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Interstate Series 1972 Series

Game 1

Queensland Firsts 5 lost to New South Wales Firsts 29

Interstate Series 1972

Queensland Firsts		 5
–
29
New South Wales Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17457
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 28th June, 1972
Kick Off 8:00pm (local time)
Referee Henry Albert
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 29,431
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 – 13
Scrums 11 – 13
Penalties 14 – 3
QLD Firsts Scoresheet NSW Firsts
Graham TUCKER T 3 Bob FULTON
      2 John CHAPMAN
      Mark HARRIS
      Tom RAUDONIKIS
 
Wayne STEWART 1/4 G 4 Ted GOODWIN
 
    OFF John ELFORD
QLD Firsts Teams NSW Firsts
Gary DOBRICH 1 FB 14 Ted GOODWIN
[St George]
Warren ORR 2 W 2 Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
Michael PEUT 3 C 3 Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
John GRANT 4 C 4 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
Wayne STEWART 5 W 5 John CHAPMAN
 
Graham TUCKER 6 FE 15 Tim PICKUP
[North Sydney]
Lee HUTCHINSON 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS (c)
[Western Suburbs]
 
Col WEISS (c) 8 L 8 Gary SULLIVAN
[Newtown]
Gary PEARSON 9 2R 16 John ELFORD
[Western Suburbs]
Richie TWIST 10 2R 10 Bob McCARTHY
[South Sydney]
Ray McCARRON 11 FR 11 Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
John LANG 12 HK 12 Elwyn WALTERS
[South Sydney]
Jim MURPHY 13 FR 17 Bill HAMILTON
[Manly]
 
Peter HALL 14 B    
 
Bob BAX   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
QLD Tour 1972 - Game 4 vs. Monaro
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1972 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Wayne Bennett (wing), Philip Braithwaite (centre), Steve Crear (five-eighth), Arthur Connell (hooker), Dave Roderick (front row), Michael Seary (second row)
In:
Michael Peut (centre), John Lang (hooker), Ray McCarron (front row), Gary Pearson (second row), Peter Hall (bench)
Changes:
Wayne Stewart (fullback to wing), Graham Tucker (centre to five-eighth), John Grant (bench to centre), Gary Dobrich (bench to fullback)

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1971 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1972 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Graeme Langlands (fullback), Bill Mullins (wing), Terry Scurfield (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Dick Jeffery (hooker), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Denis Fitzgerald (second row), Mick Trypas (second row), Lindsay Drake (lock)
In:
Ted Goodwin (fullback), Mark Harris (wing), John Chapman (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row), John Elford (second row), Gary Sullivan (lock)
Changes:
Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth to halfback)

Match Notes

John Elford was sent off for a high tackle on Richie Twist early in the 2nd half, Twist was replaced by Peter Hall.

Steve Crear was a non-playing reserve for Qld.

Graeme Langlands, Dennis Pittard, Gary Stevens & Bob O'Reilly were non-playing reserves for NSW.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash