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Kangaroos Tour 1937 Series

Game 24

Leeds 21 def. Australia 8

Kangaroos Tour 1937/38

Leeds		 21
–
8
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23056
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 1st December, 1937
Kick Off 2:30pm (local time)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 5,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 – 6
Leeds Scoresheet Australia
Eric HARRIS 2 T Herb NARVO
Stan BROGDEN   Harry ROBISON
Dai JENKINS      
Stanley SMITH      
 
Cliff EVANS 3 G Fred GILBERT
 
    OFF Jim GIBBS
Leeds Teams Australia
Charlie EATON 1 FB 1 Laurie WARD
[North Sydney]
Eric HARRIS 2 W 2 Harry ROBISON
Cliff EVANS 3 C 3 Ross McKINNON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Stan BROGDEN 4 C 4 Jack REARDON
Stanley SMITH 5 W 5 Charlie HAZELTON
 
Vic HEY 6 FE 6 Ernie NORMAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
Dai JENKINS 7 HB 7 Fred GILBERT
 
Harry WOODS 8 FR 8 Ray STEHR
[Eastern Suburbs]
Con MURPHY 9 HK 9 Harry PIERCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
Dai PROSSER 10 FR 10 Les HEIDKE
Ken JUBB 11 2R 11 Herb NARVO
[Newtown]
Ted TATTERSFIELD 12 2R 12 Jim GIBBS
Alf WATSON 13 L 13 Andy NORVAL
[Eastern Suburbs]
   
 

Team Info

Leeds

Previous Game:
Match Day 13 vs. York
Next Game:
Match Day 14 vs. Batley

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 23 vs. Warrington
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1937/38 - Game 25 vs. St Helens XIII
Out:
Jack Beaton (centre), Len Dawson (wing), Frank Curran (front row), Gordon McLennan (second row), Wally Prigg (lock)
In:
Charlie Hazelton (wing), Ernie Norman (five-eighth), Ray Stehr (front row), Les Heidke (front row), Andy Norval (lock)
Changes:
Jack Reardon (five-eighth to centre), Jim Gibbs (front row to second row)

Match Notes

Played to thick fog especially the 2nd half players were almost impossible to see. Gibbs was sent off for kicking 10 mins from the end but this had to be confirmed after that game as no one on the sideline was sure.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin