Historic 1989 State of Origin Game 3 Highlights

The only team to win "Back to Back" Origins by 3-0 whitewashes, in 1988 and 1989!
After losing the Series to NSW 3-0 in 1986, QLD won 8 of the next 9 games during 1987-88-89. On the night Ray Warren rated the 1989 Queensland Team the best team ever to play Origin and Wally Lewis the greatest Rugby League player!
Game I - Qld won 36- 6 NSW
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Game II - Qld won 16-12 NSW
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Game III - Qld won 36-16 NSW
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The 1989 QLD Squad included: Gary Belcher, Alan McIndoe, Tony Currie, Mal Meninga, Dale Shearer, Michael Hancock, Wally Lewis (c), Allan Langer, Michael Hagan, Martin Bella, Kerrod Walters, Dan Stains, Sam Backo, Paul Vautin, Dan Stains, Gene Miles, Bob Lindner, Paul Vautin, Kevin Walters, Peter Jackson, Trevor Gillmeister, Gary Coyne, Coach Arthur Beetson.

[@freedomofchoicelover3734]

Absolutely loved Dale Shearer..he was in everything...in full flight....wow...this backline was fast...

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

What did you think of John Ferguson from NSW?

[@freedomofchoicelover3734]

@@thewayneflyinghigh9128 Chicka loved him too....never forget that try in the GF..

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

@@freedomofchoicelover3734 yes that was a good try.

[@shanewilson199]

This was an extremely potent QLD team, and the blues were packed with talent as well. I know people talk about JT, Lockyer, smith, GI and folau as being the part of best ever QLD team, but you can’t deny the likes of shearer, Hancock, Lewis, geno and kerrod. Even Currie and the emerald express were very dangerous.

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

You look at that 1989 nsw side there were some players who back then where very young and were good players that had pretty decent s.o.o careers , like Bradley Clyde, Laurie Daley , Glenn Lazarus, etc that had very good origin careers , those two games of nsw losing 36-6 and 36-16 was mainly due in my view to the fact that most of these nsw players were intimated by the hate nsw qld fans and these players lack of origin experience.

[@shanewilson199]

@@thewayneflyinghigh9128 that’s true. They went on to greatness as well.

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

@@shanewilson199 yes, look at what greatness Greg Alexander achieved.

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

@@shanewilson199 I think most , if not all qld fans having a bad go at the nsw players as the nsw team bus went past the Caxton Hotel ( supposing the nsw team bus went past the Caxton hotel in the 1989 s.o.o series) I think could have badly affected the nsw blues players in the 1989 s.o.o series.

[@shanewilson199]

@@thewayneflyinghigh9128 that Penrith team from 91 was a tremendous team, and had it not been for Alexander’s brother’s death they would have played Brisbane in 92. Unfortunately he had a lot of competition in his position at the national level. I used to listen to the origin on the radio often because I had to work, and every time he had the ball, or Phil Blake I’d get worried.

[@Steveaustin007]

I was at this game . Went by plane from Sydney and I was on the bus to go back to surfers with about 20 minutes to go. NSW got flogged.

[@philipgreenaway5631]

The 1989 QLD State of Origin squad would have thrashed any team in the world they were that good. Speed, strength, ball skills, everything covered. This year’s team eerily has that capability.

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

Was there anything even remotely good about the nsw1989 S.o.o side?

[@TheSuperdodgy]

GOLD !

[@Pez_wichman94]

Does anyone have game 1 please!

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

You are a qld fan I gather?

[@JPH-ow5mq]

Good contest in the first 40... then Qld opened Nsw up like a tin of sardines...

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

They didn’t open up as much as what qld did in game one , 2021 did they?