Game 1
Queensland Firsts 14 def. New South Wales Firsts 8
| 1975 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17466 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 21st May, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,562 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 18 | – | 12 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Peter LEIS | T | Steve HEWSON | ||||||
| Johnny RHODES | Steve ROGERS | |||||||
| Ross STRUDWICK | 2/3 | G | 1/5 | Steve ROGERS | ||||
| Ian PEARCE | 1/4 | |||||||
| Ross STRUDWICK | 2 | FG | ||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Ian PEARCE (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry DOWLING [Canterbury] | ||||
| Johnny RHODES | 2 | W | 2 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | ||||
| Peter LEIS | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Tony OBST | 4 | C | 4 | Mark WRIGHT [Newtown] | ||||
| Harry CAMERON | 5 | W | 5 | Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Geoff RICHARDSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim PICKUP [Canterbury] | ||||
| Ross STRUDWICK [Fortitude Valley] | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve HEWSON | ||||
| Ian THINEE | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| John PAYNE | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Lew PLATZ | 10 | 2R | 10 | Keith HARRIS [Canterbury] | ||||
| David WRIGHT [Past Christian Bros] | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| John LANG | 12 | HK | 12 | John McMARTIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| John CRILLY | 13 | FR | 13 | Len BERTOLDO | ||||
| B | 15 | Bob FULTON [Manly] | ||||||
| B | 16 | Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] | ||||||
| Barry MUIR | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1975 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Warren Orr (wing), Gerard Fitzpatrick (centre), Harry Pickering (wing), Greg Veivers (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Rod Halley (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Rhodes (wing), Tony Obst (centre), Harry Cameron (wing), John Payne (second row), Ian Thinee (lock)
- Changes:
- David Wright (second row to front row), Lew Platz (bench to second row)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1975 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Russell Fairfax (fullback), David Waite (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Ray Branighan (centre), Lionel Williamson (wing), Jeff Shield (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Bob McCarthy (front row), George Piggins (hooker), Ron Turner (front row), Rod Reddy (second row), Terry Randall (bench)
- In:
- Garry Dowling (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Mark Wright (centre), Mark Harris (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Steve Hewson (halfback), Len Bertoldo (front row), John McMartin (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Bob Fulton (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Stevens (second row to bench), Keith Harris (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Bob Fulton replaced Steve Hewson at halftime & Gary Stevens replaced Len Bertoldo 14 mins into the 2nd half.
Non-playing reserves for Qld were Chris Anderson, Rod Morris & Peter Connell.
Non-playing reserves for NSW were Mick Cronin & Alan Dagwell.
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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