Game 3
Australia 21 def. England (GB) 14
| Ashes Series 1928 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6746 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st July, 1928 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Lal Deane | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,380 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 7 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Benny WEARING | 2 | T | 2 | Les FAIRCLOUGH | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE | ||||||||
| Jim CRAIG | 3 | G | 4 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| Benny WEARING | 3 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
| Tom GORMAN (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Tom ASKIN | ||||
| Jim CRAIG | 4 | C | 4 | Joe OLIVER | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE | 5 | W | 5 | Emlyn GWYNNE | ||||
| Eric WEISSEL | 6 | FE | 6 | Les FAIRCLOUGH | ||||
| Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Billo REES | ||||
| Herb STEINOHRT | 8 | FR | 8 | Harold BOWMAN | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Nat BENTHAM | ||||
| Dan DEMPSEY | 10 | FR | 10 | William BURGESS | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Bob SLOMAN | ||||
| Jack KINGSTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alec FILDES | ||||
| Vic ARMBRUSTER | 13 | L | 13 | Bill HORTON | ||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1928 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 1 vs. Rochdale
- Out:
- Hugh Byrne (wing), Pat Maher (wing), Charlie York (second row)
- In:
- Benny Wearing (wing), Cliff Pearce (wing), Jack Kingston (second row)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 15 vs. Western NSW
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 17 vs. South Auckland
- Out:
- Walter Gowers (fullback), Jim Brough (centre), Mel Rosser (centre), Alf Frodsham (wing), Bryn Evans (halfback), Billy Williams (front row), Oliver Dolan (hooker), Joe Thompson (second row), Ben Halfpenny (second row), Harold Young (lock)
- In:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Ellaby (wing), Tom Askin (centre), Joe Oliver (centre), Billo Rees (halfback), Nat Bentham (hooker), William Burgess (front row), Bob Sloman (second row), Alec Fildes (second row), Bill Horton (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash