City vs Country (Firsts) 1931

New South Wales City Firsts 17 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 15

City vs Country (Firsts) 1931

New South Wales City Firsts
17
15
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22184
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th May, 1931
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee William Neill (Sydney)
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 19,243
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 5
NSW City Firsts Scoresheet NSW Country Firsts
Ray MORRIS T 2 Billy BUTLER
Ernie NORMAN   Jack KINGSTON
Fred TOTTEY      
 
Cliff PEARCE 4 G 2 Len COOPER
      Noel SCHIEMER
NSW City Firsts Teams NSW Country Firsts
Billy HONG
[Eastern Suburbs]
1 FB 1 Chris SCHIEMER
Ray MORRIS
[Western Suburbs]
2 W 2 Les GRIFFIN
Cliff PEARCE
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 Noel SCHIEMER
Tom WRIGHT
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 Laurie SMITH
Fred TOTTEY
[Eastern Suburbs]
5 W 5 Lex SMALL
 
Ernie NORMAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Jack McGLINN
Norm POPE (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Billy BUTLER
 
Stan WATERSON
[Newtown]
8 L 8 Wally PRIGG
Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 2R 9 Jack KINGSTON (c)
Frank O'CONNOR
[Souths]
10 2R 10 E FLEMING
George TREWEEK
[Souths]
11 FR 11 Jack GIBBS
George BISHOP
[Balmain]
12 HK 12 Rees DUNCAN SR
Bill BROGAN
[Western Suburbs]
13 FR 13 F SUMMERVILLE
 
    B 14 Len COOPER
    B 15 Jim FITZGERALD
 
    HC   Arthur HALLOWAY
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales City Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1930 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1932 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Frank McMillan (fullback), Alan Brady (wing), Nelson Hardy (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Joe Busch (five-eighth), Jack Holmes (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), Frank Matterson (lock)
In:
Billy Hong (fullback), Ray Morris (wing), Tom Wright (centre), Fred Tottey (wing), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Norm Pope (halfback), Frank O'Connor (second row), Stan Waterson (lock)
Changes:
George Treweek (second row to front row)

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1930 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1932 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
William Bell (fullback), Bill Shankland (wing), J Hawkes (centre), Eric Weissel (halfback), C Avery (hooker), Charlie York (front row), Harry Bailey (second row)
In:
Chris Schiemer (fullback), Noel Schiemer (centre), Laurie Smith (centre), Lex Small (wing), Jack McGlinn (five-eighth), F Summerville (front row), Rees Duncan Sr (hooker), E Fleming (second row), Len Cooper (bench)
Changes:
Jim Fitzgerald (centre to bench), Billy Butler (five-eighth to halfback), Wally Prigg (second row to lock), Jack Kingston (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash