New South Wales City Firsts 28 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 10
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1940 Annual |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22196 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 10th August, 1940 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,537 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Merv DENTON | 2 | T | C CHARLTON | |||||
| Edgar NEWHAM | 2 | Ross McKINNON | ||||||
| Frank MULVILLE | ||||||||
| Tommy NEVIN | ||||||||
| Andy NORVAL | ||||||||
| Harry PORTER | ||||||||
| Merv DENTON | 2 | G | 2 | Jack DIXON | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Jack WEDGWOOD [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | H LONGBOTTOM | ||||
| Merv DENTON [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 2 | Frank DREISE | ||||
| Sid GOODWIN (c) [Balmain] |
3 | C | 3 | Ross McKINNON (c) | ||||
| Allan QUINLIVAN [South Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | Jack COOKE | ||||
| Edgar NEWHAM [Canterbury] |
5 | W | 5 | E DUNLOP | ||||
| Tommy NEVIN [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Tom ASKIN | ||||
| Alby McANDREW [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Robert FIRTH | ||||
| Andy NORVAL [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | Jack DIXON | ||||
| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Herb NARVO | ||||
| Neville SMITH [St George] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Ralph SHIPPEN | ||||
| Frank FARRELL [Newtown] |
11 | FR | 11 | R DUFF | ||||
| Roy KIRKALDY [Canterbury] |
12 | HK | 12 | F JOHNSON | ||||
| Harry PORTER [Canterbury] |
13 | FR | 13 | Charlie MONTGOMERY | ||||
| Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
14 | B | 14 | C CHARLTON | ||||
| Gordon HART [St George] |
15 | B | 15 | Fred THURTELL | ||||
| Frank MULVILLE [Newtown] |
16 | B | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1939 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1941 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Dick Johnson (fullback), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Fred Felsch (centre), Frank Hyde (centre), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Jack Redman (front row), Ray Stehr (hooker)
- In:
- Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Allan Quinlivan (centre), Edgar Newham (wing), Tommy Nevin (five-eighth), Alby McAndrew (halfback), Frank Farrell (front row), Neville Smith (second row), Andy Norval (lock), Gordon Hart (bench), Frank Mulville (bench)
- Changes:
- Sid Goodwin (wing to centre), Roy Kirkaldy (front row to hooker), Harry Porter (second row to front row), Harry Pierce (lock to bench)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1939 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1941 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- O Screen (fullback), Arthur Patton (wing), Jack Bonnyman (centre), Merv Denton (wing), J Boyle (five-eighth), Arthur Shawcross (front row), A Sheridan (hooker), Bob Farrar (front row), Geoff McNamara (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
- In:
- H Longbottom (fullback), Frank Dreise (wing), Jack Cooke (centre), E Dunlop (wing), Robert Firth (halfback), Charlie Montgomery (front row), F Johnson (hooker), R Duff (front row), Ralph Shippen (second row), Jack Dixon (lock), C Charlton (bench), Fred Thurtell (bench)
- Changes:
- Tom Askin (halfback to five-eighth)
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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