City vs Country (Firsts) 1940

New South Wales City Firsts 28 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10

City vs Country (Firsts) 1940

New South Wales City Firsts
28
10
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22196
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 10th August, 1940
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Jack O'Brien
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 14,537
Match Stats
Halftime Score 11 5
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Merv DENTON 2 T C CHARLTON
Edgar NEWHAM 2   Ross McKINNON
Frank MULVILLE      
Tommy NEVIN      
Andy NORVAL      
Henry PORTER      
 
Merv DENTON 2 G 2 Jack DIXON
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Jack WEDGWOOD
[St George]
1 FB 1 H LONGBOTTOM
Merv DENTON
[Canterbury]
2 W 2 Frank DREISE
Sid GOODWIN (c)
[Balmain]
3 C 3 Ross McKINNON (c)
Alan QUINLIVAN
[Souths]
4 C 4 Jack COOKE
Edgar NEWHAM
[Canterbury]
5 W 5 E DUNLOP
 
Tommy NEVIN
[Newtown]
6 FE 6 Tom ASKIN
Alby McANDREW
[St George]
7 HB 7 Robert FIRTH
 
Andy NORVAL
[Eastern Suburbs]
8 L 8 Jack DIXON
Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Herb NARVO
Neville SMITH
[St George]
10 2R 10 Bill SHIPPEN
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
11 FR 11 R DUFF
Roy KIRKALDY
[Canterbury]
12 HK 12 F JOHNSON
Henry PORTER
[Canterbury]
13 FR 13 Charlie MONTGOMERY
 
Harry PIERCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
14 B 14 C CHARLTON
Gordon HART
[St George]
15 B 15 F THURTELL
Frank MULVILLE
[Newtown]
16 B    
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1939 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1941 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Dick Johnson (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Fred Felsch (centre), Frank Hyde (centre), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Jack Redman (front row), Ray Stehr (hooker)
In:
Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Alan Quinlivan (centre), Edgar Newham (wing), Tommy Nevin (five-eighth), Alby McAndrew (halfback), Frank Farrell (front row), Neville Smith (second row), Andy Norval (lock), Gordon Hart (bench), Frank Mulville (bench)
Changes:
Sid Goodwin (wing to centre), Roy Kirkaldy (front row to hooker), Henry Porter (second row to front row), Harry Pierce (lock to bench)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1939 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1941 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
O Screen (fullback), Arthur Patton (wing), Jack Bonnyman (centre), Merv Denton (wing), J Boyle (five-eighth), Arthur Shawcross (front row), A Sheridan (hooker), Bob Farrar (front row), Geoff McNamara (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
In:
H Longbottom (fullback), Frank Dreise (wing), Jack Cooke (centre), E Dunlop (wing), Robert Firth (halfback), Charlie Montgomery (front row), F Johnson (hooker), R Duff (front row), Bill Shippen (second row), Jack Dixon (lock), C Charlton (bench), F Thurtell (bench)
Changes:
Tom Askin (halfback to five-eighth)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson