Game 3
New Zealand 16 lost to Australia 18
| New Zealand vs Australia 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6793 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,033 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Jim EDWARDS | T | 2 | Harry WELLS | |||||
| Frank MULCARE | Bob BANKS | |||||||
| Bob NEILSON | Noel PIDDING | |||||||
| Des WHITE | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | 2 | G | 3 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Des WHITE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Jim EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Ron McKAY | 4 | C | 4 | Ken McCAFFERY | ||||
| Vern BAKALICH | 5 | W | 5 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Cyril EASTLAKE | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Jim HAIG (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| John BOND | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| William McLENNAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| Bob NEILSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Frank MULCARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| Alister ATKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| Jim AMOS | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Cyril Paskell (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth)
- In:
- Vern Bakalich (wing), Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 8 vs. Northland
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1954 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Alex Watson (centre), Keith Holman (halfback), Ferris Ashton (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Albert Paul (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- Changes:
- Noel Pidding (fullback to wing), Brian Davies (front row to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson