Metropolis 19 def. Combined Country 10
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31351 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th June, 1927 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | H Mills | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 56,487 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 0 | |||||
| Metropolis | Scoresheet | Combined Country | ||||||
| Frank SPILLANE | 2 | T | Jack KELLY | |||||
| Alby WHY | 2 | R MAY | ||||||
| George SEWELL | ||||||||
| Frank McMILLAN | 2 | G | 2 | E GILBERT | ||||
| Metropolis | Teams | Combined Country | ||||||
| Frank McMILLAN [Western Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank BLUNDELL [Barmedman] | ||||
| Stan BRAIN [St George] | 2 | W | 2 | Jack KELLY | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Tim O'CONNOR | ||||
| Vince HUGHES [Newtown] | 4 | C | 4 | Vic MARSH | ||||
| Hugh BYRNE [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | J WALKER | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Tom FITZGERALD | ||||
| Norm ROBINSON [Balmain] | 7 | HB | 7 | Archie O'NEILL | ||||
| George SEWELL [North Sydney] | 8 | FR | 8 | Gordon TORPY | ||||
| Bob LINDFIELD [Western Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | J JOSEPHS | ||||
| Jim WARWICK [St George] | 10 | FR | 10 | R MAY | ||||
| Frank SPILLANE [Western Suburbs] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Norman QUINN | ||||
| George BISHOP [Balmain] | 12 | 2R | 12 | W JAMES | ||||
| Alby WHY (c) [South Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | E GILBERT (c) | ||||
Team Info
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- 1927 Metropolis v Country - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1930 Kiwis Tour - Game 9 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Alan Righton (fullback), Harry Finch (wing), Frank O'Rourke (centre), Vic Lawrence (centre), Benny Wearing (wing), Harry Owen (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), Arthur Justice (hooker), George Treweek (front row), Ernie Lapham (second row), Jim Parsons (second row), Aub Kelly (lock)
- In:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Stan Brain (wing), Nelson Hardy (centre), Vince Hughes (centre), Hugh Byrne (wing), Norm Robinson (halfback), George Sewell (front row), Bob Lindfield (hooker), Jim Warwick (front row), Frank Spillane (second row), George Bishop (second row), Alby Why (lock)
Combined Country
- Previous Game:
- - vs. Metropolis
- Next Game:
- - vs. Combined City
- Out:
- A Ditton (fullback), R Galli (wing), G Strong (centre), Sid Hall (centre), Bill O'Leary (wing), Victor Anderson (five-eighth), Jack Kinneally (front row), Bob Lindfield (hooker), W May (front row), W Gibson (second row), Jack Wunsch (second row), Bob Mudge (lock), H Watts (bench), Charlie Daley (bench)
- In:
- Frank Blundell (fullback), Jack Kelly (wing), Vic Marsh (centre), J Walker (wing), Tom Fitzgerald (five-eighth), Archie O'Neill (halfback), Gordon Torpy (front row), J Josephs (hooker), R May (front row), Norman Quinn (second row), W James (second row), E Gilbert (lock)
- Changes:
- Tim O'Connor (halfback to centre)
Match Notes
Game was a curtain raiser for the NSW v Queensland game.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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