The best Origin team you ever saw

[PARRA_FAN]

This would have to be the team (1993-94)

NSW
1. Tim Brasher
2. Andrew Ettingshausen
3. Brad Fittler
4. Paul McGregor
5. Rod Wishart
6. Laurie Daley [c]
7. Ricky Stuart
8. Glenn Lazarus
9. Ben Elias
10. Paul Harragon
11. Dean Pay
12. Paul Sironen
13. Bradley Clyde

14. Brad Mackay
15. David Gillespie
16. David Fairleigh
17. Ian Roberts

They dominated the series in 1993 and 1994, won them both 2-1. So many classy players the best matches I reckon were the 1993 Game 2 at the SFS and the one at Suncorp in 1994 (Game 3).

 

[thuganomics]

i would have to go the same way. Thats a great team, and they played awsome.

 

[NPK]

What was the Queensland team in that series?

 

[Tommy Smith]

Queensland, Game two, 1989:

Gary BELCHER
Alan McINDOE
Tony CURRIE
Mal MENINGA
Mick HANCOCK
Wally LEWIS
Allan LANGER
Bob LINDNER
Gene MILES
Paul VAUTIN
Sam BACKO
Kerrod WALTERS
Martin BELLA

Dale SHEARER
Mick HAGAN
Trevor GILLMEISTER
Gary COYNE

The likes of Belcher, Meninga, Lewis, Langer, Lindner, Miles, Backo, Bella, Gillmeister...

In that series, QLD beat NSW 36-6, 16-12 and 36-16.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Thats a great Queensland side,

NPK I can tell you what the sides were in 1994

1994 Game 1
Julian O'Neill
Michael Hancock
Mal Meninga [c]
Steve Renouf
Willie Carne
Kevin Walters
Alan Langer
Martin Bella
Steve Walters
Darren Fritz
Trevor Gillmeister
Gary Larson
Billy Moore

Int:
Mark Coyne
Darren Smith
Andrew Gee
Mark Hohn

Game 2
Julian O'Neill
Michael Hancock
Mal Meninga [c]
Mark Coyne
Willie Carne
Kevin Walters
Alan Langer
Martin Bella
Steve Walters
Darren Fritz
Trevor Gillmeister
Gary Larson
Billy Moore

Int:
Adrian Vowles
Darren Smith
Andrew Gee
Gordon Tallis

Game 3
Julian O'Neill
Michael Hancock
Mal Meninga [c]
Steve Renouf
Willie Carne
Kevin Walters
Alan Langer
Darren Fritz
Steve Walters
Martin Bella
Billy Moore
Gary Larson
Jason Smith

Int:
Darren Smith
Mark Coyne
Gorden Tallis
Andrew Gee

 

[NPK]

those are pretty good teams..I don't remember a player called Fritz before though :?

 

[The Colonel]

those are pretty good teams..I don't remember a player called Fritz before though :?

Played for Canberra in the 1991 GF v Penrith off the bench and then moved on to Illawarra in 93 I think, big fella played in the front row, had a pretty good mullet.....

 

[CouldaBeenAnything]

Hahahahaha...had forgotten about him..

Darren Fritz had a helluva good mullett

 

[frank]

Fritzy's still got the mullet, bless him.

He played out here a couple of years ago in the Woodbridge Cup.

It was pretty strange watching a State Of Origin player running around with the Koorawatha Jets.

 

[greentooth]

Thats definately the best side NSW ever put out. The forward pack of Lazo, Harragon, Sironen, Pay and Clyde is terrifying.

 

[LESStar58]

In recent memory I would have to say the QLD Team for Origin 1, 1998: The best Origin ever.

1. Darren Lockyer
2. Matt Sing
3. Steve Renouf
4. Darren Smith
5. Wendell Sailor
6. Kevin Walters
7. Allan Langer (C)
8. Shane Webcke
9. Jason Hetherington
10. Gary Larson
11. Wayne Bartrim
12. Jason Smith
13. Peter Ryan

14. Steven Price
15. Martin Lang (remember his chase on Rod Wishart in that game? ALL CLASS!)
16. Ben Ikin
17. Tonnie Carroll

1998 Game 1 (SFS, May 22)
QLD 24 (K. Walters, S. Price, A. Langer, T. Carroll tries; D. Lockyer 4 goals)
d. NSW 23 (R. Wishart, T. Brasher, L. Daley, B. Fittler, S. Menzies tries; A. Johns goal and field goal)
Crowd: 36,070 Referee: B. Harrigan (NSW) Man of the Match: Allan Langer (QLD)

And the QLD side from Game 2, 1995

1. Robbie O'Davis
2. Mat Sing
3. Mark Coyne
4. Danny Moore
5. Brett Dallas
6. Jason Smith
7. Adrian Lam
8. Gavin Allen
9. Wayne Bartrim
10. Tony Hearn
11. Trevor Gillmeister (C)
12. Gary Larson
13. Billy Moore

14. Ben Ikin
15. Terry Cook
16. Mark Hohn
17. Craig Teevan

1995 Game 2 (Melbourne Cricket Grd, May 31)
QLD 20 (M. Coyne, A. Lam, B. Dallas tries; W. Bartrim 4 goals)
d. NSW 12 (M. Rodwell, J. Sedaris tries; R. Wishart 2 goals)
Crowd: 52,944 Referee: E. Ward (QLD) Man of the Match: Jason Smith (QLD)

And the 'Fairytale' side of Game 3 2001

1. Darren Lockyer (C)
2. Lote Tuqiri
3. Paul Bowman
4. Daniel Wagon
5. Wendell Sailor
6. Paul Green
7. ALLAN LANGER
8. Shane Webcke
9. John Doyle
10. John Buttegig
11. Petero Civoneceiva
12. Brad Meyers
13. Darren Smith

14. Chris Walker
15. Dane Carlaw
16. Carl Webb
17. Kevin Campion
2001 Game 3 (QE2 Stadium, July 1)
QLD 40 (D. Lockyer 2, C. Walker 2, P. Bowman 2, A. Langer, D. Carlaw tries; D. Lockyer 4 goals)
d. NSW 14 (R. Girdler 2 tries and 3 goals)
Crowd: 49,441 Referee: B. Harrigan (NSW) Man of the Match: Darren Lockyer (QLD)