Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 27 def. Queensland Firsts 16
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17385 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th May, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,808 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 4 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Arthur COLLINSON | 2 | T | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||
| Brian CARLSON | Max HIGGINS | |||||||
| Rees DUNCAN | ||||||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 6 | G | 5 | Norm POPE | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Norm POPE | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | W | 2 | Max HIGGINS | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] |
3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
| Ron BATTYE | 8 | L | 8 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 9 | 2R | 9 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| Arthur COLLINSON [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Kel O'SHEA | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 11 | Jack VEIVERS | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON [South Sydney] |
12 | HK | 12 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| Lloyd HUDSON [North Sydney] |
13 | FR | 13 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 3 vs. USA
- Out:
- Robert Bartlett (centre), Ken Kearney (hooker), Peter Diversi (lock)
- In:
- Col Geelan (centre), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Ron Battye (lock)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Denis Flannery (wing), Jack Rooney (front row)
- In:
- Max Higgins (wing), Kel O'Shea (second row)
- Changes:
- Brian Davies (second row to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson