Ashes Series 1928 Series

Game 1

Australia 12 lost to England (GB) 15

Ashes Series 1928

Australia
12
15
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6744
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 23rd June, 1928
Referee Cecil Broadfoot
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 39,300
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 13
Australia Scoresheet England (GB)
Vic ARMBRUSTER T Alf ELLABY
Cecil AYNSLEY   Les FAIRCLOUGH
      Bill HORTON
 
Cecil AYNSLEY G 3 Jim SULLIVAN
Jim CRAIG      
Eric FREESTONE      
Australia Teams England (GB)
Jim CRAIG 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN (c)
Cecil AYNSLEY 2 W 2 Tom ASKIN
Tom GORMAN (c) 3 C 3 Joe OLIVER
Nelson HARDY
[Eastern Suburbs]
4 C 4 Jim BROUGH
Eric FREESTONE 5 W 5 Alf ELLABY
 
Fred LAWS 6 FE 6 Les FAIRCLOUGH
Arthur EDWARDS 7 HB 7 Billo REES
 
Herb STEINOHRT 8 FR 8 William BURGESS
Arthur JUSTICE
[St George]
9 HK 9 Nat BENTHAM
Dan DEMPSEY 10 FR 10 Harold BOWMAN
Charlie YORK 11 2R 11 Bob SLOMAN
George TREWEEK
[Souths]
12 2R 12 Bill HORTON
Vic ARMBRUSTER 13 L 13 Alec FILDES
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1924 - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1928 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
Out:
Eric Frauenfelder (fullback), Bill Paten (wing), John Hunt (five-eighth), Duncan Thompson (halfback), Norm Potter (front row), Horace Watt (hooker), Jim Bennett (front row), Alf O'Connor (second row), Reg Latta (lock), Arthur Oxford (bench)
In:
Nelson Hardy (centre), Eric Freestone (wing), Fred Laws (five-eighth), Arthur Edwards (halfback), Herb Steinohrt (front row), Arthur Justice (hooker), Dan Dempsey (front row), Charlie York (second row), George Treweek (second row)
Changes:
Jim Craig (centre to fullback), Vic Armbruster (second row to lock)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1928 - Game 7 vs. Ipswich
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1928 - Game 9 vs. Central QLD
Out:
Alf Frodsham (wing), Emlyn Gwynne (centre), Bryn Evans (halfback), Frank Bowen (front row), Ben Halfpenny (lock)
In:
Joe Oliver (centre), Alf Ellaby (wing), Les Fairclough (five-eighth), Harold Bowman (front row), Alec Fildes (lock)
Changes:
Billo Rees (five-eighth to halfback)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson