Game 1
New South Wales Firsts 26 def. Queensland Firsts 15
Interstate Series 1953 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/17384 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 23rd May, 1953 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Frank Ballard | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 48,393 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 5 | – | 12 | |||||
NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | QLD Firsts | ||||||
Noel PIDDING | 3 | T | Cyril CONNELL JR | |||||
Brian CARLSON | 2 | Bernie DREW | ||||||
Harry WELLS | Ken McCAFFERY | |||||||
Brian CARLSON | 3 | G | 3 | Norm POPE | ||||
Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
NSW Firsts | Teams | QLD Firsts | ||||||
Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Norm POPE | ||||
Noel PIDDING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
Robert BARTLETT (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
Rees DUNCAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
Don SCHOFIELD | 9 | 2R | 9 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
Arthur COLLINSON [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Bernie DREW | ||||
Lloyd HUDSON [North Sydney] |
11 | FR | 11 | Jack VEIVERS | ||||
Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
12 | HK | 12 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
Roy BULL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jack ROONEY | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1952 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gordon Willoughby (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Col Geelan (five-eighth), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
- In:
- Harry Wells (centre), Robert Bartlett (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Ken Kearney (hooker), Lloyd Hudson (front row), Arthur Collinson (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
- Changes:
- Rees Duncan (centre to five-eighth)
Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1952 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Nev Linde (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Wally McDonald (wing), Ron Griffiths (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row)
- In:
- Norm Pope (fullback), Alex Watson (centre), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Allan Hornery (hooker), Jack Veivers (front row)
- Changes:
- Des McGovern (centre to wing), Ken McCaffery (halfback to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson