Game 1
New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 12
| New Zealand vs Australia 1937 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6782 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th August, 1937 | |||||||
| Referee | Maurice Wetherill | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Noel BICKERTON | T | 2 | Charlie HAZELTON | |||||
| Cec DAVISON | Doug McLEAN | |||||||
| Ray STEHR | ||||||||
| Cec DAVISON | G | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Puti WATENE (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] |
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| Cec DAVISON | 2 | W | 2 | Doug McLEAN | ||||
| Brian RILEY | 3 | C | 3 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Rangi CHASE | 4 | C | 4 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Wally TITTLETON | 5 | W | 5 | Charlie HAZELTON | ||||
| Noel BICKERTON | 6 | FE | 6 | Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Frank HALLORAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Percy WILLIAMS [South Sydney] |
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| Angus GAULT | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim GIBBS | ||||
| Bill GLYNN | 9 | HK | 9 | Fred NOLAN [North Sydney] |
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| Joe COOTES | 10 | FR | 10 | Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Harold TETLEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Joe PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jack BRODERICK | 12 | 2R | 12 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] |
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| Jack McLEOD | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs England 1936 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1937 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Claude Dempsey (fullback), Lou Brown (wing), George Tittleton (centre), Thomas Trevarthen (centre), Ted Mincham (wing), Arthur Kay (five-eighth), Roy Powell (halfback), William McNeight (front row), Jim Calder (front row), Francis Pickrang (second row)
- In:
- Cec Davison (wing), Brian Riley (centre), Rangi Chase (centre), Wally Tittleton (wing), Noel Bickerton (five-eighth), Frank Halloran (halfback), Angus Gault (front row), Harold Tetley (second row), Jack Broderick (second row), Jack McLeod (lock)
- Changes:
- Joe Cootes (second row to front row), Puti Watene (lock to fullback)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1936 - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 1 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Alan Ridley (wing), Dave Brown (centre), Arch Crippin (wing), Vic Hey (five-eighth), Fred Gilbert (halfback), Peter Madsen (hooker), Frank Curran (front row), Les Heidke (second row)
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Doug McLean (wing), Ross McKinnon (centre), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Percy Williams (halfback), Jim Gibbs (front row), Fred Nolan (hooker), Eric Lewis (second row)
- Changes:
- Jack Beaton (fullback to centre), Ernie Norman (centre to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin