queensland	24–20	New South Wales
Cameron Smith (10 - 5g) Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Michael Crocker (4 - 1t) Ty Williams (4 - 1t) Darren Lockyer (1 - 1fg) Johnathan Thurston (1 - 1fg)	(Report)	(4 - 1t) Danny Buderus (4 - 1t) Craig Fitzgibbon (4 - 2g) Mark Gasnier (4 - 1t)Ben Kennedy (4 - 1t) Luke Rooney

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,484
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Player of the Match: Steve Price

After fifty minutes, Queensland had raced away to a 19-0 lead. However New South Wales, under new coach Ricky Stuart made a strong comeback, bringing the score to 20-19 in their favour. A field goal from Johnathan Thurston saw the game go into Golden Point extra time. Brett Kimmorley, playing halfback in place of an injured Andrew Johns threw a pass intended for Matt King, but was instead intercepted by Matt Bowen, who snatched a 24-20 victory for the Maroons.

Game Two

June 15, 2005

New South Wales	32–22	Queensland
Anthony Minichiello (8 - 2t) Craig Fitzgibbon (6 - 3g) Andrew Johns (6 - 3g) Danny Buderus (4 - 1t) Matt Cooper (4 - 1t) Steven Menzies (4 - 1t)	(Report)	(6 - 3g) Cameron Smith (4 - 1t) Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Petero Civoniceva (4 - 1t) Billy Slater (4 - 1t) Brad Thorn

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,389
Referee: Steven Clark
Player of the Match: Andrew Johns

Andrew Johns made his comeback for Game II with a man-of-the-match performance after making made his NRL reappearance from injury just ten days earlier.

Game Three

July 6, 2005

Queensland	10–32	New South Wales
Matt Bowen (4 - 1t) Johnathan Thurston (4 - 1t) Cameron Smith (2 - 1g)	(Report)	(12 - 3t) Matt King (6 - 3g) Andrew Johns (4 - 1t) Braith Anasta (4 - 1t) Mark Gasnier (4 - 1t)Timana Tahu (2 - 1t) Craig Fitzgibbon

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,436
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Player of the Match: Anthony Minichiello

The crowd of 52,596 people at Suncorp Stadium for the decider was a record for the ground at the time. After an hour New South Wales had raced away to a 32-0 lead and late tries to Queensland proved too little too late.

Teams

New South Wales

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	Anthony Minichello
Wing	Matt King
Centre	Mark Gasnier
Centre	Matt Cooper
Wing	File:Penrith colours.png Luke Rooney		File:Parramatta colours.png Timana Tahu
Five-Eighth	Trent Barrett	Braith Anasta
Halfback	Brett Kimmorley	File:Newcastle colours.png Andrew Johns
Prop	Luke Bailey	File:Newcastle colours.png Steve Simpson	Luke Bailey
Hooker	File:Newcastle colours.png Danny Buderus (c)
Prop	Jason Ryles
Second Row	File:Parramatta colours.png Nathan Hindmarsh
Second Row	Craig Fitzgibbon
Lock	File:Manly colours.png Ben Kennedy
Interchange	Craig Wing		File:Penrith colours.png Craig Gower
Interchange	File:Newcastle colours.png Steve Simpson	File:Manly colours.png Steve Menzies
Interchange	File:Manly colours.png Anthony Watmough	Luke Bailey	File:Newcastle colours.png Steve Simpson
Interchange	Andrew Ryan
Coach	Ricky Stuart

Queensland

Position	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Fullback	Billy Slater		Matt Bowen
Wing	Ty Williams
Centre	Shaun Berrigan
Centre	Paul Bowman
Wing	Matt Sing
Five-Eighth	Darren Lockyer (c)
Halfback	Johnathan Thurston
Prop	Steve Price	Brad Thorn	Danny Nutley
Hooker	Cameron Smith
Prop	Petero Civoniceva
Second Row	Michael Crocker
Second Row	Brad Thorn	Carl Webb	Brad Thorn
Lock	Chris Flannery
Interchange	Ben Ross
Interchange	Carl Webb	Dane Carlaw	Corey Parker
Interchange	Casey McGuire		Ashley Harrison
Interchange	Matt Bowen		Tonie Carroll
Coach	File:Newcastle colours.png Michael Hagan

Footnotes

@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 team2 = [[Image:Queensland colours.svg|16px]] [[Queensland State of Origin Team|Queensland]] |
 points1 = [[Anthony Minichiello]] ('''8''' - 2t)<br />[[Craig Fitzgibbon]] ('''6''' - 3g)<br />[[Andrew Johns]] ('''6''' - 3g)<br />[[Danny Buderus]] ('''4''' - 1t)<br />[[Matt Cooper (rugby league footballer)|Matt Cooper]] ('''4''' - 1t)<br />[[Steven Menzies]] ('''4''' - 1t) |
-points2 = ('''6''' - 3g) [[Cameron Smith]]<br /> ('''4''' - 1t)[[Matt Bowen]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Petero Civoniceva]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Billy Slater]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Brad Thorn]] |
+points2 = ('''6''' - 3g) [[Cameron Smith]]<br /> ('''4''' - 1t) [[Matt Bowen]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Petero Civoniceva]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Billy Slater]]<br />('''4''' - 1t) [[Brad Thorn]] |
 stadium = [[Telstra Stadium]], [[Sydney]] |
 attendance = 82,389 |