Tooth Cup 1981

Game 1

Brisbane Firsts 19 lost to Newtown Jets 23

Tooth Cup 1981
Game 1

Brisbane Firsts		 19
–
23 Newtown
Jets
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27708
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 29th April, 1981
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Eddie Ward
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Official Player of the Match John Ferguson
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 – 11
Scrums 11 – 7
Penalties 8 – 9
Brisbane Firsts Scoresheet Newtown
Norm CARR T Steve BLYTH
Chris CLOSE   Brian HETHERINGTON
Wally LEWIS   Mick PITMAN
      Michael POBJIE
      Phil SIGSWORTH
 
Mal MENINGA 5/5 G 4/7 Ken WILSON
Brisbane Firsts Teams Newtown
Joe KILROY 1 FB 1 Michael POBJIE
Brad BACKER 2 W 2 John FERGUSON
Chris CLOSE 3 C 3 Mick RYAN
Mal MENINGA 4 C 4 Brian HETHERINGTON
Bligh DAVIDSON 5 W 5 Ray BLACKLOCK
 
Steve CHERRY 6 FE 6 Phil SIGSWORTH
Greg OLIPHANT 7 HB 7 Ken WILSON (c)
 
Wally LEWIS 8 L 8 Graeme O'GRADY
Bryan NIEBLING 9 2R 9 Mick PITMAN
Chris PHELAN 10 2R 10 Steve BLYTH
Arthur BEETSON (c) 11 FR 11 Paul AKKARY
Jay HOFFMAN 12 HK 12 Barry JENSEN
Trevor DEAKIN 13 FR 13 Steve BOWDEN
 
Norm CARR 14 B 14 Col MURPHY
Greg DOWLING 15 B 15 Mark OGILVIE
    B 16 Paul MORRIS
 
Arthur BEETSON   HC   Warren RYAN
   
 

Team Info

Brisbane Firsts

Previous Game:
Tooth Cup 1980 - Game 2 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Tooth Cup 1981 - Round 2 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Colin Scott (fullback), Vic Wieland (centre), Brian Walsh (five-eighth), Terry Saunders (halfback), Dave Brown (front row), Peter McNamara (front row), Des Morris (second row), Greg Quinn (second row), Mark Murray (bench)
In:
Joe Kilroy (fullback), Chris Close (centre), Steve Cherry (five-eighth), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Trevor Deakin (front row), Arthur Beetson (front row), Chris Phelan (second row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Greg Dowling (bench)
Changes:
Norm Carr (lock to bench), Wally Lewis (bench to lock)

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Penrith
Out:
Geoff Bugden (front row), Dave Mooney (bench)
In:
Paul Akkary (front row), Mark Ogilvie (bench), Paul Morris (bench)

Match Notes

Mick Neill & Colin Scott were non-playing reserves for Brisbane.

Shane McKellar was a non-playing reserve for Newtown.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

See also: