City vs Country (Firsts) 1951

New South Wales City Firsts 24 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 6

City vs Country (Firsts) 1951

New South Wales City Firsts
24
6
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22208
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th May, 1951
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack O'Brien
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 33,764
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 0
Scrums 30 9
Penalties 13 21
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Johnny GRAVES 2 T Bob ALEXANDER
Johnny BLISS   Doug McRITCHIE
Clive CHURCHILL      
Les COWIE      
Jack RAYNER      
 
Matt McCOY 2 G    
Johnny GRAVES      
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Max PRESTON
Johnny BLISS
[Manly]
2 W 2 J MILLS
Matt McCOY
[St George]
3 C 3 Doug McRITCHIE (c)
Keith MIDDLETON
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 Jim RUGE
Johnny GRAVES
[Souths]
5 W 5 K McPHERSON
 
Frank STANMORE
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 A WELSH
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Eric CARNEY
 
Les COWIE
[Souths]
8 L 8 Ken SLATTERY
Jack RAYNER
[Souths]
9 2R 9 Bob ALEXANDER
Tom TYRRELL
[Balmain]
10 2R 10 Jim EVANS
Denis DONOGHUE
[Souths]
11 FR 11 H RITCHIE
Ernie HAMMERTON
[Souths]
12 HK 12 Ken FOGARTY
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
13 FR 13 Charlie GILL
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1950 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1952 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Jack Troy (wing), Johnny Hawke (centre), Doug McRitchie (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Keith Froome (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Fred De Belin (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
In:
Johnny Bliss (wing), Matt McCoy (centre), Keith Middleton (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Denis Donoghue (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Les Cowie (lock)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1950 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1952 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
Russ Naughton (fullback), Norm Jacobson (wing), Viv Madge (centre), Barry Redding (centre), Billy Bunt (wing), Jack McIntosh (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Sid Hobson (front row), Ted Dawson (hooker), K Gray (second row), Arthur Collinson (second row), Bill Edwards (lock)
In:
Max Preston (fullback), J Mills (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Jim Ruge (centre), K McPherson (wing), A Welsh (five-eighth), Eric Carney (halfback), Ken Fogarty (hooker), H Ritchie (front row), Jim Evans (second row), Bob Alexander (second row), Ken Slattery (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson