City vs Country (Firsts) 1941

New South Wales City Firsts 44 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 21

City vs Country (Firsts) 1941

New South Wales City Firsts
44
21
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22197
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th June, 1941
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Jack O'Brien
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 25,335
Match Stats
Halftime Score 20 2
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Fred FELSCH 2 T 2 Herb NARVO
Andy NORVAL 2   Frank BELL
Neville SMITH 2   Len DAWSON
Roy KIRKALDY   Joe JORGENSON
Joe PEARCE      
Ray STEHR      
Athol STEWART      
 
Neville SMITH 7 G Merv DENTON
      A HUNT
      Herb NARVO
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Lin JOHNSON
[Canterbury]
1 FB 1 Dick JOHNSON
Athol STEWART
[Newtown]
2 W 2 Merv DENTON
Fred FELSCH (c)
[South Sydney]
3 C 3 Dick ROSER
William RYAN
[Newtown]
4 C 4 Joe JORGENSON
Edgar NEWHAM
[Canterbury]
5 W 5 Len DAWSON
 
Rex HARRISON
[North Sydney]
6 FE 6 A HUNT
Albert McGUINNESS
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Keith FROOME
 
Andy NORVAL
[Eastern Suburbs]
8 L 8 J NORLEY
Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Herb NARVO (c)
Neville SMITH
[St George]
10 2R 10 W CLOSE
Ray STEHR
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 FR 11 Frank BELL
Roy KIRKALDY
[Canterbury]
12 HK 12 F JOHNSON
Henry PORTER
[Canterbury]
13 FR 13 A RUSSELL
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1940 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Sid Goodwin (centre), Alan Quinlivan (centre), Tommy Nevin (five-eighth), Alby McAndrew (halfback), Frank Farrell (front row), Harry Pierce (bench), Gordon Hart (bench), Frank Mulville (bench)
In:
Lin Johnson (fullback), Athol Stewart (wing), Fred Felsch (centre), William Ryan (centre), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Albert McGuinness (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
H Longbottom (fullback), Frank Hyde (wing), C Charlton (centre), Frank Dreise (centre), E Dunlop (wing), Ross McKinnon (five-eighth), Robert Firth (halfback), N Duff (hooker), Charlie Montgomery (front row), Bill Shippen (second row), Jack Dixon (lock)
In:
Dick Johnson (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Dick Roser (centre), Joe Jorgenson (centre), Len Dawson (wing), A Hunt (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), A Russell (front row), Frank Bell (front row), W Close (second row), J Norley (lock)
Changes:
F Johnson (front row to hooker)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash