2001 State of Origin series - wikipedia 2001 State of Origin series 2001 State of Origin series Won by Queensland ( 11th title ) Series margin 2 - 1 Points scored 138 Attendance 158,599 ( ave. 52,866 per match ) Top points scorer ( s ) Darren Lockyer ( 34 ) Top try scorer ( s ) Chris Walker ( 4 ) ← 2000 State of Origin series 2002 → The 2001 State of Origin series was the 20th year that the annual three - game series between the Queensland and New South Wales representative rugby league football teams was contested entirely under ' state of origin ' selection rules. The series was notable for marking the first time an England - based player was selected for State of Origin : Maroons legend Allan Langer was asked to make his comeback for the third and deciding match of the series and did so, helping Queensland re-claim the shield in Brisbane. Contents 1 Game I 2 Game II 3 Game III 4 New South Wales squad 5 Queensland squad 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources Game I Queensland stalwart coach Wayne Bennett made it a personal mission to regain the great loss of credibility suffered from the 2000 series whitewash and 40 point last game defeat and decided he wanted his old Maroon coaching job back after a two - year sojourn. Sunday, May 6, 2001 Queensland 34 -- 16 New South Wales Darren Lockyer ( 14 - 1t, 5g ) Darren Smith ( 4 - 1t ) John Buttigieg ( 4 - 1t ) John Doyle ( 4 - 1t ) Carl Webb ( 4 - 1t ) Chis Walker ( 4 - 1t ) ( Report ) ( 4 - 2g ) Michael De Vere ( 4 - 1t ) Matthew Gidley ( 4 - 1t ) Brad Fittler ( 4 - 1t ) Trent Barrett Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance : 38,909 Referee : Bill Harrigan Man of the Match : Gorden Tallis In game I Queensland blooded no less than ten new players and Wayne Bennett gambled on the likes of Brisbane Broncos forward Carl Webb and North Queensland Cowboys John Buttigieg and John Doyle who were relative unknowns. But they each announced their representative arrival in dramatic style with a try each in the first game, won 34 - 16 by the Maroons in the last match played at the `` old '' Suncorp Stadium. The most spectacular was Webb 's two minutes before half - time when he brushed off three defenders before powering his way across the line. Game ii Queensland went into game 2 without captain Gorden Tallis who was out with a neck injury. Sunday, June 10, 2001 New South Wales 26 -- 8 Queensland Brad Fittler ( 8 - 2t ) Ryan Girdler ( 6 - 3g ) Jamie Ainscough ( 4 - 1t ) Trent Barrett ( 4 - 1t ) Luke Ricketson ( 4 - 1t ) ( Report ) ( 4 - 2g ) Darren Lockyer ( 4 - 1t ) Chris Walker Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance : 70,249 Referee : Bill Harrigan Man of the Match : Trent Barrett Played before 70,000 at Telstra Stadium, Blues skipper Brad Fittler scored two tries in what was to be his last match for NSW on home soil and inspired his side to a 26 - 8 victory. Man of the match was Trent Barrett playing halfback for the first time due to injuries to Brett Kimmorley and Andrew Johns. Debutante Mark O'Meley was particularly impressive, setting up Fittler 's first try after 53 minutes with a smashing run that sent defenders skittling. Game III The lead up to Game III was dominated by emotion regarding Brad Fittler 's pending retirement from representative football after 29 Origin appearances. But with the series tied at one game apiece Queensland needed some special emotion of their own to avoid a loss. Without inspirational captain Tallis and an established halves pairing, coach Bennett undertook furtive negotiations with Maroon 's veteran Allan Langer, then in his second English season and captain of the Warrington Wolves, and the rumours were only confirmed after Langer had boarded a plane ( under a false name ) for the flight home, bound for his 31st career Origin appearance. At almost 35 years of age, Langer was named in his famous No. 7 jersey for the first time since leaving Australia part - way through the 1999 NRL season. Sunday, 1 July, 2001 Queensland 40 -- 14 New South Wales Darren Lockyer ( 16 - 2t, 4g ) Chris Walker ( 8 - 2t ) Paul Bowman ( 8 - 2t ) Allan Langer ( 4 - 1t ) Dane Carlaw ( 4 - 1t ) ( Report ) ( 14 - 2t, 3g ) Ryan Girdler ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance : 49,441 Referee : Bill Harrigan Man of the Match : Darren Lockyer Despite NSW centre Ryan Girdler scoring the fastest try in Origin history after 39 seconds, Queensland took a 28 - 8 lead into the break with Langer heavily involved in three of the Maroons ' first half tries. Alongside Darren Lockyer who created his own form of havoc, Langer tore New South Wales to shreds and capped his comeback in the 54th minute when he scored a trademark solo try from close range to sentence the Blues to a series - deciding loss and Fittler to his own bittersweet representative farewell ( although he would make a comeback three years later and help his state to a victory in his final year before retirement ). Sydney 's The Daily Telegraph reacted to the New South Wales team 's Origin loss with this headline on the front of its paper on July 2, 2001 : `` BLOODY ALF ''. New South Wales squad Position Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Fullback Mark Hughes Wing Jamie Ainscough Centre Michael De Vere Ryan Girdler Centre Matt Gidley Wing Adam MacDougall Five - Eighth Brad Fittler ( c ) Halfback Brett Kimmorley Trent Barrett Brett Kimmorley Prop Jason Stevens Hooker Luke Priddis Prop Robbie Kearns Mark O'Meley Second Row Bryan Fletcher Second Row Nathan Hindmarsh Adam Muir Lock Jason Croker Luke Ricketson Andrew Ryan Interchange Trent Barrett Craig Gower Interchange Michael Vella Interchange Ben Kennedy Matt Adamson Interchange Rodney Howe Andrew Ryan Steve Menzies Coach Wayne Pearce Queensland squad Position Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Fullback Darren Lockyer Darren Lockyer ( c ) Wing Lote Tuqiri Centre Darren Smith Chris Walker Centre Paul Bowman Wing Wendell Sailor Five - Eighth Daniel Wagon Halfback Paul Green Allan Langer Prop Shane Webcke Hooker Kevin Campion Paul Green Prop John Buttigieg Russell Bawden John Buttigieg Second Row Gorden Tallis ( c ) Dane Carlaw Brad Meyers Second Row Petero Civoniceva Lock Brad Meyers Darren Smith Interchange Chris Walker Kevin Campion Interchange Chris Beattie Carl Webb Interchange Carl Webb Dane Carlaw Interchange John Doyle Nathan Fien John Doyle Coach Wayne Bennett See also 2001 NRL season References Jump up ^ Roberts, Michael ( 2008 ). Great Australian Sporting Moments. Australia : The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 522 - 85547 - 0. Retrieved 12 March 2011. Jump up ^ Prichard, Greg ( 2010 - 06 - 15 ). `` Scandals, losing streaks, injuries but there 's never been a lost cause ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia : Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ Crawley, Steve ( 2001 - 06 - 25 ). `` Alf 's back ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. p. 21. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 06. Jump up ^ Barrow, Tim ( 6 July 2011 ). `` State of Origin : The deciders ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2011. Jump up ^ Steve Ricketts ; Barry Dick ; Paul Malone ( 23 May 2012 ). `` The 30 greatest controversies in 30 years of State of Origin series ''. The Courier - Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2012. 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Question: who coached queensland in the 2001 state of origin series
Answer: Wayne Bennett