Australasia 27 def. Metropolis 9
| 1912 Australasia v Metropolis | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/29985 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th April, 1912 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australasia | Scoresheet | Metropolis | ||||||
| Albert BROOMHAM | 2 | T | Dave GARLICK | |||||
| Billy CANN | ||||||||
| Robert CRAIG | ||||||||
| Bill NOBLE | ||||||||
| Robert CRAIG | 4 | G | 3 | Dally MESSENGER | ||||
| Arthur FRANCIS | ||||||||
| Howard HALLETT | FG | |||||||
| Australasia | Teams | Metropolis | ||||||
| Howard HALLETT [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Fred KINGHORN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Albert BROOMHAM [North Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Eddie WHITE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Herb GILBERT [South Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Dally MESSENGER (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Viv FARNSWORTH [Newtown] | 4 | C | 4 | John CAMPBELL [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Dan FRAWLEY [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Dave GARLICK [Glebe] | ||||
| Bill FARNSWORTH [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 6 | Les CUBITT | ||||
| Chris McKIVAT (c) [Glebe] | 7 | HB | 7 | Frank GRESSIER [Annandale] | ||||
| Arthur FRANCIS | 8 | L | 8 | Frank BURGE [Glebe] | ||||
| Robert CRAIG [Balmain] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Jim DAVIS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Bill NOBLE [Newtown] | 10 | 2R | 10 | Eddie HILLEARD [South Sydney] | ||||
| Ed COURTNEY [Western Suburbs] | 11 | FR | 11 | William JOASS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Con SULLIVAN [North Sydney] | 12 | HK | 12 | Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Billy CANN [South Sydney] | 13 | FR | 13 | David GRUNDIE [Newtown] | ||||
Team Info
Australasia
- Previous Game:
- 1910 Australasia vs England - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Riki Papakura (fullback), Ernie Asher (wing), Dally Messenger (centre), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Herb Brackenreg (second row), Bill Spence (second row)
- In:
- Howard Hallett (fullback), Herb Gilbert (centre), Dan Frawley (wing), Billy Cann (front row), Robert Craig (second row), Arthur Francis (lock)
- Changes:
- Con Sullivan (front row to hooker), Bill Noble (lock to second row)
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- 1911 Metropolis v Hunter & Northern - Game 1 vs. Hunter & Northern
- Next Game:
- 1912 Metropolis v NSW Country - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Os Brown (fullback), Charlie Collier (wing), Ernie Hucker (wing), Arthur McCabe (five-eighth), Harry Butler (front row), Eddie Griffiths (front row), Sam Griffiths (second row)
- In:
- Fred Kinghorn (fullback), Eddie White (wing), Dave Garlick (wing), Les Cubitt (five-eighth), David Grundie (front row), Eddie Hilleard (second row), Jim Davis (second row)
- Changes:
- William Joass (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Les Cubit fractured his leg late in the 2nd half and missed the entire season.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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