Australia vs New Zealand 1909 Series

Game 3

Australia 25 def. New Zealand 5

Australia vs New Zealand 1909

Australia
25
5
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4171
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 3rd July, 1909
Referee Charlie Hutchison
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 6,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 15 3
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Charlie WOODHEAD 2 T    
Albert BROOMHAM      
Arthur CONLIN      
Ed COURTNEY      
 
    PT Penalty TRY
 
Herb BRACKENREG 5 G Con BYRNE
 
Billy CANN OFF Henry KNIGHT
Australia Teams New Zealand
Fred WOOLLEY
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 George SPENCER
Frank CHEADLE
[Newtown]
2 W 2 Ernie BUCKLAND
Charlie WOODHEAD
[North Brisbane]
3 C 3 Tom HOUGHTON
Arthur CONLIN
[South Sydney]
4 C 4 Harold ROWE
Albert BROOMHAM
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 Ronald McDONALD
[North Sydney]
 
Jack LEVESON
[South Sydney]
6 FE 6 Albert HOUSE
[North Sydney]
Arthur HALLOWAY
[Balmain]
7 HB 7 John BARBER (c)
 
Ed COURTNEY
[Western Suburbs]
8 FR 8 Henry KNIGHT
Robert GRAVES (c)
[Balmain]
9 HK 9 William TREVARTHEN
Herb BRACKENREG
[South Brisbane]
10 FR 10 Con BYRNE (c)
Billy CANN
[South Sydney]
11 2R 11 Burt KING
Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Jack SPENCER
Bill NOBLE
[Newtown]
13 L 13 Adam LILE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1909 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Maori Tour 1909 - Game 3 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Doug McGregor (fullback), George Duffin (wing), Wilhelm Heidke (wing), Harry Dickins (five-eighth), Mick Dore (halfback), Bob Nicholson (front row), Vic Anderson (hooker), Larry O'Malley (second row)
In:
Fred Woolley (fullback), Frank Cheadle (wing), Arthur Conlin (centre), Jack Leveson (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Robert Graves (hooker), Billy Cann (second row), Sandy Pearce (second row)
Changes:
Albert Broomham (centre to wing), Bill Noble (front row to lock), Ed Courtney (second row to front row), Herb Brackenreg (lock to front row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
All Blacks Tour 1909 - Game 9 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
New Zealand vs England 1910 - vs. Northern Union
Out:
Artie Carlaw (five-eighth)
In:
Tom Houghton (centre)
Changes:
Ronald McDonald (centre to wing), Albert House (wing to five-eighth), Henry Knight (hooker to front row), Burt King (front row to second row), Adam Lile (second row to lock), William Trevarthen (second row to hooker), Jack Spencer (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash