Game 8
Brisbane Firsts 4 lost to Great Britain 34
| 1954 Lions Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36415 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 14th June, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Hempenstall | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,070 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 24 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 23 | – | 13 | |||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| T | 3 | Terry O'GRADY | ||||||
| 2 | Gerry HELME | |||||||
| Billy BOSTON | ||||||||
| Brian BRIGGS | ||||||||
| Lewis JONES | ||||||||
| Norm POPE | 2 | G | 5 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Norm POPE | 1 | FB | 1 | Ted CAHILL | ||||
| Wally McDONALD | 2 | W | 2 | Billy BOSTON | ||||
| Noel HURLEY | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 4 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Garry BARNETT | 5 | W | 5 | Terry O'GRADY | ||||
| Keith BROWN | 6 | FE | 6 | Dickie WILLIAMS (c) | ||||
| K BOOTH | 7 | HB | 7 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Don DAVEY | 8 | FR | 8 | John HENDERSON | ||||
| John FLYNN | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Duncan HALL (c) | 10 | FR | 10 | Jim BOWDEN | ||||
| N McFADDEN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian BRIGGS | ||||
| Stan HASSUM | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie PAWSEY | ||||
| Jack JONES | 13 | L | 13 | Dave VALENTINE | ||||
Team Info
Brisbane Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Bulimba Cup - Game 3 vs. Toowoomba
- Next Game:
- 1954 Bulimba Cup - Game 4 vs. Ipswich
- Out:
- J Gallagher (five-eighth), Jack Veivers (front row), Leo Johnson (hooker), Joe Baker (second row), D Semple (second row), Bill Pearce (lock)
- In:
- Keith Brown (five-eighth), Don Davey (front row), John Flynn (hooker), N McFadden (second row), Stan Hassum (second row), Jack Jones (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 9 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Frank Castle (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Tom McKinney (hooker), Alan Prescott (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
- In:
- Ted Cahill (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Terry O'Grady (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), John Henderson (front row), Tommy Harris (hooker), Jim Bowden (front row), Brian Briggs (second row), Charlie Pawsey (second row)
- Changes:
- Lewis Jones (wing to centre), Dave Valentine (second row to lock)
Match Notes
The SMH reported Brisbane won 23 scrums.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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