NSW Country Origin 17 def. NSW City Origin 4
| 1997 NSW City vs Country Origin | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17266 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 25th April, 1997 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | David Manson | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Bryan Gilchrist, Bill Foran | |||||||
| Venue | Marathon (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,164 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| NSW Country | Scoresheet | NSW City | ||||||
| William KENNEDY | T | Brad FITTLER | ||||||
| Paul McGREGOR | ||||||||
| Matt SEERS | ||||||||
| John SIMON | 2/3 | G | 0/1 | Craig FIELD | ||||
| Matthew GIDLEY | FG | |||||||
| NSW Country | Teams | NSW City | ||||||
| Matt SEERS [North Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Tim BRASHER [Balmain] | ||||
| Darren ALBERT [Newcastle] | 2 | W | 2 | Craig HANCOCK [Manly] | ||||
| Brandon COSTIN [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Terry HILL [Manly] | ||||
| Paul McGREGOR [Illawarra] | 4 | C | 14 | Michael BUETTNER [North Sydney] | ||||
| Darren WILLIS [Western Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | John HOPOATE [Manly] | ||||
| Matthew GIDLEY [Newcastle] | 6 | FE | 6 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney City] | ||||
| John SIMON [Parramatta] | 7 | HB | 7 | Geoff TOOVEY [Manly] | ||||
| Paul HARRAGON (c) [Newcastle] | 10 | FR | 8 | Mark CARROLL [Manly] | ||||
| Ciriaco MESCIA [Western Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | Darren SENTER [Balmain] | ||||
| David GILLESPIE [Manly] | 12 | FR | 10 | Colin WARD [St George] | ||||
| Marc GLANVILLE [Newcastle] | 15 | 2R | 11 | Daniel GARTNER [Manly] | ||||
| Scott GOURLEY [Sydney City] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Steve MENZIES [Manly] | ||||
| Nik KOSEF [Manly] | 13 | L | 13 | Jim DYMOCK [Parramatta] | ||||
| Wayne RICHARDS [Newcastle] | 8 | B | 15 | Craig FIELD [Manly] | ||||
| William KENNEDY [Balmain] | 14 | B | 16 | Josh STUART [North Sydney] | ||||
| Glenn MORRISON [Balmain] | 16 | B | 17 | Luke RICKETSON [Sydney City] | ||||
| Bill DUNN [Western Suburbs] | 17 | B | 18 | Shane RIGON [Sydney City] | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | HC | Peter LOUIS | ||||||
Team Info
NSW Country Origin
- Previous Game:
- 1996 NSW City vs Country Origin - Game 2 vs. NSW City
- Next Game:
- 2001 NSW City vs Country Origin - Game 2 vs. NSW City
- Out:
- Brett Mullins (fullback), Rod Wishart (wing), David Woods (centre), Jason Croker (centre), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Andrew Johns (halfback), Glenn Lazarus (front row), David Furner (second row), Dean Pay (second row), Adam Muir (lock), Matthew Johns (bench), David Barnhill (bench), Danny Lee (bench)
- In:
- Matt Seers (fullback), Darren Albert (wing), Paul McGregor (centre), Matthew Gidley (five-eighth), John Simon (halfback), David Gillespie (front row), Marc Glanville (second row), Scott Gourley (second row), Nik Kosef (lock), Wayne Richards (bench), William Kennedy (bench), Glenn Morrison (bench), Bill Dunn (bench)
- Changes:
- Brandon Costin (bench to centre)
NSW City Origin
- Previous Game:
- 1996 NSW City vs Country Origin - Game 2 vs. NSW Country
- Next Game:
- 2001 NSW City vs Country Origin - Game 2 vs. NSW Country
- Out:
- Peter Jorgensen (wing), Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Robbie Beckett (wing), Andrew Walker (five-eighth), Paul Sironen (front row), Aaron Raper (hooker), David Fairleigh (second row), Jamie Ainscough (bench), Anthony Mundine (bench), Troy Stone (bench)
- In:
- Craig Hancock (wing), Michael Buettner (centre), John Hopoate (wing), Darren Senter (hooker), Colin Ward (front row), Daniel Gartner (second row), Jim Dymock (lock), Craig Field (bench), Josh Stuart (bench), Shane Rigon (bench)
- Changes:
- Brad Fittler (lock to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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