Game 1
New South Wales City Firsts 12 lost to New South Wales Country Firsts 20
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1937 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22192 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 29th May, 1937 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Lal Deane | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,678 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Jack BEATON | T | 2 | Bert WILLIAMS | |||||
| Percy WILLIAMS | Len DAWSON | |||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Percy WILLIAMS | 3 | G | 4 | William CONLON | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Laurie WARD [North Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | William CONLON | ||||
| Fred TOTTEY [Eastern Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Os HERDEN | ||||
| Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] |
3 | C | 3 | Dick ROSER | ||||
| Ron BAILEY [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Bert WILLIAMS | ||||
| Alf BIRTLES [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Ted ANDERSON | ||||
| Percy WILLIAMS [South Sydney] |
7 | HB | 7 | Tommy GRAHAME | ||||
| Ray JOHNSTON [Newtown] |
8 | L | 8 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
| Eric LEWIS (c) [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Gordon McLENNAN [Newtown] |
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| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | A PARSONS | ||||
| Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Jack GIBBS | ||||
| Percy FAIRALL [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Roy KIRKALDY | ||||
| Frank CURRAN [South Sydney] |
13 | FR | 13 | R RODDOM | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1936 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1937 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Charlie Richards (fullback), Alan Ridley (wing), Ross McKinnon (centre), Dave Brown (centre), Viv Thicknesse (halfback)
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Fred Tottey (wing), Ron Bailey (centre), Alf Birtles (wing), Percy Williams (halfback)
- Changes:
- Jack Beaton (wing to centre)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1936 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1937 - Game 2 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- L Johnstone (fullback), J Roser (centre), Ron Bailey (centre), Alf Fairhall (wing), Sylvester Keyes (five-eighth), Percy Williams (halfback), Rees Duncan Sr (hooker), Jack Schumack (front row), W McLeish (second row), Herb Narvo (second row)
- In:
- William Conlon (fullback), Dick Roser (centre), Bert Williams (centre), Len Dawson (wing), Ted Anderson (five-eighth), Tommy Grahame (halfback), R Roddom (front row), Roy Kirkaldy (hooker), A Parsons (second row), Gordon McLennan (second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson