Game 1
Metropolis 10 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 6
| Metropolis v Newcastle 1911 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/29970 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 22nd June, 1911 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Nick Brien (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Venue | Learmonth Park (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,000 | |||||||
| Metropolis | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Mick MUGGIVAN | T | J DOYLE | ||||||
| Joe MURRAY | Jim WALSH | |||||||
| Jim DAVIS | G | |||||||
| Mick MUGGIVAN | ||||||||
| Metropolis | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Os BROWN [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jim WALSH | ||||
| Charles FRASER [Balmain] |
2 | W | 2 | E JONES | ||||
| Mick MUGGIVAN [Glebe] |
3 | C | 3 | William BAILEY | ||||
| Ernie HUCKER [North Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | J DOYLE | ||||
| Johnno STUNTZ [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | J DIX | ||||
| Viv FARNSWORTH [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | George COX | ||||
| Arthur BUTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
7 | HB | 7 | H BEETON | ||||
| Bill SPENCE [South Sydney] |
8 | L | 8 | George BENSON | ||||
| Jim DAVIS [North Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Pat WALSH (c) | ||||
| William JOASS [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 10 | George HARDY | ||||
| Ernie BURDETT [Annandale] |
11 | FR | 11 | A SYMONDS | ||||
| Joe MURRAY [Newtown] |
12 | HK | 12 | W LIGHTFOOT | ||||
| Sam GRIFFITHS [Glebe] |
13 | FR | 13 | W ANDERTON | ||||
Team Info
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- Metropolis v NSW Country 1911 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- Metropolis v Hunter & Northern 1911 - Game 1 vs. Hunter & Northern
- Out:
- Andy Morton (fullback), Fred Strickland (wing), Roy Norman (centre), Rex Norman (wing), Frank Gressier (five-eighth), William Hayes (halfback), Frank Burge (front row), Bill Maher (hooker), Harry Butler (front row), Mick Frawley (second row), George Green (second row)
- In:
- Os Brown (fullback), Charles Fraser (wing), Ernie Hucker (centre), Johnno Stuntz (wing), Viv Farnsworth (five-eighth), Arthur Butler (halfback), Joe Murray (hooker), Ernie Burdett (front row), William Joass (second row), Jim Davis (second row), Bill Spence (lock)
- Changes:
- Sam Griffiths (lock to front row)
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- South Sydney Tour 1911 - Game 1 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- All Blacks Tour 1911 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- W Davies (fullback), Artie Coleman (wing), Ernie Coleman (centre), ? Bunt (centre), James Scully (wing), Robert Lawson (halfback), H Dobson (hooker), R Anderson (front row), H Barclay (second row), C Perkins (second row)
- In:
- Jim Walsh (fullback), William Bailey (centre), J Doyle (centre), J Dix (wing), George Cox (five-eighth), H Beeton (halfback), W Anderton (front row), W Lightfoot (hooker), George Hardy (second row), Pat Walsh (second row)
- Changes:
- E Jones (five-eighth to wing)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson

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