Game 6
Halifax 7 lost to Australia 39
| Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23114 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th September, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | L Dalby | |||||||
| Venue | Thrum (Halifax) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,773 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 10 | |||||
| Halifax | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Terry COOK | T | Brian CARLSON | ||||||
| Arthur COLLINSON | ||||||||
| Col DONOHOE | ||||||||
| Rees DUNCAN | ||||||||
| Noel HAZZARD | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Tom TYRRELL | ||||||||
| Des CLARKSON | 2 | G | 9 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Halifax | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Harold PALIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] |
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| Dennis BRADLEY | 2 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Tommy LYNCH | 3 | C | 8 | Rees DUNCAN | ||||
| Martin CREENEY | 4 | C | 7 | Noel HAZZARD | ||||
| Terry COOK | 5 | W | 4 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Ken DEAN | 6 | FE | 28 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| Stan KIELTY | 7 | HB | 14 | Col DONOHOE [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jack WILKINSON | 8 | FR | 21 | Duncan HALL | ||||
| John HANLEY | 9 | HK | 26 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| Bryn HOPKINS | 10 | FR | 22 | Jack ROONEY | ||||
| Les WHITE | 11 | 2R | 17 | Tom TYRRELL [Balmain] |
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| Les PEARCE | 12 | 2R | 20 | Arthur COLLINSON [Western Suburbs] |
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| Des CLARKSON | 13 | L | 15 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
Team Info
Halifax
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 3 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- Yorkshire Cup 1952/53 - Round 2 vs. Doncaster
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 5 vs. Oldham
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 - Game 7 vs. Wigan
- Out:
- Denis Flannery (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Col Geelan (five-eighth), Ken McCaffery (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Charlie Gill (hooker), Ferris Ashton (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
- In:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Rees Duncan (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Jack Rooney (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Arthur Collinson (second row)
- Changes:
- Harold Crocker (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Kearney was sent off 11 mins into the 2nd half for punching Halifax hooker Hanley and was later suspended for 1 game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin

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