Game 2
New Zealand 10 lost to Australia 13
| 1949 New Zealand vs Australia Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6787 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th October, 1949 | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,361 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Tommy BAXTER | T | Keith FROOME | ||||||
| Bill McKENZIE | Noel MULLIGAN | |||||||
| Matt McCOY | ||||||||
| Warwick CLARKE | 2 | G | Keith FROOME | |||||
| Matt McCOY | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Warwick CLARKE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Bill McKENZIE | 2 | W | 2 | Ron ROBERTS [St George] | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 3 | C | 3 | Johnny HAWKE [St George] | ||||
| Maurie ROBERTSON | 4 | C | 4 | Matt McCOY [St George] | ||||
| Dave REDMOND | 5 | W | 5 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Len JORDAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL | ||||
| Jack RUSSELL-GREEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME (c) [Newtown] | ||||
| Ron WESTERBY | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||
| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| Patrick SMITH (c) | 10 | FR | 10 | Jack HOLLAND [St George] | ||||
| Jack NEWTON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| Charlie McBRIDE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | ||||
| Travers HARDWICK | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Thomas McCLYMONT | HC | Keith FROOME | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1949 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1950 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Abby Graham (five-eighth), Bob Aynsley (hooker), Sandy Hurndell (second row)
- In:
- Len Jordan (five-eighth), Ron Westerby (front row), George Davidson (hooker)
- Changes:
- Jack Newton (front row to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 8 vs. Northern Provinces
- Next Game:
- 1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 10 vs. Auckland Colts
- Out:
- Johnny Graves (wing), Vic Bulgin (centre), Ian Johnston (centre), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Billy Thompson (halfback), Alan Thompson (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Fred De Belin (second row)
- In:
- Johnny Hawke (centre), Matt McCoy (centre), Pat McMahon (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Jack Holland (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)
- Changes:
- Noel Mulligan (front row to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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