Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 26 def. Queensland Firsts 15
| Interstate Series 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17384 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd May, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Frank Ballard | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 48,393 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 12 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 3 | T | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | Bernie DREW | ||||||
| Harry WELLS | Ken McCAFFERY | |||||||
| Brian CARLSON | 3 | G | 3 | Norm POPE | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Norm POPE | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
| Robert BARTLETT (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 9 | 2R | 9 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Arthur COLLINSON [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| Lloyd HUDSON [North Sydney] |
11 | FR | 11 | Jack VEIVERS | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jack ROONEY | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1952 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gordon Willoughby (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Col Geelan (five-eighth), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
- In:
- Harry Wells (centre), Robert Bartlett (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Ken Kearney (hooker), Lloyd Hudson (front row), Arthur Collinson (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- Changes:
- Rees Duncan (centre to five-eighth)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1952 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Nev Linde (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Wally McDonald (wing), Ron Griffiths (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row)
- In:
- Norm Pope (fullback), Alex Watson (centre), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Allan Hornery (hooker), Jack Veivers (front row)
- Changes:
- Des McGovern (centre to wing), Ken McCaffery (halfback to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson