Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 9 lost to Queensland Firsts 25
| 1928 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17303 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th May, 1928 | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 48,423 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Viv FREESTONE | T | 2 | Jim CRAIG | |||||
| Dan DEMPSEY | ||||||||
| Tom GORMAN | ||||||||
| Reg KING | ||||||||
| Don HUGHES | 2 | G | 3 | Cecil AYNSLEY | ||||
| Viv FREESTONE | 2 | Jim CRAIG | ||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Don HUGHES | 1 | FB | 1 | Jack LEET [Past Grammars] | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Cecil AYNSLEY | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Tom GORMAN [Past Christian Bros] | ||||
| Frank HAWTHORNE | 4 | C | 4 | Jim CRAIG | ||||
| Viv FREESTONE | 5 | W | 5 | Reg KING | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Fred LAWS | ||||
| Alby LANE [University] | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur EDWARDS [Fortitude Valley] | ||||
| Colin YORK | 8 | L | 8 | Les SELLARS | ||||
| Bob LINDFIELD [Western Suburbs] | 9 | 2R | 9 | James PURCELL | ||||
| Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Herb STEINOHRT | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM [South Sydney] | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim BENNETT | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] | 12 | HK | 12 | Arthur HENDERSON | ||||
| Jack KINGSTON [Cootamundra] | 13 | FR | 13 | Dan DEMPSEY | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1927 NSW Tour - Game 5 vs. New England
- Next Game:
- 1928 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Jack Kelly (wing), Vic Marsh (centre), Harry Owen (five-eighth), Archie O'Neill (halfback), Arthur Justice (hooker), Harry Cavanough (front row), Jim Parsons (second row), Aub Kelly (lock)
- In:
- Don Hughes (fullback), Benny Wearing (wing), Frank Hawthorne (centre), Viv Freestone (wing), Alby Lane (halfback), Jack Kingston (front row), Ernie Lapham (front row), Bob Lindfield (second row), Colin York (lock)
- Changes:
- Jerry Brien (centre to five-eighth), Nelson Hardy (wing to centre), George Treweek (front row to hooker)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1927 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1928 QLD Tour - Game 2 vs. NSW Seconds
- Out:
- Jack Upton (fullback), Bill Spencer (wing), Jim McBrien (centre), Bill Paten (wing), Keith Hughes (five-eighth), Christian Christensen (second row), Jim O'Mara (second row), Vic Armbruster (lock)
- In:
- Jack Leet (fullback), Cecil Aynsley (wing), Tom Gorman (centre), Jim Craig (centre), Reg King (wing), Dan Dempsey (front row), Jim Bennett (front row), Les Sellars (lock)
- Changes:
- Fred Laws (centre to five-eighth), Herb Steinohrt (front row to second row), James Purcell (front row to second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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