Game 1
Australia 8 def. Northern Union 4
| 1920 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6735 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th June, 1920 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Kearney | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 32,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 4 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Northern Union | ||||||
| Frank BURGE | T | |||||||
| Charles FRASER | ||||||||
| Harold HORDER | G | 2 | Ben GRONOW | |||||
| Australia | Teams | Northern Union | ||||||
| Harry FEWIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Gwyn THOMAS | ||||
| Dick VEST [Western Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Billy STONE | ||||
| Viv FARNSWORTH [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Danny HURCOMBE | ||||
| Neville BROADFOOT [Past Grammars] | 4 | C | 4 | Harold WAGSTAFF (c) | ||||
| Harold HORDER [North Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Jim BACON | ||||
| Charles FRASER [Balmain] | 6 | FE | 6 | Johnny ROGERS | ||||
| Albert JOHNSTON (c) [Newtown] | 7 | HB | 7 | Jonty PARKIN | ||||
| Norm POTTER [Wests] | 8 | FR | 8 | Arthur JOHNSON | ||||
| Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | Alf MILNES | ||||
| Bill SCHULTZ [Balmain] | 10 | FR | 10 | Ben GRONOW | ||||
| Bill RICHARDS [Wests] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Frank GALLAGHER | ||||
| Frank BURGE [Glebe] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Herman HILTON | ||||
| Bert GRAY [Glebe] | 13 | L | 13 | Doug CLARK | ||||
| Alex BURDON | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1919 Kangaroos Tour - Game 9 vs. Wellington
- Next Game:
- 1920 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Out:
- Tom Sweeney (fullback), Jack Robinson (centre), Les Cubitt (wing), Ray Norman (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Clarrie Prentice (hooker), Felix Ryan (front row), John Kerwick (second row), Jack Watkins (lock)
- In:
- Harry Fewin (fullback), Viv Farnsworth (centre), Neville Broadfoot (centre), Charles Fraser (five-eighth), Albert Johnston (halfback), Norm Potter (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bill Richards (second row), Bert Gray (lock)
- Changes:
- Dick Vest (centre to wing)
Northern Union
- Previous Game:
- 1920 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Ipswich
- Next Game:
- 1920 Lions Tour - Game 10 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- Alf Wood (fullback), Cyril Stacey (wing), Joe Doyle (centre), Squire Stockwell (wing), Ernest Jones (five-eighth), Bobby Lloyd (halfback), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Joe Bowers (front row), William Reid (second row), Billy Cunliffe (second row), Joe Cartwright (lock)
- In:
- Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Billy Stone (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Harold Wagstaff (centre), Johnny Rogers (five-eighth), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Arthur Johnson (front row), Alf Milnes (hooker), Frank Gallagher (second row), Herman Hilton (second row), Doug Clark (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Bacon (centre to wing), Ben Gronow (hooker to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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