Game 1
Queensland Firsts 2 lost to New South Wales Firsts 10
| 1981 Interstate Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17482 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 2nd June, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 32,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| T | 2 | John RIBOT | ||||||
| Mal MENINGA | G | 2 | Michael CRONIN | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Colin SCOTT | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | ||||
| Brad BACKER | 2 | W | 2 | John RIBOT [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| Chris CLOSE | 4 | C | 4 | Brian JOHNSTON [St George] | ||||
| Steve STACEY | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Robert LAURIE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Ross HENRICK | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | ||||
| Norm CARR | 8 | L | 8 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Chris PHELAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Des O'REILLY [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Bryan NIEBLING | 10 | 2R | 10 | Paul McCABE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Craig YOUNG (c) [St George] | ||||
| Gary PRICKETT | 12 | HK | 12 | Jeff MASTERMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Brad ROWCLIFFE | 13 | FR | 13 | John HARVEY [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Lindsay GILL | 14 | B | 14 | Phil SIGSWORTH [Newtown] | ||||
| Trevor BENSON | 15 | B | 15 | Ron HILDITCH [Parramatta] | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON | HC | Ted GLOSSOP | ||||||
Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1981 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Mick Neill (wing), Peter McWhirter (five-eighth), Rohan Hancock (front row), Greg Conescu (hooker), Geoff Naylor (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), Con Marrinan (second row), Trevor Dunemann (bench), Ray Kelly (bench)
- In:
- Steve Stacey (wing), Ross Henrick (halfback), Brad Rowcliffe (front row), Gary Prickett (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Chris Phelan (second row), Lindsay Gill (bench), Trevor Benson (bench)
- Changes:
- Wally Lewis (halfback to five-eighth)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1981 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Kevin Dann (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Graham Quinn (centre), Tony Trudgett (five-eighth), Steve Morris (halfback), Robert Stone (front row), John Lang (hooker), Rod Morris (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Graeme Wynn (second row), Jim Leis (bench), Steve Martin (bench)
- In:
- John Ribot (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Brian Johnston (centre), Robert Laurie (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), John Harvey (front row), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Craig Young (front row), Paul McCabe (second row), Des O'Reilly (second row), Phil Sigsworth (bench), Ron Hilditch (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Brentnall (centre to fullback)
Match Notes
Greg Brentnall dislocated his collarbone and was replaced by Phil Sigsworth at halftime.
Mick Cronin and Ross Henrick were joint man of the match winners
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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