Game 2
Australia 31 def. New Zealand 7
| Australia vs New Zealand 1972 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6814 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th July, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,847 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 26 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| John ELFORD | 2 | T | Murray EADE | |||||
| Bob FULTON | 2 | |||||||
| Geoff STARLING | 2 | |||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Wayne STEWART | 5/9 | G | 2/2 | Warren COLLICOAT | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Warren COLLICOAT | ||||
| Wayne STEWART | 2 | W | 2 | Phil ORCHARD | ||||
| Geoff STARLING [Balmain] |
3 | C | 3 | Roy CHRISTIAN (c) | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
4 | C | 4 | John O'SULLIVAN | ||||
| George AMBRUM [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Maurice BRERETON | ||||
| Tim PICKUP [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 17 | Shane DOWSETT | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 15 | Robert PAUL | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
12 | HK | 9 | James FISHER | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
11 | FR | 10 | Doug GAILEY | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
10 | 2R | 11 | Murray EADE | ||||
| John ELFORD [Western Suburbs] |
9 | 2R | 12 | John GREENGRASS | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] |
8 | L | 13 | Anthony KRILETICH | ||||
| Ted GOODWIN [St George] |
14 | B | 14 | Dick BOLTON | ||||
| Jim MURPHY | 15 | B | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1972 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Mark Harris (wing)
- In:
- Wayne Stewart (wing), Ted Goodwin (bench), Jim Murphy (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1972 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- John Whittaker (fullback), Dave Sorensen (five-eighth), Ken Stirling (halfback), Robert Orchard (front row)
- In:
- Warren Collicoat (fullback), Shane Dowsett (halfback), Robert Paul (front row), Dick Bolton (bench)
- Changes:
- Dennis Williams (centre to five-eighth), John O'Sullivan (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Ken Stirling & Rob Orchard withdrew from the New Zealand team and were replaced by Shane Dowsett & Bob Paul.
In the 2nd half after 14 mins Jim Murphy replaced Bob McCarthy & after 22 mins Ted Goodwin replaced George Ambrum.
Dennis Williams wore jersey 19 in the 2nd half.
New Zealand replaced Tony Kriletich 31 mins into the 2nd half with Dick Bolton.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner