Game 4
New South Wales Firsts 32 def. Queensland Firsts 15
| 1970 Interstate Series Game 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17453 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th August, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Sid Volling | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,688 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 3 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Brian BURKE | 2 | T | John BROWN | |||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2 | Reg CANNON | ||||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 2 | Rob THOMPSON | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | ||||||||
| Brian MOORE | ||||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 3/6 | G | 3 | Tony SCOTT | ||||
| Brian BURKE | 1/1 | |||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 0/1 | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony SCOTT | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Doug MUIR | ||||
| Owen O'DONNELL [North Sydney] | 3 | C | 15 | Glen HARRISON | ||||
| Brian MOORE [Newtown] | 4 | C | 4 | Ron BEAUCHAMP | ||||
| Dave GRIMMOND | 5 | W | 5 | Rob THOMPSON | ||||
| Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] | 6 | FE | 14 | Doug STAPLETON | ||||
| Brian BURKE | 7 | HB | 7 | John BROWN | ||||
| Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | 8 | L | 8 | Col WEISS (c) | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Jim MURPHY | ||||
| John MORGAN [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Reg CANNON | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | 11 | FR | 16 | Ian MASSIE | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | 12 | HK | 12 | Hugh O'DOHERTY | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] | 13 | FR | 13 | Des MORRIS | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | 14 | B | ||||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] | 15 | B | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Des CROW | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1971 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Mark Harris (centre), Grahame Moran (centre), Ray Corcoran (wing), Terry Reynolds (halfback), Jim Morgan (front row), Kel Brown (hooker), Ken Thompson (lock)
- In:
- Ray Branighan (wing), Owen O'Donnell (centre), Brian Moore (centre), Brian Burke (halfback), John O'Neill (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ron Coote (lock), Tom Raudonikis (bench), Paul Sait (bench)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1971 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Wayne Stewart (wing), Max Anderson (centre), Graeme Atherton (five-eighth), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Frank Purcell (front row)
- In:
- Doug Muir (wing), Doug Stapleton (five-eighth), Hugh O'Doherty (hooker), Ian Massie (front row)
- Changes:
- Glen Harrison (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Tom Raudonikis replaced Dave Grimmond at halftime due to a calf muscle strain and with 10 mins remaining Bob McCarthy left the field with an injured ankle and was replaced by Paul Sait.
Non-playing reserves for Queensland were Graeme Atherton, Max Anderson, Noel Croft and Frank Purcell.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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