Game 2
Queensland Firsts 7 lost to New South Wales Firsts 31
| 1979 Interstate Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17478 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 29th May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Alan Thompson | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 8 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Greg PLATZ | T | 2 | Alan THOMPSON | |||||
| Larry COROWA | ||||||||
| Graham EADIE | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| Peter WYNN | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 2 | G | 5/10 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| OFF | Rod REDDY | |||||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Colin SCOTT | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] | ||||
| Brad BACKER | 2 | W | 2 | Larry COROWA [Balmain] | ||||
| Alan SMITH | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | 4 | C | 4 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| Ian DAUTH | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Wayne CARR | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | ||||
| Wayne LINDENBERG | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Norm CARR | 8 | L | 8 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Des MORRIS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Greg PLATZ (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | Peter WYNN [Parramatta] | ||||
| Bob COCK | 11 | FR | 11 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| John LANG | 12 | HK | 12 | George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] | ||||
| Dave BROWN | 13 | FR | 13 | Rod MORRIS [Balmain] | ||||
| Mark PAYNE | 15 | B | 14 | Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | ||||
| Greg QUINN | 16 | B | 15 | John COVENEY [Canterbury] | ||||
| John McDONALD | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Bruce Astill (centre), Peter McWhirter (five-eighth), John McLeod (bench), Billy Whitmore (bench)
- In:
- Alan Smith (centre), Wayne Carr (five-eighth), Greg Platz (second row), Mark Payne (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Quinn (second row to bench)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1979 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- John Dorahy (centre), Les Boyd (second row)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), Peter Wynn (second row)
Match Notes
The lone Qld try was scored by Greg Platz even though newspapers reported Norm Carr as the scorer. Both players were on the line as Colin Scott spilt the ball but replays showed it was Platz who caught it and scored. Rex Mossop says so in his commentary.
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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