Game 3
New South Wales Firsts 35 def. Queensland Firsts 20
| Interstate Series 1979 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17479 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 5th June, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,502 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Kerry Boustead | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | 3 | T | 4 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| Les BOYD | ||||||||
| Ray BROWN | ||||||||
| Larry COROWA | ||||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 7/11 | G | 4/5 | Ian DAUTH | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Colin SCOTT | ||||
| Larry COROWA [Balmain] |
2 | W | 2 | Brad BACKER | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
3 | C | 15 | Mark PAYNE | ||||
| John DORAHY [Western Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Chris CLOSE | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Ian DAUTH | ||||
| Alan THOMPSON (c) [Manly] |
6 | FE | 3 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] |
7 | HB | 7 | Larry BRIGGINSHAW | ||||
| Rod REDDY [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | Norm CARR | ||||
| Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Greg PLATZ (c) | ||||
| Peter WYNN [Parramatta] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Greg QUINN | ||||
| John COVENEY [Canterbury] |
11 | FR | 11 | Rohan HANCOCK | ||||
| Ray BROWN [Western Suburbs] |
12 | HK | 12 | Jay HOFFMAN | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] |
13 | FR | 13 | Peter APPS | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
14 | B | 15 | Wally LEWIS | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | John McDONALD | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 16 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Steve Rogers (centre), George Peponis (hooker), Ray Price (lock)
- In:
- John Dorahy (centre), Ray Brown (hooker), Les Boyd (second row)
- Changes:
- Tom Raudonikis (halfback to bench), Rod Morris (front row to bench), Rod Reddy (second row to lock), Steve Mortimer (bench to halfback), John Coveney (bench to front row)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Mal Meninga (centre), Wayne Carr (five-eighth), Wayne Lindenberg (halfback), Dave Brown (front row), John Lang (hooker), Bob Cock (front row), Des Morris (second row)
- In:
- Chris Close (centre), Larry Brigginshaw (halfback), Peter Apps (front row), Jay Hoffman (hooker), Rohan Hancock (front row), Wally Lewis (bench)
- Changes:
- Alan Smith (centre to five-eighth), Mark Payne (bench to centre), Greg Quinn (bench to second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin