Metropolis vs. New South Wales Country Firsts

Metropolis 36 def. New South Wales Country Firsts 7

[no comp]

Metropolis
36
7
New South Wales Country Firsts
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30659
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 5th June, 1920
Kick Off 1:45 PM (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 Sinclair DODDS
Albert JOHNSTON
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 A DEBNAM
 
John PYE 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), G 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), John 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), Enoch 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), Sinclair Dodds (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: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson