Game 1
Australia 36 def. New Zealand 11
| 1972 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6813 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th July, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 29,714 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 21 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 8 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| George AMBRUM | 2 | T | John WHITTAKER | |||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 2 | |||||||
| Gary SULLIVAN | 2 | |||||||
| Bob FULTON | ||||||||
| Geoff STARLING | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 6/10 | G | 4/5 | Robert ORCHARD | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] | 1 | FB | 1 | John WHITTAKER | ||||
| Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Phil ORCHARD | ||||
| Geoff STARLING [Balmain] | 3 | C | 3 | Roy CHRISTIAN (c) | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] | 4 | C | 4 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| George AMBRUM [North Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Maurice BRERETON | ||||
| Tim PICKUP [North Sydney] | 6 | FE | 6 | Dave SORENSEN | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken STIRLING | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] | 13 | FR | 10 | Doug GAILEY | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | 12 | HK | 9 | Jim FISHER | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | 11 | FR | 8 | Robert ORCHARD | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | 10 | 2R | 13 | Murray EADE | ||||
| John ELFORD [Western Suburbs] | 9 | 2R | 11 | John GREENGRASS | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] | 8 | L | 12 | Anthony KRILETICH | ||||
| B | 14 | John O'SULLIVAN | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Kangaroos Tour - Game 3 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- 1972 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ray Branighan (fullback), Lionel Williamson (wing), Wayne Bennett (wing), Bob Grant (halfback), Jim Murphy (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Barry Beath (second row), Paul Sait (lock)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Mark Harris (wing), George Ambrum (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Arthur Beetson (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), John Elford (second row), Gary Sullivan (lock)
- Changes:
- Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth to halfback)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Kiwis Tour - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1972 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Warren Collicoat (fullback), Robert Paul (front row), Angus Thompson (second row), Dick Bolton (bench)
- In:
- John Whittaker (fullback), Doug Gailey (front row), John Greengrass (second row)
- Changes:
- Maurice Brereton (centre to wing), Dennis Williams (wing to centre), John O'Sullivan (five-eighth to bench), Dave Sorensen (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
John O'Sullivan replaced Dave Sorenson 27 mins into the 2nd half due to injury.
Ted Goodwin & Jim Murphy were non-playing reserves for Australia.
For New Zealand Warren Collicoat, Angus Thompson, Bob Paul & Dick Bolton were non-playing reserves.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter
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