New South Wales City Firsts 11 lost to New South Wales Country Firsts 14
| 1942 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22198 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th July, 1942 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 39,884 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Rex HARRISON | T | 2 | Merv DENTON | |||||
| Ray LINDWALL | Ron BARRY | |||||||
| Roy McCARTER | Jack HUTCHINSON | |||||||
| Ray LINDWALL | G | Keith FROOME | ||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Ray LINDWALL [St George] | 1 | FB | 1 | Dick JOHNSON | ||||
| Tony NASH [Canterbury] | 2 | W | 2 | Merv DENTON | ||||
| Ron BAILEY [Canterbury] | 3 | C | 3 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| Fred FELSCH (c) [South Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | T TIERNEY | ||||
| Frank COLLINS [North Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Alan TAYLOR | ||||
| Rex HARRISON [North Sydney] | 6 | FE | 6 | Ron BARRY | ||||
| Roy McCARTER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME | ||||
| Harry PORTER [Canterbury] | 8 | L | 8 | Frank BELL | ||||
| Herb GILBERT [St George] | 9 | 2R | 9 | G MAGUIRE | ||||
| Frank FARRELL [Newtown] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Bob FARRAR [Canterbury] | 11 | FR | 11 | Harry BAILEY (c) | ||||
| Gerard SCULLY [North Sydney] | 12 | HK | 12 | Don McKINNON | ||||
| Jack WALSH [South Sydney] | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack HUTCHINSON | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1941 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1943 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Lin Johnson (fullback), Athol Stewart (wing), William Ryan (centre), Edgar Newham (wing), Albert McGuinness (halfback), Roy Kirkaldy (hooker), Ray Stehr (front row), Neville Smith (second row), Joe Pearce (second row), Andy Norval (lock)
- In:
- Ray Lindwall (fullback), Tony Nash (wing), Ron Bailey (centre), Frank Collins (wing), Roy McCarter (halfback), Jack Walsh (front row), Gerard Scully (hooker), Bob Farrar (front row), Frank Farrell (second row), Herb Gilbert (second row)
- Changes:
- Harry Porter (front row to lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1941 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1943 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- Dick Roser (centre), Len Dawson (wing), Albert Hunt (five-eighth), A Russell (front row), F Johnson (hooker), W Close (second row), Herb Narvo (second row), J Norley (lock)
- In:
- T Tierney (centre), Alan Taylor (wing), Ron Barry (five-eighth), Jack Hutchinson (front row), Don McKinnon (hooker), Harry Bailey (front row), Alf Gibbs (second row), G Maguire (second row)
- Changes:
- Frank Bell (front row to lock)
Match Notes
SMH reported that the crowd was officially counted as 39884, however it was estimated to be closer to 43000 as there was a large number of Returned servicemen who were allowed free entry to the game and thus they were not counted in the crowd total.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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