 Farrell then kicked a second goal to bring the score to 11–4, but that was as close as the Lions would get.Play then went back and forth with both sides making breaks but were unable to capitalise.Steve Walters, who had made 2 of the Kangaroos line breaks including one that led to Wishart's try, then confirmed himself as Man of the Match when he ran from dummy half and pushed through 3 defenders to score beside the posts with Wishart's conversion giving the Kangaroos a match winning 17–4 lead.