Game 8
Northland 7 lost to Australia 98
Kangaroos Tour 1953 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23148 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Wednesday, 15th July, 1953 | |||||||
Referee | C Swensson | |||||||
Venue | Okara Park (Whangarei) | |||||||
Crowd | 1,330 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 5 | – | 53 | |||||
Northland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
J SOWTER | T | 9 | Brian CARLSON | |||||
4 | Bernie DREW | |||||||
3 | Des McGOVERN | |||||||
2 | Bob BANKS | |||||||
Ferris ASHTON | ||||||||
Brian DAVIES | ||||||||
Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
Ken McCAFFERY | ||||||||
Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
Alex WATSON | ||||||||
M TAYLOR | 2 | G | 6 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
2 | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
Ferris ASHTON | ||||||||
Bob BANKS | ||||||||
Bernie DREW | ||||||||
Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
Allan HORNERY | ||||||||
Northland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
M TAYLOR | 1 | FB | 1 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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D BROWN | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
R GOODHUE | 3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
C DAVENPORT | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
G CARTER | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
J SOWTER | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
N ROSS | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
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G FREER | 8 | FR | 8 | Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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A DOIDGE | 9 | HK | 9 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
T WEDGE | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
C LANGRIDGE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Albert PAUL | ||||
A LATIMER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bernie DREW | ||||
W CAIRNS | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] |
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Team Info
Northland
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Charlie Gill (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Ferris Ashton (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Brian Davies (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
- Changes:
- Noel Pidding (wing to fullback)
Match Notes
The game was stopped 10 minutes early due to the score.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson