Game 4
New South Wales Firsts 22 def. England (GB) 7
| 1928 Lions Tour Game 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30592 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th June, 1928 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,700 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Viv FREESTONE | T | Albert FILDES | ||||||
| Pat MAHER | ||||||||
| George TREWEEK | ||||||||
| Colin YORK | ||||||||
| Viv FREESTONE | 4 | G | 2 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| Harry KADWELL | FG | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Harry KADWELL [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE | 2 | W | 2 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
| Pat MAHER (c) [South Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Jim BROUGH | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] | 4 | C | 4 | Jack EVANS (c) | ||||
| Viv FREESTONE | 5 | W | 5 | Emlyn GWYNNE | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Billo REES | ||||
| Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Bryn EVANS | ||||
| Colin YORK | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank BOWEN | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] | 9 | HK | 9 | Nat BENTHAM | ||||
| Harry CAVANOUGH [South Sydney] | 10 | FR | 10 | Billy WILLIAMS | ||||
| Norman QUINN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bill HORTON | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Albert FILDES | ||||
| Jack KINGSTON [Cootamundra] | 13 | L | 13 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1928 NSW Tour - Game 1 vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Benny Wearing (wing), Hugh Byrne (wing), Jack Dempsey (halfback), Bob Lindfield (hooker), Eddie Root (second row)
- In:
- Pat Maher (centre), Viv Freestone (wing), Joe Busch (halfback), Arthur Justice (hooker), Jack Kingston (lock)
- Changes:
- Cliff Pearce (centre to wing), Norman Quinn (lock to second row)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. Far North Coast
- Out:
- Mel Rosser (centre), Alf Frodsham (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Ben Halfpenny (lock)
- In:
- Jim Brough (centre), Emlyn Gwynne (wing), Bryn Evans (halfback), Frank Bowen (front row)
- Changes:
- Joe Thompson (front row to lock)
Match Notes
Alf Ellaby left the field at halftime with a leg injury and was not replaced.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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