New South Wales City Firsts 38 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 12
| 1984 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22242 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th May, 1984 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,388 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Steve Mortimer | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Eric GROTHE | 2 | T | Neville ELWIN | |||||
| Steve MORTIMER | 2 | Tony TRUDGETT | ||||||
| Noel CLEAL | ||||||||
| Chris CLOSE | ||||||||
| Ross CONLON | ||||||||
| Ross CONLON | 5/8 | G | 2/2 | Neville ELWIN | ||||
| 0/1 | Brian DENNIS | |||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Garry JACK [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | John MAGUIRE | ||||
| Eric GROTHE [Parramatta] | 2 | W | 2 | Brian DENNIS | ||||
| Brett KENNY [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Andrew FARRAR [Canterbury/Hunslet] | ||||
| Chris CLOSE [Manly] | 4 | C | 4 | Brian HETHERINGTON [Illawarra] | ||||
| Ross CONLON [Canterbury] | 5 | W | 5 | Terry FAHEY [Canberra] | ||||
| Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony TRUDGETT | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING (c) [Parramatta/Hull] | ||||
| Wayne PEARCE (c) [Balmain] | 8 | L | 8 | Jim LEIS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Paul VAUTIN [Manly] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Mal GRAHAM | ||||
| Noel CLEAL [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Mick PITMAN | ||||
| Steve ROACH [Balmain/Bramley] | 11 | FR | 11 | John FARRAR | ||||
| Royce SIMMONS [Penrith] | 12 | HK | 12 | Ray BROWN [Manly] | ||||
| Pat JARVIS [St George] | 13 | FR | 13 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| Chris O'SULLIVAN [Canberra] | 20 | B | 17 | Neville ELWIN | ||||
| John TOBIN [Eastern Suburbs] | 21 | B | 15 | Wilfred WILLIAMS | ||||
| Michael BOLT [Illawarra] | 25 | B | 19 | Steve McWHIRTER | ||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Allan THOMSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1983 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1985 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Ella (five-eighth), Geoff Bugden (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Dave Brown (front row), Paul McCabe (second row), Ray Price (lock), Geoff Gerard (bench)
- In:
- Garry Jack (fullback), Eric Grothe (wing), Chris Close (centre), Ross Conlon (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Royce Simmons (hooker), Steve Roach (front row), Noel Cleal (second row), Paul Vautin (second row), Chris O'Sullivan (bench), John Tobin (bench), Michael Bolt (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Pearce (second row to lock), Pat Jarvis (bench to front row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1984 National Panasonic Cup - Game 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1984 National Panasonic Cup - Quarter Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Shane Green (centre), Michael Rawiri (centre), Duncan Ward (halfback), Ross Gibson (front row), Rex Wright (hooker), Peter Ford (lock), Robert Taylor (bench), Ray Spurr (bench), Richie Douglas (bench), Paul Field (bench)
- In:
- Andrew Farrar (centre), Brian Hetherington (centre), Terry Fahey (wing), Peter Sterling (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Ray Brown (hooker), Jim Leis (lock), Neville Elwin (bench), Steve McWhirter (bench)
- Changes:
- Wilfred Williams (wing to bench)
Match Notes
Terry Lamb withdrew from the City team on Thursday and was replaced by City 2nds 5/8th Alan Thompson.
From 1983-1986, Country was allowed to include up to 6 Sydney based players to be selected. Country selectors were given first pick of players, then City selectors could pick from the rest of the Sydney based players regardless of their origins.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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