Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 29 def. Queensland Firsts 15
| 1947 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17363 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th June, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (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 [South Sydney] | 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:
- 1946 NSW Tour - Game 2 vs. Wide Bay
- Next Game:
- 1947 Interstate Series - 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:
- 1946 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1947 Interstate Series - 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.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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