Game 1
Australia 12 lost to England (GB) 15
Ashes Series 1928 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Eric FREESTONE | ||||||||
Australia | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
Jim CRAIG | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
Cecil AYNSLEY | 2 | W | 2 | Tom ASKIN | ||||
Tom GORMAN (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Joe OLIVER | ||||
Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Jim BROUGH | ||||
Eric FREESTONE | 5 | W | 5 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
Fred LAWS | 6 | FE | 6 | Les FAIRCLOUGH | ||||
Arthur EDWARDS | 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 | ||||
Charlie YORK | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob SLOMAN | ||||
George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bill HORTON | ||||
Vic ARMBRUSTER | 13 | L | 13 | Alec FILDES | ||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1924 - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1928 - 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), Eric Freestone (wing), Fred Laws (five-eighth), Arthur Edwards (halfback), Herb Steinohrt (front row), Arthur Justice (hooker), Dan Dempsey (front row), Charlie York (second row), George Treweek (second row)
- Changes:
- Jim Craig (centre to fullback), Vic Armbruster (second row to lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 7 vs. Ipswich
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - 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), Alec Fildes (lock)
- Changes:
- Billo Rees (five-eighth to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson