Game 2
Australia 12 lost to New Zealand 24
| Australia vs New Zealand 1908 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4167 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 30th May, 1908 | |||||||
| Referee | William Beattie | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Bill HARDCASTLE | T | 2 | Harold ROWE | |||||
| Denis LUTGE | Thomas CROSS | |||||||
| Richard WYNYARD | ||||||||
| Dally MESSENGER | 3 | G | 6 | Edgar WRIGLEY | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Eddie BAIRD | 1 | FB | 1 | Edward TYNE | ||||
| George WATSON | 2 | W | 2 | Harold ROWE | ||||
| Dally MESSENGER [Eastern Suburbs] |
3 | C | 3 | William WYNYARD | ||||
| Jim DEVEREUX [North Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | John BARBER | ||||
| Frank CHEADLE [Newtown] |
5 | W | 5 | William TYLER | ||||
| Albert ROSENFELD [Eastern Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Edgar WRIGLEY | ||||
| Mick DORE | 7 | HB | 7 | Richard WYNYARD | ||||
| Denis LUTGE [North Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Con BYRNE (c) | ||||
| Jim DAVIS [South Sydney] |
9 | HK | 9 | Charlie PEARCE | ||||
| Bill HARDCASTLE | 10 | FR | 10 | William TREVARTHEN | ||||
| Arthur HENNESSY (c) [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Thomas CROSS | ||||
| Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | William JOHNSTON | ||||
| Robert GRAVES [Balmain] |
13 | L | 13 | Adam LILE | ||||
| B | 14 | Dan GILCHRIST | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Charlie Hedley (fullback), Doug McLean (wing), Tom McCabe (hooker), Bob Tubman (front row), Johnny Rosewell (lock), Lou Jones (bench)
- In:
- Eddie Baird (fullback), George Watson (wing), Jim Davis (hooker), Bill Hardcastle (front row), Sandy Pearce (second row)
- Changes:
- Arthur Hennessy (front row to second row), Denis Lutge (second row to front row), Robert Graves (second row to lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- All Blacks Tour 1907/08 - Game 47 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Arthur Callum (front row)
- In:
- Harold Rowe (wing), Con Byrne (front row)
- Changes:
- Dan Gilchrist (wing to bench), William Tyler (centre to wing), William Wynyard (wing to centre), Charlie Pearce (front row to hooker), William Trevarthen (hooker to front row), Adam Lile (second row to lock), William Johnston (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin