Game 1
New Zealand 26 def. Australia 21
| 1949 New Zealand vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6786 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th September, 1949 | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Basin Reserve (Wellington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,737 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Abby GRAHAM | 2 | T | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||
| Charlie McBRIDE | 2 | Matt McCOY | ||||||
| Tommy BAXTER | Pat McMAHON | |||||||
| Warwick CLARKE | Wally O'CONNELL | |||||||
| Warwick CLARKE | 4 | G | 3 | Ian JOHNSTON | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Warwick CLARKE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Dave REDMOND | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| Maurie ROBERTSON | 3 | C | 3 | Matt McCOY [St George] | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 4 | C | 4 | Ian JOHNSTON [Parramatta] | ||||
| Bill McKENZIE | 5 | W | 5 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Abby GRAHAM | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL | ||||
| Jack RUSSELL-GREEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME (c) [Newtown] | ||||
| Patrick SMITH (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack HOLLAND [St George] | ||||
| Bob AYNSLEY | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| Jack NEWTON | 10 | FR | 10 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| Sandy HURNDELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | ||||
| Charlie McBRIDE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Fred DE BELIN [Balmain] | ||||
| Travers HARDWICK | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Thomas McCLYMONT | HC | Keith FROOME | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1948 Kiwis Tour - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1949 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Vic Belsham (centre), Harry Anderson (centre), Morris Rich (wing), Des Barchard (five-eighth), Rex Cunningham (halfback), Joseph Duke (front row), Joffre Johnson (front row)
- In:
- Maurie Robertson (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Bill McKenzie (wing), Abby Graham (five-eighth), Jack Russell-Green (halfback), Patrick Smith (front row), Jack Newton (front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 1 vs. South Auckland
- Next Game:
- 1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 3 vs. West Coast
- Out:
- Vic Bulgin (fullback), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Alan Thompson (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Ron Roberts (bench)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Fred De Belin (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Noel Mulligan (lock to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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