Game 2
Ipswich Firsts 13 lost to Balmain Tigers 22
| 1945 Balmain Tour Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/127734 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th September, 1945 | |||||||
| Venue | Nth Ipswich Res. (Ipswich) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Ipswich | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| S CRAWFORD | T | Joe JORGENSON | ||||||
| John GRICE | Jack McCULLOUGH | |||||||
| Bill RYAN | Stan PONCHARD | |||||||
| Russ SMITH | ||||||||
| Bill RYAN | 2 | G | 5 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| Ipswich | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Harry LINDE | 1 | FB | 1 | Jack McCULLOUGH | ||||
| Tom DALTON | 2 | W | 2 | Keith PARKINSON | ||||
| Des CREEDY | 3 | C | 3 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| E OAKLEY | 4 | C | 4 | Tom BOURKE (c) | ||||
| S CRAWFORD | 5 | W | 5 | Keith BURTON | ||||
| Jim SIMPSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Stan PONCHARD | ||||
| John GRICE | 7 | HB | 7 | Gil BOX | ||||
| Col THORNTON | 8 | L | 8 | Sid RYAN | ||||
| Les HEIDKE (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Lionel QUIGLEY | ||||
| Bill RYAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Denys THOMAS | ||||
| T PURNELL | 11 | FR | 11 | Colin CAMPBELL | ||||
| E McGREEVEY | 12 | HK | 12 | Ted McGOVERN | ||||
| Roy SCHULTZ | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack SPENCER | ||||
| B | 14 | Russ SMITH | ||||||
| HC | Norm ROBINSON | |||||||
Team Info
Ipswich Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1945 Bulimba Cup - Game 6 vs. Toowoomba
- Next Game:
- 1946 Bulimba Cup - Game 1 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- William Gayler (fullback), William Brewer (centre), L Creedy (centre), Peter Robertson (five-eighth), A Carpenter (hooker), Arn Lewis (front row), F Byrne (second row)
- In:
- Tom Dalton (wing), Des Creedy (centre), E Oakley (centre), Jim Simpson (five-eighth), E McGreevey (hooker), T Purnell (front row), Bill Ryan (second row)
- Changes:
- Harry Linde (wing to fullback), Col Thornton (front row to lock), Roy Schultz (lock to front row)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1945 Balmain Tour - Game 1 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1945 Balmain Tour - Game 3 vs. Rockhampton
- Out:
- Dave Parkinson (fullback), Des Ponchard (five-eighth), Hilton Kidd (front row), Jack Hampstead (lock)
- In:
- Jack McCullough (fullback), Keith Burton (wing), Stan Ponchard (five-eighth), Lionel Quigley (second row), Russ Smith (bench)
- Changes:
- Denys Thomas (wing to second row), Colin Campbell (second row to front row), Sid Ryan (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Gil Box was taken to hospital just after halftime due to a gash in his wrist. The referee stopped play to inspect the spikes on the boots of all players.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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