Game 2
Metropolis 66 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 7
| 1927 Metropolis v Country Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31349 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 6th June, 1927 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,403 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 25 | – | 5 | |||||
| Metropolis | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Harry FINCH | 5 | T | Gordon TORPY | |||||
| Eddie ROOT | 3 | |||||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | 2 | |||||||
| Frank O'ROURKE | 2 | |||||||
| Benny WEARING | 2 | |||||||
| Aub KELLY | ||||||||
| Vic LAWRENCE | ||||||||
| Harry OWEN | 5 | G | 2 | J ABBOTT | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN | ||||||||
| Aub KELLY | ||||||||
| Frank O'ROURKE | ||||||||
| Eddie ROOT | ||||||||
| Metropolis | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Alan RIGHTON [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | E BUTCHER | ||||
| Harry FINCH [South Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Jack KELLY | ||||
| Frank O'ROURKE [University] | 3 | C | 3 | Tim O'CONNOR (c) | ||||
| Vic LAWRENCE (c) [South Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Cec WILLARD | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | B MAHER | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | J ABBOTT | ||||
| Harry OWEN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Ernie CAPELIN | ||||
| Aub KELLY [St George] | 8 | L | 8 | Gordon TORPY | ||||
| Jim PARSONS [Western Suburbs] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Norman QUINN | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM [South Sydney] | 10 | 2R | 10 | W JAMES | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] | 11 | FR | 11 | R MAY | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] | 12 | HK | 12 | J JOSEPHS | ||||
| Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] | 13 | FR | 13 | Stanley MAKER | ||||
Team Info
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- - vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- - vs. Combined Country
- Out:
- Eddie Cummins (fullback), P Little (wing), Jack McMahon (centre), Sid Harris (centre), Jack Courtney (wing), Frank Brogan (five-eighth), Arnold Traynor (halfback), Tom Leamy (hooker), Leo O'Connor (front row), Tom McGrath (second row), Bill Hardman (second row), Alby Why (lock)
- In:
- Alan Righton (fullback), Harry Finch (wing), Frank O'Rourke (centre), Vic Lawrence (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Jerry Brien (five-eighth), Harry Owen (halfback), Arthur Justice (hooker), George Treweek (front row), Ernie Lapham (second row), Jim Parsons (second row), Aub Kelly (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1925 Metropolis vs NSW Country - Game 1 vs. Metropolis
- Next Game:
- 1928 NSW City vs Country Firsts - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- A Ditton (fullback), R Galli (wing), Sid Hall (centre), Jim Lawrence (centre), Stan Brain (wing), Victor Anderson (five-eighth), Gwyn Hughes (front row), W May (hooker), S Maher (front row), Bob Mudge (second row), W Gibson (second row), Jack Kinneally (lock), G Strong (bench), Bill O'Leary (bench), Charlie Daley (bench), Jack Wunsch (bench), H Watts (bench)
- In:
- E Butcher (fullback), Jack Kelly (wing), Cec Willard (centre), B Maher (wing), J Abbott (five-eighth), Ernie Capelin (halfback), Stanley Maker (front row), J Josephs (hooker), R May (front row), W James (second row), Norman Quinn (second row), Gordon Torpy (lock)
- Changes:
- Tim O'Connor (halfback to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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