Interstate Series 1947 Series

Game 1

New South Wales Firsts 29 def. Queensland Firsts 15

Interstate Series 1947

New South Wales Firsts
29
15
Queensland Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17363
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 14th June, 1947
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Shuttleton
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 39,709
Match Stats
Halftime Score 21 2
NSW Firsts Scoresheet QLD Firsts
Johnny BLISS 2 T Eddie BROSNAN
Alf GIBBS 2   Len KENNY
Pat DEVERY   Ted VERRENKAMP
Clem KENNEDY      
Bobby LULHAM      
 
Len HOLMES 2 G 3 Ken BRIGHTON
Pat DEVERY      
Noel PIDDING      
NSW Firsts Teams QLD Firsts
Noel PIDDING
[St George]
1 FB 1 Ken BRIGHTON
Johnny BLISS
[Manly]
2 W 2 Noel WHITE
Len SMITH
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Len PEGG
Frank COTTLE
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 Pat McMAHON
Bobby LULHAM
[Balmain]
5 W 5 Len KENNY
 
Pat DEVERY (c)
[Balmain]
6 FE 6 Ted VERRENKAMP
Clem KENNEDY 7 HB 7 Harry LINDE
 
Len HOLMES
[Canterbury]
8 L 8 Col WRIGHT (c)
Jack RAYNER
[Souths]
9 2R 9 Jim MARTIN
Angus MILLER 10 2R 10 Sam KRUEGER
Jack WALSH
[Western Suburbs]
11 FR 11 Kelly BRENNAN
Frank JOHNSON
[Newtown]
12 HK 12 Dick ROCHE
Alf GIBBS 13 FR 13 Eddie BROSNAN
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
NSW Tour 1946 - Game 2 vs. Wide Bay
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1947 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Dave Parkinson (fullback), Lionel Cooper (wing), Ron Bailey (centre), Joe Jorgenson (centre), Edgar Newham (wing), Trevor Eather (five-eighth), Sel Lisle (halfback), Jim Armstrong (front row), George Watt (hooker), William Wylie (second row), Sid Hobson (second row), Jack Hutchinson (lock)
In:
Noel Pidding (fullback), Johnny Bliss (wing), Len Smith (centre), Frank Cottle (centre), Bobby Lulham (wing), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Clem Kennedy (halfback), Frank Johnson (hooker), Jack Walsh (front row), Angus Miller (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Len Holmes (lock)

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1946 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1947 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Jack Gayler (fullback), Hugh Melrose (centre), Eric Bowe (centre), Bill Biggam (wing), Billy Morris (five-eighth), John Grice (halfback), Roy Westaway (front row), Reg Kay (second row), Jack Ryrie (second row), Col Thornton (lock)
In:
Ken Brighton (fullback), Noel White (wing), Len Pegg (centre), Pat McMahon (centre), Ted Verrenkamp (five-eighth), Harry Linde (halfback), Dick Roche (hooker), Sam Krueger (second row), Jim Martin (second row), Col Wright (lock)
Changes:
Kelly Brennan (hooker to front row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson