Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 22 def. Queensland Firsts 9
| 1981 Interstate Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17483 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 16th June, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Brian Gately, John Kelly | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,268 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Garry Dowling | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 14 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Garry DOWLING | 2 | T | Mal MENINGA | |||||
| Paul McCABE | 2 | |||||||
| Steve ROGERS | 5/7 | G | 3/4 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Garry DOWLING [Western Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Colin SCOTT | ||||
| John RIBOT [Western Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Brad BACKER | ||||
| Noel CLEAL [Eastern Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Gene MILES | ||||
| Steve ROGERS (c) [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | Chris CLOSE | ||||
| Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | 5 | W | 5 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| Phil SIGSWORTH [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 6 | Mark MURRAY | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Ross HENRICK | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Wally LEWIS | ||||
| Paul McCABE [Eastern Suburbs] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Chris PHELAN | ||||
| Les BOYD [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Greg DOWLING | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH [Parramatta] | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON (c) | ||||
| Jeff MASTERMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | 12 | HK | 12 | Gary PRICKETT | ||||
| Royce AYLIFFE [Eastern Suburbs] | 13 | FR | 13 | Marshall COLWELL | ||||
| Robert LAURIE [Eastern Suburbs] | 14 | B | 14 | Barry DAVIDSON | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] | 15 | B | 15 | Bryan NIEBLING | ||||
| Ted GLOSSOP | HC | Arthur BEETSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Greg Brentnall (fullback), Michael Cronin (centre), Brian Johnston (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), John Harvey (front row), Craig Young (front row), Des O'Reilly (second row)
- In:
- Garry Dowling (fullback), Noel Cleal (centre), Steve Rogers (centre), Chris Anderson (wing), Royce Ayliffe (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Rod Morris (bench)
- Changes:
- Robert Laurie (five-eighth to bench), Phil Sigsworth (bench to five-eighth), Ron Hilditch (bench to front row)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1982 Kiwis Tour - Game 4 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Steve Stacey (wing), Brad Rowcliffe (front row), Norm Carr (lock), Lindsay Gill (bench), Trevor Benson (bench)
- In:
- Gene Miles (centre), Mark Murray (five-eighth), Marshall Colwell (front row), Greg Dowling (second row), Barry Davidson (bench)
- Changes:
- Mal Meninga (centre to wing), Wally Lewis (five-eighth to lock), Bryan Niebling (second row to bench)
Match Notes
Garry Dowling awarded man of the match
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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