Metropolis 36 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 7
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30659 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th June, 1920 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 1:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Dickenson | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 65,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 25 | – | 2 | |||||
| Metropolis | Scoresheet | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Jim CRAIG | 2 | T | William BELL | |||||
| Ray NORMAN | 2 | |||||||
| Dick VEST | 2 | |||||||
| Jack IVES | ||||||||
| Arthur OXFORD | ||||||||
| Jack ROBINSON | ||||||||
| Felix RYAN | ||||||||
| Arthur OXFORD | 2 | G | William BELL | |||||
| Ray NORMAN | Perc SCULLY | |||||||
| Metropolis | Teams | NSW Country Firsts | ||||||
| Norm PROCTOR [Glebe] |
1 | FB | 1 | O MULLALLY (c) | ||||
| Jim CRAIG [Balmain] |
2 | W | 2 | Perc SCULLY | ||||
| Jack ROBINSON [Balmain] |
3 | C | 3 | Dave PROBERT | ||||
| Ray NORMAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | William BELL | ||||
| Dick VEST [Western Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | D SUTTOR | ||||
| Alf BLAIR [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Fred DODD | ||||
| Albert JOHNSTON [Newtown] |
7 | HB | 7 | A DEBNAM | ||||
| James PYE [North Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Arthur BABER | ||||
| Felix RYAN [Newtown] |
9 | HK | 9 | J PAYNE | ||||
| Jack IVES [North Sydney] |
10 | FR | 10 | Vic TOLL | ||||
| Horace WATT [Balmain] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Billy MOORE | ||||
| Mick RUSSELL [Balmain] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Leo McINTYRE | ||||
| Arthur OXFORD [South Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | A BRAMBLE | ||||
Team Info
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Northern Division
- Next Game:
- Maori Tour 1922 - Game 2 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Herman Peters (wing), George Harris (centre), Gordon Wright (centre), Gordon Vaughan (wing), Phil Regan (five-eighth), George McGowan (halfback), Edward Brooks (front row), Walter Haddock (hooker), Robert Batchelor (front row), Laidley Burge (second row), Billy Ryan (second row), George Eves (lock), Sidney Hughes (bench)
- In:
- Jim Craig (wing), Jack Robinson (centre), Ray Norman (centre), Dick Vest (wing), Alf Blair (five-eighth), Albert Johnston (halfback), James Pye (front row), Felix Ryan (hooker), Jack Ives (front row), Horace Watt (second row), Mick Russell (second row), Arthur Oxford (lock)
New South Wales Country Firsts
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. AIF
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- B Wilson (fullback), J Fields (wing), Dally Brien (centre), C Plowman (centre), O Scott (wing), E Evans (five-eighth), W Yates (halfback), C Minnett (front row), H Williams (hooker), Jim Quinn (front row), F Reed (second row), B Robinson (second row)
- In:
- O Mullally (fullback), Perc Scully (wing), Dave Probert (centre), William Bell (centre), D Suttor (wing), Fred Dodd (five-eighth), A Debnam (halfback), J Payne (hooker), Vic Toll (front row), Billy Moore (second row), Leo McIntyre (second row), A Bramble (lock)
- Changes:
- Arthur Baber (lock to front row)
Match Notes
This was the curtain-raiser match for the Sydney v England tour game.
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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