Game 1
Australia 26 def. New Zealand 20
| 1985 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6824 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 18th June, 1985 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:35pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Julien Rascagneres | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Olsen Filipaina | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 14 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 3 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| John RIBOT | 2 | T | Dean BELL | |||||
| Noel CLEAL | Olsen FILIPAINA | |||||||
| Chris CLOSE | Hugh McGAHAN | |||||||
| Steve ROACH | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 2/6 | G | 4/4 | Olsen FILIPAINA | ||||
| John RIBOT | 1/1 | |||||||
| Greg CONESCU | BIN5 | Howie TAMATI | ||||||
| Greg DOWLING | BIN | Kevin TAMATI | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Garry JACK [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary KEMBLE [Hull] | ||||
| John RIBOT | 2 | W | 2 | Dean BELL [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Chris CLOSE [Manly] | 3 | C | 3 | Gary PROHM [Hull KR] | ||||
| Mal MENINGA [St Helens] | 4 | C | 4 | James LEULUAI [Manly/Hull] | ||||
| John FERGUSON [Eastern Suburbs/Wigan] | 5 | W | 5 | Dane O'HARA [Hull] | ||||
| Wally LEWIS (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Olsen FILIPAINA [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Mark MURRAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Clayton FRIEND | ||||
| Greg DOWLING | 8 | FR | 8 | Owen WRIGHT | ||||
| Greg CONESCU | 9 | HK | 9 | Howie TAMATI | ||||
| Steve ROACH [Balmain] | 10 | FR | 10 | Kevin TAMATI [Widnes] | ||||
| Noel CLEAL [Manly] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mark GRAHAM (c) [North Sydney] | ||||
| Peter WYNN [Parramatta] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kurt SORENSEN [Cronulla/Widnes] | ||||
| Wayne PEARCE [Balmain] | 13 | L | 13 | Hugh McGAHAN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Peter TUNKS [Canterbury] | 15 | B | 14 | Mark ELIA [Southend Invicta] | ||||
| B | 15 | Ricky COWAN | ||||||
| Terry FEARNLEY | HC | Graham LOWE | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1984 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1985 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. South Island
- Out:
- Eric Grothe (wing), Gene Miles (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Bryan Niebling (front row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Ray Price (lock), Brett Kenny (bench), Dave Brown (bench)
- In:
- John Ribot (wing), Chris Close (centre), John Ferguson (wing), Mark Murray (halfback), Steve Roach (front row), Noel Cleal (second row), Peter Wynn (second row), Peter Tunks (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Pearce (second row to lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1984 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1985 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Shane Varley (halfback), Dane Sorensen (front row)
- In:
- Gary Prohm (centre), Mark Graham (second row), Mark Elia (bench)
- Changes:
- Owen Wright (second row to front row), Clayton Friend (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Kevin Tamati and Greg Dowling were both suspended for 8 days for fighting over the sideline after both were sent to the sin bin.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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