Game 6
Newcastle Firsts (UK) 0 lost to Australia 37
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23040 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th September, 1937 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Venue | Brough Park (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 11 | |||||
| Newcastle (UK) | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 4 | Len DAWSON | ||||||
| 3 | Bert WILLIAMS | |||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Roy THOMPSON | ||||||||
| G | 4 | Ross McKINNON | ||||||
| Roy THOMPSON | ||||||||
| Newcastle (UK) | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| ? MADDOCK | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] |
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| ? LUCKEY | 2 | W | 2 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Norman FOSTER | 3 | C | 3 | Bert WILLIAMS | ||||
| ? BRYDEN | 4 | C | 4 | Ross McKINNON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Fred TETLOW | 5 | W | 5 | Charlie HAZELTON | ||||
| Bob BEATTIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| ? PHILLIPS | 7 | HB | 7 | Roy THOMPSON [North Sydney] |
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| ? WALTON | 8 | FR | 8 | Ray STEHR [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| ? SUDDES | 9 | HK | 9 | Percy FAIRALL [St George] |
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| ? McAVOY | 10 | FR | 10 | Frank CURRAN [South Sydney] |
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| ? TAYLOR | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] |
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| Harold ELLERINGTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Edward COLLINS | ||||
| ? SANKEY | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (UK)
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 5 vs. York
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 7 vs. Lancashire
- Out:
- Gordon Whittle (fullback), Jack Beaton (centre), Harry Robison (wing), Jack Reardon (five-eighth), Fred Gilbert (halfback), Frank Griffiths (front row), Harry Pierce (front row), Gordon McLennan (second row), Andy Norval (lock)
- In:
- Laurie Ward (fullback), Ross McKinnon (centre), Charlie Hazelton (wing), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Roy Thompson (halfback), Ray Stehr (front row), Frank Curran (front row), Eric Lewis (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
Match Notes
Sankey played under the name of Newman as he was on trial with the club while still playing for another.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin

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