Game 1
Australia 11 lost to New Zealand 19
| Australia vs New Zealand 1909 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4169 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th June, 1909 | |||||||
| Referee | Charlie Hutchison | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 9 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Mick BOLEWSKI | T | 3 | Burt KING | |||||
| Jim DAVIS | Con BYRNE | |||||||
| Ronald McDONALD | ||||||||
| Mick BOLEWSKI | PT | |||||||
| Jim DAVIS | G | 2 | Albert HOUSE | |||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Fred WOOLLEY [Balmain] |
1 | FB | 1 | Albert HOUSE [North Sydney] |
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| Frank CHEADLE [Newtown] |
2 | W | 2 | Gordon HOOKER [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Mick BOLEWSKI | 3 | C | 3 | Harold ROWE | ||||
| Arthur CONLIN [South Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | Ernie BUCKLAND | ||||
| Dan FRAWLEY [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Ronald McDONALD [North Sydney] |
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| Arthur BUTLER [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Artie CARLAW | ||||
| Arthur HALLOWAY [Balmain] |
7 | HB | 7 | John BARBER (c) | ||||
| Jim DAVIS [South Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Burt KING | ||||
| Bill NOBLE [Newtown] |
9 | HK | 9 | Con SULLIVAN | ||||
| Larry O'MALLEY (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 10 | Con BYRNE (c) | ||||
| Mick FRAWLEY [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | 2R | 11 | William TREVARTHEN | ||||
| Billy CANN [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Jack SPENCER | ||||
| Robert GRAVES [Balmain] |
13 | L | 13 | Adam LILE | ||||
| Albert BROOMHAM [North Sydney] |
14 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1909 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Charlie Hedley (fullback), Wilhelm Heidke (centre), Albert Rosenfeld (halfback), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Ed Courtney (second row), Arthur Hennessy (second row)
- In:
- Fred Woolley (fullback), Arthur Conlin (centre), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Jim Davis (front row), Mick Frawley (second row), Robert Graves (lock), Albert Broomham (bench)
- Changes:
- Bill Noble (front row to hooker), Billy Cann (front row to second row), Larry O'Malley (lock to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- All Blacks Tour 1909 - Game 3 vs. Metropolis
- Next Game:
- All Blacks Tour 1909 - Game 5 vs. Newcastle
- Out:
- Tom Houghton (centre), Patrick George (centre), Henry Knight (second row)
- In:
- Ronald McDonald (wing), Artie Carlaw (five-eighth), Adam Lile (lock)
- Changes:
- Ernie Buckland (wing to centre), Harold Rowe (five-eighth to centre), Jack Spencer (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash