Game 2
Australia 38 def. New Zealand 7
| 1978 Australia vs New Zealand Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6816 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th July, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Rod Reddy | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 2 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | 2 | T | ||||||
| Neville GLOVER | 2 | |||||||
| Ray PRICE | 2 | |||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| PT | Dane O'HARA | |||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 7/12 | G | 2/2 | Chris JORDAN | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| John DORAHY [Western Suburbs] | 1 | FB | 1 | Chris JORDAN | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | 2 | W | 2 | Shane VARLEY | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Olsen FILIPAINA | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| Neville GLOVER [Parramatta] | 5 | W | 5 | Dane O'HARA | ||||
| Bob FULTON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | John SMITH | ||||
| Greg OLIPHANT [Redcliffe] | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken STIRLING (c) | ||||
| John DONNELLY [Western Suburbs] | 13 | FR | 13 | Ray BAXENDALE | ||||
| John LANG [Easts] | 12 | HK | 12 | Alan RUSHTON | ||||
| Graham OLLING [Parramatta] | 11 | FR | 11 | Lyndsay PROCTOR | ||||
| Greg PLATZ | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gary PROHM | ||||
| Rod REDDY [St George] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Tony COLL | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 8 | Mark GRAHAM | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Easts] | 15 | B | 15 | Whetu HENRY | ||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Ron ACKLAND | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1978 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Terry Fahey (wing), Steve Morris (halfback), George Peponis (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), Greg Pierce (second row)
- In:
- John Dorahy (fullback), Neville Glover (wing), John Donnelly (front row), John Lang (hooker), Greg Platz (second row), Rod Morris (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Oliphant (bench to halfback)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 13 vs. North QLD
- Next Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 15 vs. Wide Bay
- Out:
- Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Michael O'Donnell (centre), Toa Fepuleai (wing)
- In:
- Shane Varley (wing), Dennis Williams (centre), Lyndsay Proctor (front row)
- Changes:
- Whetu Henry (front row to bench), Olsen Filipaina (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Bob Fulton & Rod Reddy were both named a Man of the Match in this game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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