Game 13
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 17 lost to England (GB) 19
| 1928 Lions Tour Game 13 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31388 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 11th July, 1928 | |||||||
| Referee | J Mitten | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Lew BOYD | 2 | T | 2 | Jim BROUGH | ||||
| Max BAILEY | Ben HALFPENNY | |||||||
| Mel ROSSER | ||||||||
| Harold YOUNG | ||||||||
| Jack DEMPSEY | 4 | G | 2 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
| W CODY | OFF | Harold BOWMAN | ||||||
| Oliver DOLAN | ||||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| William BELL (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Walter GOWERS | ||||
| Lew BOYD | 2 | W | 2 | Ben HALFPENNY | ||||
| Frank HAWTHORNE | 3 | C | 3 | Mel ROSSER | ||||
| W SMITH | 4 | C | 4 | Jim BROUGH (c) | ||||
| R JAMES | 5 | W | 5 | Alf FRODSHAM | ||||
| Jack DEMPSEY | 6 | FE | 6 | Les FAIRCLOUGH | ||||
| Reg COADY | 7 | HB | 7 | Billo REES | ||||
| B GREEDY | 8 | FR | 8 | Billy WILLIAMS | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN SR | 9 | HK | 9 | Oliver DOLAN | ||||
| G RANDALL | 10 | FR | 10 | Harold BOWMAN | ||||
| Max BAILEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Frank BOWEN | ||||
| Wally PRIGG | 12 | 2R | 12 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
| W CODY | 13 | L | 13 | Harold YOUNG | ||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1928 Country Carnival - Game 4 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- 1928 Country Carnival - Game 10 vs. St George
- Out:
- Norm Johnson (centre), J Walker (wing), Jack Gibbs (front row), Bob Marjoribanks (front row), E Gilbert (lock)
- In:
- W Smith (centre), R James (wing), B Greedy (front row), G Randall (front row), W Cody (lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1928 Lions Tour - Game 12 vs. Toowoomba
- Next Game:
- 1928 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Ellaby (wing), Tom Askin (wing), William Burgess (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Bob Sloman (second row), Albert Fildes (second row)
- In:
- Walter Gowers (fullback), Alf Frodsham (wing), Billy Williams (front row), Oliver Dolan (hooker), Frank Bowen (second row), Joe Thompson (second row), Harold Young (lock)
- Changes:
- Ben Halfpenny (lock to wing)
Match Notes
R James was a very late call up to the side after an Ambulance officer ruled C Pugh medically unfit to play.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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