Round 1
Brisbane Firsts 13 def. St George Dragons 10
| 1979 AMCO Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27619 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 2nd May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Des Morris | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 9 | |||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Brad BACKER | T | Randall BARGE | ||||||
| Wayne LINDENBERG | Rod REDDY | |||||||
| Greg QUINN | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 2/5 | G | 2/4 | Ken KEARNEY | ||||
| Wayne LINDENBERG | 0/1 | |||||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Peter DUTTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Brian JOHNSON | ||||
| Brad BACKER | 2 | W | 2 | Steve BUTLER | ||||
| Mark PAYNE | 3 | C | 3 | Graham QUINN (c) | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | 4 | C | 4 | Robert FINCH | ||||
| Peter EASTWELL | 5 | W | 5 | Michel SORRIDIMI | ||||
| Wayne CARR | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony TRUDGETT | ||||
| Wayne LINDENBERG | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken KEARNEY | ||||
| Norm CARR | 8 | L | 8 | Grahame BUCKLEY | ||||
| Des MORRIS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Rod REDDY | ||||
| Greg QUINN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Randall BARGE | ||||
| Greg VEIVERS (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Robert STONE | ||||
| John LANG | 12 | HK | 12 | Steve EDGE | ||||
| Billy WHITMORE | 13 | FR | 13 | Ross CALE | ||||
| Ross STRUDWICK | 14 | B | 14 | Steve MORRIS | ||||
| Mick NEILL | 15 | B | 16 | Craig YOUNG | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 16 | B | 17 | John DOWLING | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Brisbane Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1977 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 9 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Tony Obst (fullback), Brian Gardiner (wing), Peter Leis (centre), Ian Pearce (centre), John Callus (wing), Chris Ryan (five-eighth), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Darryl van de Velde (front row), John Dowling (hooker), Peter McNamara (front row), Bob Cock (second row), Forrester Grayson (second row), John Ribot (lock)
- In:
- Peter Dutton (fullback), Brad Backer (wing), Mark Payne (centre), Mal Meninga (centre), Peter Eastwell (wing), Wayne Carr (five-eighth), Wayne Lindenberg (halfback), Billy Whitmore (front row), John Lang (hooker), Greg Veivers (front row), Greg Quinn (second row), Des Morris (second row), Norm Carr (lock), Ross Strudwick (bench), Mick Neill (bench), Wally Lewis (bench)
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Col Bramley (wing), Bruce Starkey (front row), George Grant (second row), Graeme Wynn (lock)
- In:
- Steve Butler (wing), Ken Kearney (halfback), Ross Cale (front row), Steve Edge (hooker), Grahame Buckley (lock)
- Changes:
- Steve Morris (halfback to bench), John Dowling (hooker to bench), Craig Young (front row to bench), Randall Barge (bench to second row), Robert Stone (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Ken Fletcher was an unused reserve for Brisbane.
Col Bramley was an unused reserve for St.George.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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