Game 1
Metropolis 5 lost to England (GB) 29
| 1932 Lions Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31406 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 28th May, 1932 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Lal Deane (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 42,644 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 18 | |||||
| Metropolis | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Frank O'CONNOR | T | 2 | Stan BROGDEN | |||||
| 2 | Jack FEETHAM | |||||||
| Barney HUDSON | ||||||||
| Stanley SMITH | ||||||||
| Les WHITE | ||||||||
| Percy WILLIAMS | G | 4 | Jim SULLIVAN | |||||
| Metropolis | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Frank McMILLAN [Western Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
| Ken SHERWOOD [Western Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Stanley SMITH | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Stan BROGDEN | ||||
| Pat MAHER (c) [South Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Artie ATKINSON | ||||
| Dave BROWN [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Barney HUDSON | ||||
| Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Ernest POLLARD | ||||
| Percy WILLIAMS [South Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Bryn EVANS | ||||
| Frank CURRAN [South Sydney] | 8 | FR | 8 | Nat SILCOCK | ||||
| Arthur FOLWELL [Newtown] | 9 | HK | 9 | Les WHITE | ||||
| Bill BROGAN [Western Suburbs] | 10 | FR | 10 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
| Frank O'CONNOR [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Martin HODGSON | ||||
| Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill HORTON | ||||
| Bill RYAN [Western Suburbs] | 13 | L | 13 | Jack FEETHAM | ||||
Team Info
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- - vs. Combined Country
- Next Game:
- - vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Arthur Spillane (fullback), Alan Ridley (wing), Vern Beaumont (centre), Grantley Bennett (wing), Jim Deely (five-eighth), Cec Rubie (front row), Charlie Cornwell (second row), George Treweek (second row), Viv Thicknesse (bench), Cliff Della Valle (bench)
- In:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Ken Sherwood (wing), Cliff Pearce (centre), Pat Maher (centre), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Bill Brogan (front row), Frank O'Connor (second row), Joe Pearce (second row)
- Changes:
- Dave Brown (centre to wing)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 4 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1932 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. Western NSW
- Out:
- Tom Blinkhorn (wing), Billo Rees (five-eighth), Arthur Thomas (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Billy Williams (front row), Hector Crowther (second row), Albert Fildes (second row), Harold Young (lock)
- In:
- Barney Hudson (wing), Ernest Pollard (five-eighth), Nat Silcock (front row), Les White (hooker), Joe Thompson (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row), Bill Horton (second row), Jack Feetham (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash
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