Game I 1989 State of Origin series

the game seemed start blues maroons winger alan mcindoe knocked on fielding kick off. scrum win nsw applied pressure , forced line drop out, qld gained upper hand. wally lewis put towering goal line drop out landed 8 metres on blues side of halfway , let bounce nsw fullback garry jack instead of catching ball , putting blues on attack. jack fielded bouncing ball inside own quarter line allowing qld defence trap nsw in own half. there things went bad worse nsw queensland seemed make line breaks , score tries @ will. michael hancock scored 2 tries in origin debut, while mal meninga signalled return representative football 2 tries , 4 goals of own. scoring maroons langer, mcindoe , bobby lindner. however, on night there none better martin bella s powerhouse performance in front row gave likes of wally lewis , allan langer room needed , earned him man of match award.

the many blues new faces overwhelmed , suffered new south wales biggest losing margin: 30 points. late try reserve andrew ettingshausen grounded kick cronulla club mate gavin miller, prevented nsw losing game 36-0.