Game 1
Brisbane Firsts 26 def. Ipswich Firsts 12
| Bulimba Cup 1940 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/115325 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th May, 1940 | |||||||
| Referee | Stan Beavis | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,000 | |||||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Scoresheet | Ipswich | ||||||
| Edward COLLINS | 2 | T | Les HEIDKE | |||||
| Len DAWSON | Les RIDGEWELL | |||||||
| Eric HARRIS | ||||||||
| N WRIGHT | 4 | G | 2 | Bill RYAN | ||||
| Jack STAPLETON | 3 | |||||||
| FG | Bill RYAN | |||||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Teams | Ipswich | ||||||
| N WRIGHT | 1 | FB | 1 | Bill RYAN | ||||
| Eric HARRIS | 2 | W | 2 | Eddie HOFFMAN | ||||
| Hugh MELROSE | 3 | C | 3 | Eric BOWE | ||||
| Jack REARDON | 4 | C | 4 | Jack GAYLER | ||||
| Len DAWSON | 5 | W | 5 | Doug McLEAN | ||||
| George KELLAWAY | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan MARTIN | ||||
| Jack STAPLETON | 7 | HB | 7 | Les RIDGEWELL | ||||
| Edward COLLINS (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Col THORNTON | ||||
| Mick POWER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Henry BOWERS | ||||
| Jack RYRIE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Les HEIDKE (c) | ||||
| Vic RUDD | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim McGUCKIN | ||||
| Jack LITTLE | 12 | HK | 12 | Harold KITCHING | ||||
| Vince HOGAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Kelly BRENNAN | ||||
Team Info
Brisbane Firsts
- Previous Game:
- St George Tour 1940 - Game 2 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Bulimba Cup 1940 - Game 2 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- Dan O'Connor (fullback), Basil McLeod (wing), Gordon Macrae (centre), William McKee (wing), Albert Hunt (five-eighth), Bobby Williamson (halfback), Jack Ebbern (second row)
- In:
- N Wright (fullback), Eric Harris (wing), Hugh Melrose (centre), Len Dawson (wing), George Kellaway (five-eighth), Jack Stapleton (halfback), Mick Power (second row)
Ipswich Firsts
- Previous Game:
- NSW Tour 1939 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Bulimba Cup 1940 - Game 3 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- I Woodford (wing), Charles Wright (centre), Frank Doonar (five-eighth), Tom Dickson (hooker), Col Wright (lock)
- In:
- Eric Bowe (centre), Doug McLean (wing), Alan Martin (five-eighth), Kelly Brennan (front row), Col Thornton (lock)
- Changes:
- Harold Kitching (front row to hooker)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson

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