Game 5
Widnes 10 lost to Australia 25
| 1973 Kangaroos Tour Game 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23282 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 14th October, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Harry Hunt | |||||||
| Venue | Naughton (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,185 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 9 | |||||
| Widnes | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| David MACKO | T | 2 | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Tom WARBURTON | Bob FULTON | |||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | ||||||||
| Warren ORR | ||||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Gary STEVENS | ||||||||
| Ray DUTTON | 2 | G | Michael CRONIN | |||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Robert BLACKWOOD | OFF | Bob McCARTHY | ||||||
| Widnes | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Ray DUTTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
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| A PRESCOTT | 2 | W | 2 | David WAITE | ||||
| Malcolm ASPEY | 3 | C | 3 | Bob FULTON [Manly] |
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| Tom WARBURTON | 4 | C | 4 | Graham EADIE [Manly] |
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| Mick GEORGE | 5 | W | 5 | Warren ORR | ||||
| Jimmy O'NEILL | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim PICKUP [North Sydney] |
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| Reg BOWDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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| John WARLOW (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | John O'NEILL [Manly] |
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| Joe DOHERTY | 9 | HK | 9 | John LANG | ||||
| Jim MILLS | 10 | FR | 10 | Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
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| John FORAN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| Robert BLACKWOOD | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
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| Mick ADAMS | 13 | L | 13 | Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
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| David MACKO | 14 | B | 14 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Barry SHERIDAN | 15 | B | 15 | Bill HAMILTON [Manly] |
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| Vince KARALIUS | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
Widnes
- Previous Game:
- 1973/74 BBC Floodlit Trophy - Week 1 vs. Leigh
- Next Game:
- Match Day 7 vs. Castleford
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Kangaroos Tour - Game 4 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- 1973 Kangaroos Tour - Game 6 vs. Oldham
- Out:
- Geoff Starling (centre), Lionel Williamson (wing), Ray Branighan (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Greg Pierce (lock)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Bob Fulton (centre), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), John O'Neill (front row), John Lang (hooker), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row), Paul Sait (lock)
- Changes:
- Graham Eadie (fullback to centre), Michael Cronin (centre to bench), Bill Hamilton (front row to bench), David Waite (bench to wing)
Match Notes
McCarthy was sent off for trampling on Reg Bowden just before halftime & Blackwood was sent off for striking John O'Neill a minute later breaking his jaw.
Macko replaced Dutton & Sheridan replaced Mills both at the 49 min mark for Widnes.
For Australian Cronin replaced Fulton & Hamilton replaced O'Neill both at halftime.
Due to injuries Widnes finished the match with 10 players & Australia 11.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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