Game 3
Queensland Firsts 10 lost to New South Wales Firsts 22
| Interstate Series 1947 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17365 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th July, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,746 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 11 | |||||
| QLD Firsts | Scoresheet | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Len KENNY | 2 | T | 2 | Johnny BLISS | ||||
| Bobby LULHAM | ||||||||
| Noel MULLIGAN | ||||||||
| Perce PRITCHARD | ||||||||
| Len SMITH | ||||||||
| Jack HORRIGAN | 2 | G | 2 | Pat DEVERY | ||||
| QLD Firsts | Teams | NSW Firsts | ||||||
| Harry LINDE | 1 | FB | 1 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Len KENNY | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny BLISS [Manly] |
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| Hugh MELROSE (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Frank COTTLE [North Sydney] |
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| Jack HORRIGAN | 4 | C | 4 | Len SMITH [Newtown] |
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| Noel WHITE | 5 | W | 5 | Bobby LULHAM [Balmain] |
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| Ted VERRENKAMP | 6 | FE | 6 | Pat DEVERY (c) [Balmain] |
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| Lex STEPHENS | 7 | HB | 7 | Perce PRITCHARD | ||||
| Col WRIGHT | 8 | L | 8 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| Jim MARTIN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Len HOLMES [Canterbury] |
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| Ron McLENNAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Tom PITMAN [Newtown] |
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| Eddie BROSNAN | 11 | FR | 11 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Dick ROCHE | 12 | HK | 12 | George WATT | ||||
| Kelly BRENNAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Frank FARRELL [Newtown] |
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Team Info
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1947 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1947 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Len Pegg (centre)
- In:
- Hugh Melrose (centre)
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Rest of NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- NSW Tour 1947 - Game 2 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- Bill Keato (fullback), Roy Hasson (five-eighth), Nev Hogan (halfback), Jack Spencer (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Harry Bath (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Johnny Graves (bench), Wally O'Connell (bench)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (fullback), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), George Watt (hooker), Alf Gibbs (front row), Tom Pitman (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
- Changes:
- Len Holmes (lock to second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson

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