Game 1
St George Dragons 42 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 23
| Country Carnival 1957 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/51987 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th May, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 19,142 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 21 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Harry BATH | T | John CHAPPLE | ||||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | Rees DUNCAN | |||||||
| Peter CARROLL | J WOLFE | |||||||
| Jack FIFIELD | ||||||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | ||||||||
| Harry MELVILLE | ||||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Geoff WEEKES | ||||||||
| Harry BATH | 6 | G | 7 | D HOWIE | ||||
| Doug FLEMING | 3 | |||||||
| St George | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Doug FLEMING | 1 | FB | 1 | Johnny SLADE | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | 2 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Geoff WEEKES | 3 | C | 3 | Alec PERKINS | ||||
| Jack FIFIELD | 4 | C | 4 | John CHAPPLE | ||||
| Tommy RYAN | 5 | W | 5 | J WOLFE | ||||
| Peter CARROLL | 6 | FE | 6 | Rees DUNCAN | ||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Brian CLAY | 8 | L | 8 | D HOWIE | ||||
| Norm PROVAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Bill OWENS | ||||
| Harry MELVILLE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Rex ELVIN | ||||
| Kevin BROWN | 11 | FR | 11 | Fred BROWN (c) | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Harry GIBB | ||||
| Harry BATH | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack MANTLE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
No changes.
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- Maori Tour 1956 - Game 7 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- Country Carnival 1958 - Game 1 vs. St George
- Out:
- Russ Naughton (fullback), Neil McDonnell (centre), Hugh Banks (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Warren Foley (five-eighth), Bob Scott-Murray (halfback), Cecil Bull (front row), Norm Crosdale (hooker), T Shepherd (front row), Don Schofield (second row), Bill Smith (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Slade (fullback), Alec Perkins (centre), John Chapple (centre), J Wolfe (wing), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), Jack Mantle (front row), Harry Gibb (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Rex Elvin (second row), D Howie (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson