NRL Match Report: Game 1
Queensland 22 v New South Wales 15
Full Time 80.00

Date: 28-07-1981
Start Time: 8:00PM
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Kevin Steele
Crowd: 25613

Match Stats
Penalties:
Queensland 13-8
Scrums:
Queensland 6-6
Completed Sets:
Queensland 23/40 (57.50%)   New South Wales 20/38 (52.63%)
Possession:
Queensland 45%  New South Wales 55%

Queensland 22
Brad Backer, Mal Meninga, Chris Close, Wally Lewis tries; Mal Meninga 5/7 goals; Wally Lewis 0/1 field goals;
Tackles:
Chris Phelan 41, Ross Henrick 38, Rod Morris 32, Paul McCabe 25
Runs:
Chris Phelan 16 (118m), Colin Scott 14 (182m), Paul McCabe 12 (111m), Greg Conescu 12 (62m)
Offloads:
Colin Scott 3, Wally Lewis 3, Mal Meninga 2, Chris Phelan 2
Metres:
Colin Scott 182m, Chris Phelan 118m, Paul McCabe 111m, Mal Meninga 108m
Linebreaks:
Colin Scott 2, Chris Close 2, Wally Lewis 2, Brad Backer 1
Kicks:
Ross Henrick 3 (98m), Mal Meninga 2 (26m), Wally Lewis 2 (63m), Colin Scott 0 (0m)
Sent Off:
None
Sin Bin:
Rod Morris 6m

New South Wales 15
Eric Grothe 2, Michael Cronin tries; Michael Cronin 3/3 goals;
Tackles:
Ray Price 30, Terry Lamb 26, Les Boyd 23, Peter Tunks 22
Runs:
Peter Tunks 20 (117m), Steve Bowden 19 (95m), Peter Sterling 13 (89m), Ron Hilditch 13 (83m)
Offloads:
Peter Sterling 5, Steve Rogers 3, Michael Cronin 2, Terry Lamb 2
Metres:
Eric Grothe 142m, Peter Tunks 117m, Phil Sigsworth 111m, Steve Bowden 95m
Linebreaks:
Terry Fahey 1, Eric Grothe 1, Peter Sterling 1, Les Boyd 1
Kicks:
Peter Sterling 4 (146m), Steve Rogers 2 (56m), Terry Lamb 1 (22m), Ray Price 1 (22m)
Sent Off:
None
Sin Bin:
Steve Bowden 6m
Call Type: Final
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