Game 1
Australia 25 def. Great Britain 8
| 1984 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7890 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th June, 1984 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ray Shrimpton | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 30,190 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wally Lewis | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 4 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 20 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | T | Garry SCHOFIELD | ||||||
| Wally LEWIS | ||||||||
| Mark MURRAY | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Ross CONLON | 4/6 | G | 2/3 | Mick BURKE | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | FG | |||||||
| Greg DOWLING | BIN | Lee CROOKS | ||||||
| OFF | David HOBBS | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Garry JACK [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | Mick BURKE [Widnes] | ||||
| Ross CONLON [Canterbury] | 2 | W | 2 | Des DRUMMOND [Leigh] | ||||
| Gene MILES | 3 | C | 3 | Garry SCHOFIELD [Hull] | ||||
| Brett KENNY [Parramatta] | 4 | C | 4 | Keith MUMBY [Bradford] | ||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD [Manly] | 5 | W | 5 | Ellery HANLEY [Bradford] | ||||
| Wally LEWIS (c) [Wakefield] | 6 | FE | 6 | Des FOY [Oldham] | ||||
| Mark MURRAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Neil HOLDING [St Helens] | ||||
| Dave BROWN [Manly] | 8 | FR | 8 | Andy GOODWAY [Oldham] | ||||
| Greg CONESCU | 9 | HK | 9 | Brian NOBLE (c) [Bradford] | ||||
| Greg DOWLING | 10 | FR | 10 | Lee CROOKS [Hull] | ||||
| Bryan NIEBLING | 11 | 2R | 11 | Chris BURTON [Hull KR] | ||||
| Wayne PEARCE [Balmain] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Mick WORRALL [Oldham] | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | 13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS [Widnes] | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] | 15 | B | 14 | Joe LYDON [Widnes] | ||||
| B | 15 | David HOBBS [Featherstone] | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Frank MYLER | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1983 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1984 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Colin Scott (fullback), Mal Meninga (centre), Eric Grothe (wing), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Brad Tessmann (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Paul Vautin (second row), Steve Ella (bench), Ray Brown (bench)
- In:
- Garry Jack (fullback), Ross Conlon (wing), Brett Kenny (centre), Mark Murray (halfback), Greg Conescu (hooker), Greg Dowling (front row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Wayne Pearce (second row), Craig Young (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1984 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1984 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Wide Bay
- Out:
- Garry Clark (wing), Mike Smith (centre), John Basnett (wing), Mike O'Neill (front row), Terry Flanagan (lock), Harry Pinner (bench)
- In:
- Des Drummond (wing), Keith Mumby (centre), Des Foy (five-eighth), Andy Goodway (front row), Chris Burton (second row), Mick Adams (lock)
- Changes:
- Ellery Hanley (centre to wing), Garry Schofield (five-eighth to centre), David Hobbs (second row to bench)
Match Notes
Chris Close was non-playing reserve for Australia.
David Hobbs suspended for 3 tour games and fined $1000
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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