Game 3
Queensland Firsts 20 lost to New South Wales Firsts 28
| 1966 Interstate Series Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17437 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 5th July, 1966 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,209 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 5 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Wayne ABDY | T | 2 | Kevin JUNEE | |||||
| John DOYLE | Michael CLEARY | |||||||
| Eric GELLING | Johnny GREAVES | |||||||
| Ray LAIRD | John RAPER | |||||||
| Mick VEIVERS | ||||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 4/8 | G | 5/9 | Les JOHNS | ||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 1 | FB | 1 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Ray MIGUEL | 2 | W | 5 | Johnny KING [St George] | ||||
| Garry WELLINGTON | 3 | C | 3 | Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] | ||||
| Kev LINGARD | 17 | C | 4 | Alec TENNANT [Manly] | ||||
| John DOYLE | 5 | W | 14 | Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] | ||||
| Eric GELLING | 4 | FE | 6 | Gary BANKS | ||||
| Abe WIEMERS | 14 | HB | 15 | Kevin JUNEE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Wayne ABDY | 8 | L | 9 | Bill BRADSTREET [Manly] | ||||
| Col WEISS | 15 | 2R | 16 | Allan THOMSON | ||||
| Dennis MANTEIT | 10 | 2R | 8 | John RAPER (c) [St George] | ||||
| Jim PATERSON (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Mick VEIVERS [Manly] | ||||
| Noel GALLAGHER | 12 | HK | 12 | Allan BUMAN | ||||
| John WITTENBERG | 13 | FR | 17 | John WALKER | ||||
| Ian DOYLE | HC | John RAPER | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Fonda Metassa (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Syd Clark (second row), Angelo Crema (second row)
- In:
- Kev Lingard (centre), John Doyle (wing), Dennis Manteit (second row), Wayne Abdy (lock)
- Changes:
- Eric Gelling (centre to five-eighth), Col Weiss (lock to second row)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Bob Weir (centre), Billy Smith (centre), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Noel Kelly (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row), Dick Thornett (second row)
- In:
- Johnny King (wing), Johnny Greaves (centre), Alec Tennant (centre), John Walker (front row), Allan Buman (hooker), Mick Veivers (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock)
- Changes:
- John Raper (lock to second row)
Match Notes
This was a night match. The "Centenary of the Greatest Game Under The Sun" reports a crowd figure of 15217. Bill Bradstreet (NSW) left the field in the 62nd minute due to a gash which extended from the base of his nose to his top lip, which required six stitches.
Des Tracey was a non-playing reserve for Qld.
Ken Irvine, Billy Smith & Jim Morgan were non-playing reserves for NSW.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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