Game 2
Great Britain 18 def. Australia 14
| 1978/79 Ashes Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7900 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 5th November, 1978 | |||||||
| Referee | Mick Naughton | |||||||
| Venue | Odsal (Bradford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,761 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Brian Lockwood | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Stuart WRIGHT | 2 | T | Ray PRICE | |||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 6/7 | G | 2/4 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| 2/2 | Steve ROGERS | |||||||
| 0/1 | Graham EADIE | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] | ||||
| Stuart WRIGHT | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||
| John JOYNER | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Les DYL | 4 | C | 4 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| John ATKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | ||||
| Roger MILLWARD (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Steve NASH | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Jim MILLS | 8 | FR | 8 | Graham OLLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Tony FISHER | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH [Manly] | ||||
| Brian LOCKWOOD | 10 | FR | 10 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| George NICHOLLS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Geoff GERARD [Parramatta] | ||||
| Phil LOWE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Steve NORTON | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| John HOLMES | 14 | B | 14 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | ||||
| Paul ROSE | 15 | B | 15 | Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Peter FOX | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1978/79 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1978/79 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Eric Hughes (centre), Eddie Cunningham (centre), John Bevan (wing), Jimmy Thompson (front row), David Ward (hooker), Len Casey (second row), Phil Hogan (bench)
- In:
- John Joyner (centre), Les Dyl (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Jim Mills (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Brian Lockwood (front row), Phil Lowe (second row)
- Changes:
- Paul Rose (front row to bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Kangaroos Tour - Game 11 vs. Salford
- Next Game:
- 1978 Kangaroos Tour - Game 13 vs. Wigan
- Out:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Ian Schubert (wing), Steve Martin (five-eighth), John Gibbs (halfback), Ian Thomson (front row), Ron Hilditch (hooker), Rod Morris (front row), Steve Kneen (second row), Bruce Walker (lock)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Steve Rogers (centre), Michael Cronin (centre), Chris Anderson (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Rod Reddy (second row), Ray Price (lock)
- Changes:
- Kerry Boustead (centre to wing), Alan Thompson (centre to bench), Les Boyd (second row to bench), Craig Young (bench to front row), Geoff Gerard (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Mick Cronin was replaced in the 55th min by Alan Thompson.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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