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1939 NSW City vs Country Firsts

    New South Wales City Firsts 38 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 17

    1939 NSW City vs Country Firsts

    New South Wales City Firsts
    38
    17
    New South Wales Country Firsts
    Match Info
    Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22195
    StatusCompleted
    DateSaturday, 3rd June, 1939
    Kick Off3:15pm (local time)
    RefereeTom McMahon (Glasgow)
    VenueSCG (Sydney)
    Crowd32,639
    Match Stats
    Halftime Score1317
    NSW City FirstsScoresheetNSW Country Firsts
    Joe PEARCE2TMerv DENTON
    Harry PORTER2 Geoff McNAMARA
    Sid GOODWIN Wally PRIGG
    Rex HARRISON   
    Frank HYDE   
    Jack REDMAN   
     
    Roy THOMPSON7G4Ross McKINNON
    NSW City FirstsTeamsNSW Country Firsts
    Dick JOHNSON
    [South Sydney]
    1FB1O SCREEN
    Charlie HAZELTON
    [St George]
    2W2Arthur PATTON
    Fred FELSCH (c)
    [South Sydney]
    3C3Ross McKINNON
    Frank HYDE
    [Balmain]
    4C4Jack BONNYMAN
    Sid GOODWIN
    [Balmain]
    5W5Merv DENTON
     
    Rex HARRISON
    [North Sydney]
    6FE6J BOYLE
    Roy THOMPSON
    [North Sydney]
    7HB7Tom ASKIN
     
    Harry PIERCE
    [Eastern Suburbs]
    8L8Wally PRIGG (c)
    Joe PEARCE
    [Eastern Suburbs]
    92R9Herb NARVO
    Harry PORTER
    [Canterbury]
    102R10Geoff McNAMARA
    Roy KIRKALDY
    [Canterbury]
    11FR11Bob FARRAR
    [West Wyalong]
    Ray STEHR
    [Eastern Suburbs]
    12HK12A SHERIDAN
    Jack REDMAN
    [Balmain]
    13FR13Arthur SHAWCROSS
       
     

    Team Info

    New South Wales City Firsts

    Previous Game:
    1938 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
    Next Game:
    1941 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 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), Harry Porter (front row to second row)

    New South Wales Country Firsts

    Previous Game:
    1938 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
    Next Game:
    1940 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. Sydney Firsts
    Out:
    William Conlon (fullback), Alf Fairhall (wing), Dick Roser (centre), Len Dawson (wing), Toby 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.

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    Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash