Game 1
Australia 12 lost to England (GB) 15
| 1928 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6744 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd June, 1928 | |||||||
| Referee | Cecil Broadfoot | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 39,300 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Vic ARMBRUSTER | T | Alf ELLABY | ||||||
| Cecil AYNSLEY | Les FAIRCLOUGH | |||||||
| Bill HORTON | ||||||||
| Cecil AYNSLEY | G | 3 | Jim SULLIVAN | |||||
| Jim CRAIG | ||||||||
| Viv FREESTONE | ||||||||
| Australia | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Jim CRAIG | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
| Cecil AYNSLEY | 2 | W | 2 | Tom ASKIN | ||||
| Tom GORMAN (c) [Past Christian Bros] | 3 | C | 3 | Joe OLIVER | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] | 4 | C | 4 | Jim BROUGH | ||||
| Viv FREESTONE | 5 | W | 5 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
| Fred LAWS | 6 | FE | 6 | Les FAIRCLOUGH | ||||
| Arthur EDWARDS [Fortitude Valley] | 7 | HB | 7 | Billo REES | ||||
| Herb STEINOHRT | 8 | FR | 8 | William BURGESS | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] | 9 | HK | 9 | Nat BENTHAM | ||||
| Dan DEMPSEY | 10 | FR | 10 | Harold BOWMAN | ||||
| Colin YORK | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob SLOMAN | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill HORTON | ||||
| Vic ARMBRUSTER [Past Grammars] | 13 | L | 13 | Albert FILDES | ||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1924 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1928 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
- Out:
- Eric Frauenfelder (fullback), Bill Paten (wing), John Hunt (five-eighth), Duncan Thompson (halfback), Norm Potter (front row), Horace Watt (hooker), Jim Bennett (front row), Alf O'Connor (second row), Reg Latta (lock), Arthur Oxford (bench)
- In:
- Nelson Hardy (centre), Viv Freestone (wing), Fred Laws (five-eighth), Arthur Edwards (halfback), Herb Steinohrt (front row), Arthur Justice (hooker), Dan Dempsey (front row), Colin York (second row), George Treweek (second row)
- Changes:
- Jim Craig (centre to fullback), Vic Armbruster (second row to lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 7 vs. Ipswich
- Next Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 9 vs. Central QLD
- Out:
- Alf Frodsham (wing), Emlyn Gwynne (centre), Bryn Evans (halfback), Frank Bowen (front row), Ben Halfpenny (lock)
- In:
- Joe Oliver (centre), Alf Ellaby (wing), Les Fairclough (five-eighth), Harold Bowman (front row), Albert Fildes (lock)
- Changes:
- Billo Rees (five-eighth to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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