New Zealand vs Australia 1937 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 12

New Zealand vs Australia 1937

New Zealand
8
12
Australia
Match Info
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]
Cec DAVISON 2 W 2 Doug McLEAN
Brian RILEY 3 C 3 Jack BEATON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Rangi CHASE 4 C 4 Ross McKINNON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Wally TITTLETON 5 W 5 Charlie HAZELTON
 
Noel BICKERTON 6 FE 6 Ernie NORMAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
Frank HALLORAN 7 HB 7 Percy WILLIAMS
[Souths]
 
Angus GAULT 8 FR 8 Jim GIBBS
Bill GLYNN 9 HK 9 Fred NOLAN
[North Sydney]
Joe COOTES 10 FR 10 Ray STEHR
[Eastern Suburbs]
Harold TETLEY 11 2R 11 Joe PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
Jack BRODERICK 12 2R 12 Eric LEWIS
[Souths]
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)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin