New South Wales Country Firsts 12 lost to New South Wales City Firsts 18
| 1985 NSW City vs Country Firsts | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22243 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th May, 1985 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 19,358 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Noel Cleal | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 9 | |||||
| NSW Country Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW City Firsts | ||||||
| Peter WYNN | T | 2 | Eric GROTHE | |||||
| John FERGUSON | ||||||||
| Glenn RANDALL | 4 | G | 3 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| Steve ROACH | BIN | |||||||
| NSW Country Firsts | Teams | NSW City Firsts | ||||||
| Dale PINNEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry JACK [Balmain] | ||||
| David FRENCH | 2 | W | 2 | Eric GROTHE [Parramatta/Leeds] | ||||
| Chris MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 3 | C | 3 | Andrew FARRAR [Canterbury] | ||||
| Brian JOHNSTON [St George] | 4 | C | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR [St George] | ||||
| Glenn PERRIN | 5 | W | 5 | John FERGUSON [Eastern Suburbs/Wigan] | ||||
| Steve McWHIRTER | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve ELLA [Parramatta] | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER (c) [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Des HASLER [Manly] | ||||
| Peter WYNN [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Wayne PEARCE (c) [Balmain] | ||||
| Michael SCHOFIELD | 9 | 2R | 9 | David BROOKS [Balmain] | ||||
| Noel CLEAL [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Pat JARVIS [St George] | ||||
| Peter HAWTHORNE | 11 | FR | 11 | Paul DUNN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Glenn RANDALL | 12 | HK | 12 | Ben ELIAS [Balmain] | ||||
| Steve ROACH [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 13 | Peter TUNKS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Neil MOY | 19 | B | 21 | Graeme WYNN [St George] | ||||
| Bill McANALLY | 26 | B | 24 | Paul MARES [Parramatta] | ||||
| B | 27 | Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] | ||||||
| Allan THOMSON | HC | Terry FEARNLEY | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1985 National Panasonic Cup - Game 1 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- 1986 National Panasonic Cup - Round 1 vs. St George
- Out:
- Neil Billingham (fullback), Craig McMahon (wing), Geoff Hughes (centre), Troy Clarke (centre), Jeremy Cusack (wing), Terry Stephens (five-eighth), Duncan Ward (halfback), John McLeod (front row), Noel Hogan (front row), Ken Kelly (second row), Tony Keevill (second row), Gary Martine (lock), Greg Eagar (bench), Trevor Tuckwell (bench), Peter French (bench)
- In:
- Dale Pinney (fullback), David French (wing), Chris Mortimer (centre), Brian Johnston (centre), Glenn Perrin (wing), Steve McWhirter (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Steve Roach (front row), Peter Hawthorne (front row), Noel Cleal (second row), Peter Wynn (lock), Neil Moy (bench), Bill Mcanally (bench)
- Changes:
- Michael Schofield (bench to second row)
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1984 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1986 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Brett Kenny (centre), Chris Close (centre), Ross Conlon (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Royce Simmons (hooker), Steve Roach (front row), Noel Cleal (second row), Paul Vautin (second row), Chris O'Sullivan (bench), John Tobin (bench), Michael Bolt (bench)
- In:
- Andrew Farrar (centre), Michael O'Connor (centre), John Ferguson (wing), Steve Ella (five-eighth), Des Hasler (halfback), Peter Tunks (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Dunn (front row), David Brooks (second row), Graeme Wynn (bench), Paul Mares (bench), Greg Alexander (bench)
- Changes:
- Pat Jarvis (front row to second row)
Match Notes
From 1983-1986, Country was allowed to include up to 6 Sydney based players to be selected. Country selectors were given first pick of players, then City selectors could pick from the rest of the Sydney based players regardless of their origins.
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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