Ashes Series 1924 Series

Game 1

Australia 3 lost to England (GB) 22

Ashes Series 1924

Australia
3
22
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6741
Status Completed
Date Monday, 23rd June, 1924
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Snr
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 50,005
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 4
Australia Scoresheet England (GB)
Cecil AYNSLEY T 2 Jonty PARKIN
      Jack PRICE
      Sid RIX
 
    G 5 Jim SULLIVAN
 
Norm POTTER OFF    
Australia Teams England (GB)
Eric FRAUENFELDER 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN
Cec BLINKHORN
[Souths]
2 W 2 Sid RIX
Harold HORDER
[Souths]
3 C 3 Tommy HOWLEY
Tom GORMAN 4 C 4 Charlie CARR
Cecil AYNSLEY 5 W 5 Johnny RING
 
Alf BLAIR
[Souths]
6 FE 6 Danny HURCOMBE
Jim CRAIG (c) 7 HB 7 Jonty PARKIN (c)
 
Norm POTTER 8 FR 8 Billy CUNLIFFE
Horace WATT
[Balmain]
9 HK 9 Jack BENNETT
Arthur OXFORD
[Eastern Suburbs]
10 FR 10 William BURGESS
Alf O'CONNOR
[Souths]
11 2R 11 Jack PRICE
Jim BENNETT 12 2R 12 Joe DARWELL
Reg LATTA
[Balmain]
13 L 13 Frank GALLAGHER
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1921/22 - Game 36 vs. St Helens Rec
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1924 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 10 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 12 vs. Orange
Out:
Frank Evans (wing), Walter Mooney (halfback), Harold Bowman (front row), Bob Sloman (second row)
In:
Johnny Ring (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Billy Cunliffe (front row), Frank Gallagher (lock)
Changes:
Jack Price (lock to second row)

Match Notes

Referee McMahon had to be escorted from the field by Police due to the crowd being incensed by his rulings and a fight broke out with the referee and a touch judge as they made their way through the members stand.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin