Game 1
Queensland Firsts 5 lost to New South Wales Firsts 30
| Interstate Series 1979 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17477 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 22nd May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,653 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Graham Eadie | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 16 | – | 9 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Mal MENINGA | T | 2 | Larry COROWA | |||||
| 2 | Ray PRICE | |||||||
| George PEPONIS | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | G | 6/8 | John DORAHY | |||||
| 0/1 | Steve ROGERS | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Colin SCOTT | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] |
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| Brad BACKER | 2 | W | 2 | Larry COROWA [Balmain] |
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| Mal MENINGA | 3 | C | 3 | John DORAHY [Western Suburbs] |
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| Bruce ASTILL | 4 | C | 4 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
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| Ian DAUTH | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Peter McWHIRTER | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] |
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| Wayne LINDENBERG | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Norm CARR | 8 | L | 8 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
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| Des MORRIS (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] |
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| Greg QUINN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Rod REDDY [St George] |
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| Bob COCK | 11 | FR | 11 | Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
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| John LANG | 12 | HK | 12 | George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] |
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| Dave BROWN | 13 | FR | 13 | Craig YOUNG [St George] |
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| John McLEOD | 16 | B | 14 | Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] |
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| Billy WHITMORE | 17 | B | 15 | John COVENEY [Canterbury] |
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| John McDONALD | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1978 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Alan Mills (fullback), Peter Eastwell (centre), Brad Kennedy (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Greg Veivers (front row), Rod Morris (front row), Rohan Hancock (second row), Dave Moffett (second row), Greg Platz (lock)
- In:
- Colin Scott (fullback), Brad Backer (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Bruce Astill (centre), Peter McWhirter (five-eighth), Dave Brown (front row), Bob Cock (front row), Greg Quinn (second row), Des Morris (second row), Norm Carr (lock), John McLeod (bench), Billy Whitmore (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Lindenberg (five-eighth to halfback)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1978 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Neville Glover (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Mark Harris (wing), Steve Martin (five-eighth), Steve Morris (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), Ian Thomson (front row), Trevor Ryan (second row), John Gibbs (bench), Steve Hage (bench)
- In:
- Larry Corowa (wing), John Dorahy (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Rod Morris (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Steve Mortimer (bench), John Coveney (bench)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson