Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 39 def. Queensland Firsts 17
| 1931 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17315 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th June, 1931 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Chris McGrath (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,010 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 2 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Les GRIFFIN | 2 | T | Vic ARMBRUSTER | |||||
| Ray MORRIS | 2 | Herb STEINOHRT | ||||||
| Bill BROGAN | Jack UPTON | |||||||
| Ernie NORMAN | ||||||||
| Joe PEARCE | ||||||||
| Dave BROWN | 5 | G | 2 | Arthur EDWARDS | ||||
| Harry OWEN | 4 | 2 | Jack UPTON | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Billy HONG [Eastern Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Bill SMITH | ||||
| Les GRIFFIN | 2 | W | 2 | Jack UPTON | ||||
| Dave BROWN [Eastern Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Fred LAWS (c) | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE [Western Suburbs] | 4 | C | 4 | Colin LAWS | ||||
| Ray MORRIS [Western Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Bill SPENCER | ||||
| Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Frank DOONAR | ||||
| Harry OWEN (c) [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur EDWARDS | ||||
| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] | 8 | L | 8 | Herb STEINOHRT | ||||
| Frank O'CONNOR [South Sydney] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Vic ARMBRUSTER | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN SR | 10 | 2R | 10 | Dan DEMPSEY | ||||
| Bill BROGAN [Western Suburbs] | 11 | FR | 11 | Peter MADSEN | ||||
| Jim GIBBS | 12 | HK | 12 | Jack LITTLE | ||||
| Wally PRIGG | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim O'MARA | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1930 NSW Tour - Game 3 vs. Toowoomba
- Next Game:
- 1931 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Alan Brady (wing), Nelson Hardy (centre), Jack Why (five-eighth), Joe Busch (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), George Bishop (hooker), Charlie Cornwell (second row)
- In:
- Billy Hong (fullback), Dave Brown (centre), Ray Morris (wing), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Harry Owen (halfback), Jim Gibbs (hooker), Bill Brogan (front row), Rees Duncan Sr (second row)
- Changes:
- Joe Pearce (front row to lock), Wally Prigg (lock to front row)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1930 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1931 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Tom Gorman (centre), Hector Gee (halfback), Kev McCormack (hooker)
- In:
- Colin Laws (centre), Arthur Edwards (halfback), Jack Little (hooker)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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