Lions Tour 1974 Series

Game 9

Brisbane Firsts 20 def. Great Britain 15

Lions Tour 1974

Brisbane Firsts
20
15
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39645
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 18th June, 1974
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Henry Albert
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 7,880
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 10
Scrums 8 6
Penalties 12 11
Brisbane Firsts Scoresheet Great Britain
Gerald FITZPATRICK 2 T Eric CHISNALL
Wayne BENNETT   David ECKERSLEY
Ian THINEE   John GRAY
 
Ian DAUTH 4 G 2 David WATKINS
      John GRAY
Brisbane Firsts Teams Great Britain
Wayne BENNETT 1 FB 1 Paul CHARLTON
Warren ORR 2 W 2 John ATKINSON
Gerald FITZPATRICK 3 C 3 Chris HESKETH (c)
Eric LILLEY 4 C 4 David WATKINS
Ian DAUTH 5 W 5 Les DYL
 
Geoff RICHARDSON 6 FE 6 Ken GILL
Tony WHITE 7 HB 7 Steve NASH
 
Greg VEIVERS (c) 8 FR 8 John GRAY
John LANG 9 HK 9 Kevin ASHCROFT
Russell HUGHES 10 FR 10 Colin DIXON
David WRIGHT 11 2R 11 George NICHOLLS
Ian THINEE 12 2R 12 Eric CHISNALL
Jeff FYFE 13 L 13 Paul ROSE
 
Hugh O'DOHERTY 14 B 14 David ECKERSLEY
Graeme ATHERTON 15 B 15 Steve NORTON
 
Henry HOLLOWAY   HC   Jim CHALLINOR
   
 

Team Info

Brisbane Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 8 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
England World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 9 vs. England
Out:
Peter Lobegeiger (fullback), Glen Harrison (centre), Bob Peut (centre), Asaeli Batabasaga (wing), John White (five-eighth), John Brown (halfback), Lloyd Weier (front row), Phil Massey (hooker), Des Morris (second row), Jim Murphy (second row), Jim Adams (lock), Barry Dowling (bench), Frank Clancy (bench)
In:
Wayne Bennett (fullback), Warren Orr (wing), Gerald Fitzpatrick (centre), Ian Dauth (wing), Geoff Richardson (five-eighth), Tony White (halfback), John Lang (hooker), Russell Hughes (front row), David Wright (second row), Ian Thinee (second row), Jeff Fyfe (lock), Hugh O'Doherty (bench), Graeme Atherton (bench)
Changes:
Eric Lilley (wing to centre)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1974 - Game 8 vs. Toowoomba
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1974 - Game 10 vs. North Coast
Out:
David Willicombe (centre), John Bevan (wing), Alan Bates (halfback), John Bates (second row), John Butler (lock)
In:
Paul Charlton (fullback), Chris Hesketh (centre), David Watkins (centre), Steve Nash (halfback), Colin Dixon (front row), George Nicholls (second row), Steve Norton (bench)
Changes:
David Eckersley (fullback to bench), Les Dyl (centre to wing), Eric Chisnall (front row to second row), Paul Rose (second row to lock)

Match Notes

David Watkins & Colin Dixon both left the field with injuries in the 2nd half and were replaced by Dave Eckersley & Steve Norton.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson