Game 4
Widnes 13 lost to Australia 37
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22972 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 19th September, 1929 | |||||||
| Venue | Lowerhouse (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,400 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 23 | |||||
| Widnes | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Tom McCARTHY | T | 3 | Harry FINCH | |||||
| George STEVENS | 3 | Alan RIDLEY | ||||||
| Peter TOPPING | 2 | Pat MAHER | ||||||
| Vic ARMBRUSTER | ||||||||
| Jimmy HOEY | 2 | G | 5 | Harry FINCH | ||||
| Widnes | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Bob FRASER | 1 | FB | 1 | Jack UPTON | ||||
| Jack DENNETT | 2 | W | 2 | Alan RIDLEY | ||||
| Peter TOPPING | 3 | C | 3 | Fred LAWS | ||||
| George PHILLIPS | 4 | C | 4 | Pat MAHER [South Sydney] |
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| Harry OWEN | 5 | W | 5 | Harry FINCH [South Sydney] |
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| Paddy DOUGLAS | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack HOLMES [Newtown] |
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| Tom McCARTHY | 7 | HB | 7 | Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Fred KELSALL | 8 | FR | 8 | Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] |
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| George STEVENS | 9 | HK | 9 | Arthur HENDERSON | ||||
| Gert VAN ROOYEN | 10 | FR | 10 | Peter MADSEN | ||||
| Nat SILCOCK | 11 | 2R | 11 | George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
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| Jimmy HOEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Vic ARMBRUSTER | ||||
| Harry MILLINGTON | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG | ||||
| HC | Arthur HENNESSY | |||||||
Team Info
Widnes
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 2 vs. St Helens
- Next Game:
- Match Day 4 vs. Oldham
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 3 vs. Batley
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 5 vs. Broughton Rangers
- Out:
- Frank McMillan (fullback), Cec Fifield (centre), Bill Shankland (wing), Harry Kadwell (five-eighth), Eric Weissel (halfback), Bill Brogan (front row), George Bishop (hooker), Herb Steinohrt (second row), Jack Kingston (second row), Dan Dempsey (lock)
- In:
- Jack Upton (fullback), Pat Maher (centre), Harry Finch (wing), Jack Holmes (five-eighth), Joe Busch (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), Arthur Henderson (hooker), George Treweek (second row), Vic Armbruster (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
Match Notes
Van Rooyan was sent off 10 mins from the end for striking.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin

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