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1920 Ashes Series Series

Game 2

Australia 21 def. Northern Union 8

1920 Ashes Series
Game 2

Australia
21
8
Northern Union
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6736
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 3rd July, 1920
Kick Off3:00pm (local time)
RefereeTom McMahon (Sydney)
VenueSCG (Sydney)
Crowd40,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score88
AustraliaScoresheetNorthern Union
Viv FARNSWORTHTFrank GALLAGHER
Herb GILBERT Arthur JOHNSON
Harold HORDER   
Norm POTTER   
Dick VEST   
 
Frank BURGEGBen GRONOW
Harold HORDER   
 
Charles FRASERFG  
AustraliaTeamsNorthern Union
Charles FRASER
[Balmain]
1FB1Gwyn THOMAS
Dick VEST
[Western Suburbs]
2W2Jim BACON
Viv FARNSWORTH
[Western Suburbs]
3C3Harold WAGSTAFF (c)
Herb GILBERT (c)
[Western Suburbs]
4C4Danny HURCOMBE
Harold HORDER
[North Sydney]
5W5Billy STONE
 
Albert JOHNSTON
[Newtown]
6FE6Johnny ROGERS
Duncan THOMPSON
[North Sydney]
7HB7Bobby LLOYD
 
Bill SCHULTZ
[Balmain]
8FR8Ben GRONOW
Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9HK9Alf MILNES
Norm POTTER
[Wests]
10FR10Arthur JOHNSON
Frank BURGE
[Glebe]
112R11Herman HILTON
Bert GRAY
[Glebe]
122R12Doug CLARK
Bill RICHARDS
[Wests]
13L13Frank GALLAGHER
 
Alex BURDON HC  
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
1920 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Northern Union
Next Game:
1920 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Northern Union
Out:
Harry Fewin (fullback), Neville Broadfoot (centre)
In:
Herb Gilbert (centre), Duncan Thompson (halfback)
Changes:
Charles Fraser (five-eighth to fullback), Albert Johnston (halfback to five-eighth), Bill Richards (second row to lock), Bert Gray (lock to second row)

Northern Union

Previous Game:
1920 Lions Tour - Game 10 vs. Toowoomba
Next Game:
1920 Lions Tour - Game 12 vs. Tamworth
Out:
Alf Wood (fullback), Cyril Stacey (wing), Squire Stockwell (wing), Ernest Jones (five-eighth), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Joe Bowers (front row), William Reid (second row), Billy Cunliffe (second row)
In:
Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Jim Bacon (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Johnny Rogers (five-eighth), Ben Gronow (front row), Alf Milnes (hooker), Arthur Johnson (front row), Doug Clark (second row)
Changes:
Billy Stone (centre to wing), Frank Gallagher (hooker to lock), Herman Hilton (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner