Game 1
West Coast NZ Firsts 11 lost to Australia 17
| 1953 Kangaroos Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23143 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 24th June, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Wally Wilkinson | |||||||
| Venue | Wingham Park (Greymouth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,003 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 14 | |||||
| West Coast | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| F HASSAN | T | Ferris ASHTON | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | ||||||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| J SOSTER | 4 | G | Noel PIDDING | |||||
| West Coast | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| J SOSTER | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | ||||
| I KING | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| W PASCOE | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| N KENNEDY | 4 | C | 4 | Ken McCAFFERY | ||||
| I HAY | 5 | W | 5 | Noel PIDDING [St George] | ||||
| C McGOUGAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| R PINN | 7 | HB | 7 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] | ||||
| F HASSAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||
| A WALTON | 9 | HK | 9 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| William McLENNAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| Bob NEILSON (c) | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Frank MULCARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| L KERR | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] | ||||
Team Info
West Coast NZ Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1951 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 19 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 22 vs. USA
- Out:
- Ray Nuttall (fullback), Jack Forrest (centre), A Campbell (centre), George Menzies (wing), R Wright (five-eighth), GH Ord (halfback), Jack Newton (front row), Bob Aynsley (hooker), F Malloy (front row), Charlie McBride (second row)
- In:
- J Soster (fullback), I King (wing), W Pascoe (centre), N Kennedy (centre), I Hay (wing), R Pinn (halfback), F Hassan (front row), A Walton (hooker), William McLennan (front row), L Kerr (lock)
- Changes:
- C McGougan (wing to five-eighth), Bob Neilson (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1952/53 Kangaroos Tour - Game 40 vs. Selection du Midi
- Next Game:
- 1953 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Noel Hazzard (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Ken Kearney (hooker), Duncan Hall (front row), Albert Paul (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Brian Carlson (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Allan Hornery (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Greg Hawick (five-eighth to halfback), Ken McCaffery (halfback to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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