Game 4
New South Wales Firsts 22 def. Queensland Firsts 12
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17449 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 28th June, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Henry Albert | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,481 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Johnny KING | 3 | T | Robert HARDIE | |||||
| John COOTES | 2 | Trevor NIEBLING | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | ||||||||
| John COOTES | 1/3 | G | 2 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| Les JOHNS | 1/5 | Barry KENNING | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 0/1 | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Ray LAIRD | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Jeff DENMAN | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Rob THOMPSON | ||||
| John COOTES | 4 | C | 4 | Mick RETCHLESS | ||||
| John McDONALD [Manly] |
5 | W | 5 | Barry KENNING | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Robert HARDIE | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | John BROWN | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Col WEISS (c) | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Ian ROBSON | ||||
| Ron COSTELLO | 10 | 2R | 10 | Reg CANNON | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
11 | FR | 16 | Trevor NIEBLING | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
12 | HK | 12 | Brian FITZSIMMONS | ||||
| Adrian HAERTSCH | 13 | FR | 13 | Gary PEARSON | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] |
15 | B | 14 | Col DWYER | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Des CROW | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1969 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Bob Honan (wing), Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Dennis Ward (halfback), Ken Stonestreet (hooker), John Spencer (lock)
- In:
- John Cootes (centre), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Adrian Haertsch (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Paul Sait (lock)
- Changes:
- John McDonald (centre to wing), John O'Neill (front row to bench)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1969 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1970 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Dennis Manteit (front row)
- In:
- Trevor Niebling (front row), Col Dwyer (bench)
Match Notes
Barry Kenning broke his collar bone midway through the 1st half and was replaced by Col Dwyer.
Dennis Pittard was a non-playing reserve for NSW.
Trevor Harken, Trevor Neibling & Richie Twist were non-playing reserves for Qld.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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