Round 1
Brisbane Firsts 19 lost to Newtown Jets 23
| 1981 Tooth Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27708 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 29th April, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | John Ferguson | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 11 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Norm CARR | T | Steve BLYTH | ||||||
| Chris CLOSE | Brian HETHERINGTON | |||||||
| Wally LEWIS | Mick PITMAN | |||||||
| Michael POBJIE | ||||||||
| Phil SIGSWORTH | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 5/5 | G | 4/7 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Joe KILROY | 1 | FB | 1 | Michael POBJIE | ||||
| Brad BACKER | 2 | W | 2 | John FERGUSON | ||||
| Chris CLOSE | 3 | C | 3 | Mick RYAN | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | 4 | C | 4 | Brian HETHERINGTON | ||||
| Bligh DAVIDSON | 5 | W | 5 | Ray BLACKLOCK | ||||
| Steve CHERRY | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil SIGSWORTH | ||||
| Greg OLIPHANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken WILSON (c) | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 8 | L | 8 | Graeme O'GRADY | ||||
| Bryan NIEBLING | 9 | 2R | 9 | Mick PITMAN | ||||
| Chris PHELAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Steve BLYTH | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Paul AKKARY | ||||
| Jay HOFFMAN | 12 | HK | 12 | Barry JENSEN | ||||
| Trevor DEAKIN | 13 | FR | 13 | Steve BOWDEN | ||||
| Norm CARR | 14 | B | 14 | Col MURPHY | ||||
| Greg DOWLING | 15 | B | 15 | Mark OGILVIE | ||||
| B | 16 | Paul MORRIS | ||||||
| Arthur BEETSON | HC | Warren RYAN | ||||||
Team Info
Brisbane Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Tooth Cup - Game 2 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- 1981 Tooth Cup - Round 2 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Colin Scott (fullback), Vic Wieland (centre), Brian Walsh (five-eighth), Terry Saunders (halfback), Dave Brown (front row), Peter McNamara (front row), Des Morris (second row), Greg Quinn (second row), Mark Murray (bench)
- In:
- Joe Kilroy (fullback), Chris Close (centre), Steve Cherry (five-eighth), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Trevor Deakin (front row), Arthur Beetson (front row), Chris Phelan (second row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Greg Dowling (bench)
- Changes:
- Norm Carr (lock to bench), Wally Lewis (bench to lock)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Geoff Bugden (front row), Dave Mooney (bench)
- In:
- Paul Akkary (front row), Mark Ogilvie (bench), Paul Morris (bench)
Match Notes
Mick Neill & Colin Scott were non-playing reserves for Brisbane.
Shane McKellar was a non-playing reserve for Newtown.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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