Game 1
St George Dragons 41 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 14
| 1958 Country Carnival Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/53747 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 10th May, 1958 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Lyons | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,801 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 25 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Brian GRAHAM | 3 | T | Fred BROWN | |||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 2 | Bill OWENS | ||||||
| Kevin BROWN | ||||||||
| Brian CLAY | ||||||||
| Jack FIFIELD | ||||||||
| Geoff WEEKES | ||||||||
| Harry BATH | 7/12 | G | 4/7 | Kevin GEELAN | ||||
| St George | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Brian GRAHAM | 1 | FB | 1 | Kevin GEELAN | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 2 | W | 14 | Frank THRELFO | ||||
| Geoff WEEKES | 4 | C | 3 | John MONRO | ||||
| Merv LEES | 14 | C | 4 | Neil McDONNELL | ||||
| Brian MESSITER | 17 | W | 5 | Lester BATEY | ||||
| Peter CARROLL | 6 | FE | 10 | Don SCHOFIELD | ||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | John HEMSWORTH | ||||
| Brian CLAY | 8 | L | 8 | Gus GRAY | ||||
| Monty PORTER | 24 | 2R | 9 | Bill OWENS | ||||
| Harry BATH | 10 | 2R | 15 | Andy McCALLUM | ||||
| Kevin BROWN | 11 | FR | 11 | Fred BROWN (c) | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Jack GORDON | ||||
| Ray BIRKS | 26 | FR | 13 | Colin CURRY | ||||
| Jack FIFIELD | 3 | B | ||||||
| Ken KEARNEY | HC | Fred BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Tommy Ryan (wing), Peter Armstrong (hooker), Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Merv Lees (centre), Brian Messiter (wing), Ken Kearney (hooker), Monty Porter (second row)
- Changes:
- Jack Fifield (centre to bench)
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1957 Country Carnival - Game 1 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- 1958 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Johnny Slade (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Alec Perkins (centre), John Chapple (centre), Ivan Wolfe (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), Jack Mantle (front row), Harry Gibb (hooker), Rex Elvin (second row), Don Howie (lock)
- In:
- Kevin Geelan (fullback), Frank Threlfo (wing), John Monro (centre), Neil McDonnell (centre), Lester Batey (wing), Don Schofield (five-eighth), John Hemsworth (halfback), Colin Curry (front row), Jack Gordon (hooker), Andy McCallum (second row), Gus Gray (lock)
Match Notes
Newcastle had 5/8 John Davies & reserve Merv Walters withdraw from the team and Don Schofield normally a 2nd rower filled in at 5/8.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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