Qld Police Vs NSW Police
Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Qld
NRL curtain raiser
Gold Coast Chargers v Adelaide Rams
on Saturday the 27th June 1998
NSW Police 26 (Mal Cohen, Mark Baxter, Shane Diehm, Geoff Sharpe, Justin Corcoran tries; Mal Cohen 2, Todd Maguire goals) defeated Qld Police 22 (Guy Harvey 2, Warren Baker, Guy Hinze tries; Matt Smith 2, Guy Harvey goals). Scrums: Qld Police 9-8. Penalties: NSW Police 6-4. First Scorer: Guy Harvey (Qld Police). Half-time: Qld Police 10-4. Goalkickers: Qld Police – Matt Smith 2/2, Guy Harvey 1/2; NSW Police – Mal Cohen 2/6, Todd Maguire 1/1, Mark Smith 0/1. Qld Players Player: Warren Baker.
1998 State Squad
Standing left to right – Mr Wayne Plant (Manager – Wide Bay), Const Scott Gemmell (20 – Brisbane – Brisbane Dog Squad), Det Sgt Garry Watts (12 – Logan City – Logan CIB), Const Trent Lucas (19 – Logan City – Burleigh Heads), Const Shane Milham (14 – Ipswich/Sth West – Ipswich), S/Const Bill Randle (4 – Ipswich/Sth West – Bollon), Det S/Const Warren Baker (11 – Ipswich/Sth West – Roma SIS), S/Const Doug King (10 – Logan City – Alderley), S/Const Paul Lehfeldt (15 – Logan City – Slacks Creek), S/Const Chris Stewart (8 – Wide Bay – Bowen), Det S/Const Dave Neumann (18 – Ipswich/Sth West – Gatton CIB), Det S/Const Guy Harvey (vc) (13 – Nth West – Mt Isa CIB), and Mr Ken Strudwick (Coach – Wide Bay).
Seated left to right – PC S/Const Amanda Stegman (Strapper – Nth Brisbane JAB), Const Guy Hinze (2 – Wide Bay – Noosa), Const Matt Smith (9 – Nth West – Mt Isa), Det S/Sgt Rob Weir (16 – Townsville – Townsville JAB), Const Shannon Renouf (3 – Wide Bay – Maryborough), Sgt Nev Yunker (5 – Townsville – Townsville Dog Squad), Const Selwyn Button (7 – Wide Bay – Maroochydore), S/Const Mick Phelan (6 – Wide Bay – Noosa), Det S/Const Mark Wright (17 – Nth West – Mt Isa CIB), S/Const Glen Peatling (c) (1 – Wide Bay – Maroochydore) and Mr Tudor Young (Strapper – Ipswich).