Game 1
Australia 11 def. New Zealand 8
| 1982 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6820 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 3rd July, 1982 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Lindop (Wakefield) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | David Manson, Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,400 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wally Lewis | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 19 | – | 25 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| John MUGGLETON | T | |||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4/6 | G | 4/4 | Gordon SMITH | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER | SB-5 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary KEMBLE [Hull] | ||||
| John RIBOT [Manly] | 2 | W | 2 | Gary PROHM | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Olsen FILIPAINA [Balmain] | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | 4 | C | 4 | James LEULUAI [Hull] | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | 5 | W | 5 | Dane O'HARA [Hull] | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Fred AH KUOI [North Sydney] | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Gordon SMITH | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] | 13 | FR | 13 | Mark BROADHURST [Manly] | ||||
| Max KRILICH (c) [Manly] | 12 | HK | 12 | Howie TAMATI | ||||
| Rod MORRIS | 11 | FR | 11 | Kevin TAMATI | ||||
| Rohan HANCOCK | 10 | 2R | 10 | Graeme WEST | ||||
| Les BOYD [Manly] | 9 | 2R | 9 | Bruce GALL | ||||
| Paul VAUTIN [Manly] | 8 | L | 8 | Mark GRAHAM (c) [North Sydney] | ||||
| John MUGGLETON [Parramatta] | 14 | B | 15 | John WHITTAKER | ||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Cecil MOUNTFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Australia vs France - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1982 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Terry Fahey (wing), Ron Hilditch (front row), Jeff Masterman (hooker), Paul McCabe (second row), Ray Price (lock), Royce Ayliffe (bench)
- In:
- Kerry Boustead (wing), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Rohan Hancock (second row), Paul Vautin (lock), John Muggleton (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1982 Kiwis Tour - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1982 Kiwis Tour - Game 6 vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Clayton Friend (halfback), Tony Coll (second row), Hugh McGahan (lock), Kevin Fisher (bench), Peter Mellars (bench)
- In:
- Olsen Filipaina (centre), Fred Ah Kuoi (five-eighth), Mark Broadhurst (front row), Mark Graham (lock)
- Changes:
- John Whittaker (centre to bench), Gordon Smith (five-eighth to halfback), Bruce Gall (front row to second row)
Match Notes
The SMH report for this match suggests the crowd was 14,000.
Mal Meninga was a non-playing reserve for Australia and Hugh McGahan was a non-playing reserve for New Zealand.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter
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