New South Wales City Firsts 38 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 17
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1939 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22195 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 3rd June, 1939 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 32,639 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 17 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Joe PEARCE | 2 | T | Merv DENTON | |||||
| Henry PORTER | 2 | Geoff McNAMARA | ||||||
| Sid GOODWIN | Wally PRIGG | |||||||
| Rex HARRISON | ||||||||
| Frank HYDE | ||||||||
| Jack REDMAN | ||||||||
| Roy THOMPSON | 7 | G | 4 | Ross McKINNON | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Dick JOHNSON [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | O SCREEN | ||||
| Charlie HAZELTON [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Arthur PATTON | ||||
| Fred FELSCH (c) [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Ross McKINNON | ||||
| Frank HYDE [Balmain] |
4 | C | 4 | Jack BONNYMAN | ||||
| Sid GOODWIN [Balmain] |
5 | W | 5 | Merv DENTON | ||||
| Rex HARRISON [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | J BOYLE | ||||
| Roy THOMPSON [North Sydney] |
7 | HB | 7 | Tom ASKIN | ||||
| Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Herb NARVO | ||||
| Henry PORTER [Canterbury] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Geoff McNAMARA | ||||
| Roy KIRKALDY [Canterbury] |
11 | FR | 11 | Bob FARRAR | ||||
| Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] |
12 | HK | 12 | A SHERIDAN | ||||
| Jack REDMAN [Balmain] |
13 | FR | 13 | Arthur SHAWCROSS | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1938 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1940 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Frank Johnston (fullback), Harry Thompson (wing), Ted Anderson (five-eighth), Percy Williams (halfback), George Kilham (second row), Andy Norval (lock)
- In:
- Dick Johnson (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Jack Redman (front row), Harry Pierce (lock)
- Changes:
- Ray Stehr (front row to hooker), Roy Kirkaldy (hooker to front row), Henry Porter (front row to second row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1938 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1940 - vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- William Conlon (fullback), Alf Fairhall (wing), Dick Roser (centre), Len Dawson (wing), C Kerr (five-eighth), Les Mead (halfback), Jack Gibbs (front row), Rees Duncan Sr (hooker), R Roddom (front row), Eric Lewis (second row), E Walsh (bench)
- In:
- O Screen (fullback), Arthur Patton (wing), Ross McKinnon (centre), Merv Denton (wing), J Boyle (five-eighth), Tom Askin (halfback), Arthur Shawcross (front row), A Sheridan (hooker), Bob Farrar (front row), Geoff McNamara (second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash