Australia vs New Zealand 1985 Series

Game 1

Australia 26 def. New Zealand 20

Australia vs New Zealand 1985

Australia
26
20
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6824
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 18th June, 1985
Referee Julien Rascagneres
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 22,000
Official Player of the Match Olsen Filipaina
Match Stats
Halftime Score 14 14
Scrums 6 3
Penalties 8 7
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
John RIBOT 2 T Dean BELL
Noel CLEAL   Olsen FILIPAINA
Chris CLOSE   Hugh McGAHAN
Steve ROACH      
 
Mal MENINGA 2/6 G 4/4 Olsen FILIPAINA
John RIBOT 1/1      
 
Greg CONESCU BIN5 Howie TAMATI
 
Greg DOWLING BIN Kevin TAMATI
Australia Teams New Zealand
Garry JACK
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 Gary KEMBLE
[Hull FC]
John RIBOT 2 W 2 Dean BELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
Chris CLOSE
[Manly]
3 C 3 Gary PROHM
[Hull KR]
Mal MENINGA
[St Helens]
4 C 4 James LEULUAI
[Manly/Hull FC]
John FERGUSON
[Eastern Suburbs/Wigan]
5 W 5 Dane O'HARA
[Hull FC]
 
Wally LEWIS (c) 6 FE 6 Olsen FILIPAINA
[Eastern Suburbs]
Mark MURRAY 7 HB 7 Clayton FRIEND
 
Greg DOWLING 8 FR 8 Kevin TAMATI
[Widnes]
Greg CONESCU 9 HK 9 Howie TAMATI
Steve ROACH
[Balmain]
10 FR 10 Owen WRIGHT
Noel CLEAL
[Manly]
11 2R 11 Kurt SORENSEN
[Cronulla/Widnes]
Peter WYNN
[Parramatta]
12 2R 12 Mark GRAHAM (c)
[North Sydney]
Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
13 L 13 Hugh McGAHAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Peter TUNKS
[Canterbury]
15 B 15 Ricky COWAN
    B 14 Mark ELIA
[Southend Invicta]
 
Terry FEARNLEY   HC   Graham LOWE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1984 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1985 - Game 2 vs. South Island
Out:
Eric Grothe (wing), Gene Miles (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Bryan Niebling (front row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Ray Price (lock), Brett Kenny (bench), Dave Brown (bench)
In:
John Ribot (wing), Chris Close (centre), John Ferguson (wing), Mark Murray (halfback), Steve Roach (front row), Noel Cleal (second row), Peter Wynn (second row), Peter Tunks (bench)
Changes:
Wayne Pearce (second row to lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1984 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1985 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Shane Varley (halfback), Dane Sorensen (front row)
In:
Gary Prohm (centre), Mark Graham (second row), Mark Elia (bench)
Changes:
Owen Wright (second row to front row), Clayton Friend (bench to halfback)

Match Notes

Kevin Tamati and Greg Dowling were both suspended for 8 days for fighting over the sideline after both were sent to the sin bin.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash