Newcastle Firsts (AU) 14 lost to Metropolis 16
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31146 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 7th June, 1926 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | L Colgan | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 3 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | Metropolis | ||||||
| W FREWIN | T | 2 | Bill HARDMAN | |||||
| A MARRIOTT | 2 | Eddie ROOT | ||||||
| D POWER | ||||||||
| J WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| J WILLIAMS | G | 2 | Jack COURTNEY | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | Metropolis | ||||||
| ? GILMOUR | 1 | FB | 1 | Eddie CUMMINS [Glebe] |
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| W FREWIN | 2 | W | 2 | P LITTLE [Newtown] |
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| O LIDDIARD | 3 | C | 3 | Jack McMAHON [Glebe] |
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| E GILBERT | 4 | C | 4 | Sid HARRIS [South Sydney] |
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| D POWER | 5 | W | 5 | Jack COURTNEY [North Sydney] |
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| F KELLY | 6 | FE | 6 | Frank BROGAN [South Sydney] |
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| A RICE | 7 | HB | 7 | Arnold TRAYNOR (c) [St George] |
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| D ROBINSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] |
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| B O'SULLIVAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Tom LEAMEY [Newtown] |
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| A MARRIOTT | 10 | FR | 10 | Leo O'CONNOR [North Sydney] |
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| J JOSEPHS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Tom McGRATH [Glebe] |
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| Max BAILEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill HARDMAN [St George] |
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| J WILLIAMS | 13 | L | 13 | Alby WHY [South Sydney] |
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Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- All Blacks Tour 1925 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Country Carnival 1927 - Game 4 vs. Far West NSW
- Out:
- Frank Meighan (fullback), C Brien (centre), K Hughes (centre), Stan Brain (wing), Roderick Hodgins (five-eighth), C Pugh (halfback), J Jenkins (hooker), A Morris (front row), N Symes (second row), Frank Hawthorne (bench)
- In:
- ? Gilmour (fullback), O Liddiard (centre), D Power (wing), F Kelly (five-eighth), A Rice (halfback), D Robinson (front row), B O'Sullivan (hooker), A Marriott (front row), J Josephs (second row)
- Changes:
- J Williams (front row to lock), E Gilbert (lock to centre)
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Harold Grant (fullback), Cyril Bellamy (wing), Neil Matterson (centre), Cec Fifield (centre), Frederick Hockey (wing), Hubert Finn (five-eighth), Alby Lane (halfback), Os Reid (front row), Bill Carpenter (front row), George Boddington (second row), Aub Kelly (lock), Edward Goddard (bench), Jim Warwick (bench)
- In:
- Eddie Cummins (fullback), P Little (wing), Jack McMahon (centre), Sid Harris (centre), Jack Courtney (wing), Frank Brogan (five-eighth), Arnold Traynor (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), Tom McGrath (second row), Bill Hardman (second row), Alby Why (lock)
- Changes:
- Leo O'Connor (second row to front row)
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson