Game 4
Leigh 9 lost to Australia 11
| 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour Game 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23038 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th September, 1937 | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Harding | |||||||
| Venue | Mather Lane (Leigh) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| Leigh | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Joe LOMAS | T | Charlie HAZELTON | ||||||
| Ross McKINNON | ||||||||
| Ernie NORMAN | ||||||||
| Tommy THOMPSON | 3 | G | Percy WILLIAMS | |||||
| Leigh | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Fred JOHNSON | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] | ||||
| Tommy THOMPSON | 2 | W | 2 | Charlie HAZELTON | ||||
| George HAYES | 3 | C | 3 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Thomas WINNARD | 4 | C | 4 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Joe LOMAS | 5 | W | 5 | Doug McLEAN | ||||
| Harry DAVIES | 6 | FE | 6 | Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| John LITHERLAND | 7 | HB | 7 | Percy WILLIAMS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Albert WORRALL | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank CURRAN [South Sydney] | ||||
| Harry MEADOWS | 9 | HK | 9 | Fred NOLAN [North Sydney] | ||||
| Jack EDWARDS | 10 | FR | 10 | Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Joe GREENHALGH | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] | ||||
| John MOLYNEUX | 12 | 2R | 12 | Les HEIDKE | ||||
| Chris COLLIER | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
| Gerry ROTHWELL | 14 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 Lancashire Cup - Week 1 vs. Rochdale
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Lancashire Cup - Round 2 vs. Broughton Rangers
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1937 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 5 vs. York
- Out:
- Len Dawson (wing), Jim Gibbs (front row), Joe Pearce (second row)
- In:
- Charlie Hazelton (wing), Frank Curran (front row), Les Heidke (second row)
Match Notes
Gerry Rothwell was an illegal replacement in the 2nd half for Davies but the Australians did not object. The Australians subsequently wrote to the English League to complain that such as request was made and the League advised that no further replacements will be allowed.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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