New South Wales City Firsts 44 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 21
| City vs Country (Firsts) 1941 Annual |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22197 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th June, 1941 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 25,335 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 2 | |||||
| NSW City Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Fred FELSCH | 2 | T | 2 | Herb NARVO | ||||
| Andy NORVAL | 2 | Frank BELL | ||||||
| Neville SMITH | 2 | Len DAWSON | ||||||
| Roy KIRKALDY | Joe JORGENSON | |||||||
| Joe PEARCE | ||||||||
| Ray STEHR | ||||||||
| Athol STEWART | ||||||||
| Neville SMITH | 7 | G | Merv DENTON | |||||
| Albert HUNT | ||||||||
| Herb NARVO | ||||||||
| NSW City Firsts | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Lin JOHNSON [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Dick JOHNSON | ||||
| Athol STEWART [Newtown] |
2 | W | 2 | Merv DENTON | ||||
| Fred FELSCH (c) [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Dick ROSER | ||||
| William RYAN [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| Edgar NEWHAM [Canterbury] |
5 | W | 5 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Rex HARRISON [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Albert HUNT | ||||
| Albert McGUINNESS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME | ||||
| Andy NORVAL [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | J NORLEY | ||||
| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Herb NARVO (c) | ||||
| Neville SMITH [St George] |
10 | 2R | 10 | W CLOSE | ||||
| Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Frank BELL | ||||
| Roy KIRKALDY [Canterbury] |
12 | HK | 12 | F JOHNSON | ||||
| Harry PORTER [Canterbury] |
13 | FR | 13 | A RUSSELL | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales City Firsts
- Previous Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1940 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Jack Wedgwood (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Sid Goodwin (centre), Allan Quinlivan (centre), Tommy Nevin (five-eighth), Alby McAndrew (halfback), Frank Farrell (front row), Harry Pierce (bench), Gordon Hart (bench), Frank Mulville (bench)
- In:
- Lin Johnson (fullback), Athol Stewart (wing), Fred Felsch (centre), William Ryan (centre), Rex Harrison (five-eighth), Albert McGuinness (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Sydney Firsts
- Next Game:
- City vs Country (Firsts) 1942 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
- Out:
- H Longbottom (fullback), Frank Hyde (wing), C Charlton (centre), Frank Dreise (centre), E Dunlop (wing), Ross McKinnon (five-eighth), Robert Firth (halfback), N Duff (hooker), Charlie Montgomery (front row), Bill Shippen (second row), Jack Dixon (lock)
- In:
- Dick Johnson (fullback), Merv Denton (wing), Dick Roser (centre), Joe Jorgenson (centre), Len Dawson (wing), Albert Hunt (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), A Russell (front row), Frank Bell (front row), W Close (second row), J Norley (lock)
- Changes:
- F Johnson (front row to hooker)
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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