Game 7
Auckland 4 lost to Australia 26
| Kangaroos Tour 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23147 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | George Kelly | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,556 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 9 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 4 | Noel PIDDING | ||||||
| Roy BULL | ||||||||
| Bernie DREW | ||||||||
| Des McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | 2 | G | Keith HOLMAN | |||||
| Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Des WHITE (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| D CHAPP | 2 | W | 2 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Tommy BAXTER | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Cyril EASTLAKE | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Vern BAKALICH | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| Des BARCHARD | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| Joe WRIGHT | 8 | FR | 8 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| J MEATES | 10 | FR | 10 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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| Henry MAXWELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Albert PAUL | ||||
| Douglas RICHARDS-JOLLEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| B SINGE | 13 | L | 13 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 - Game 23 vs. France
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 19 vs. USA
- Out:
- Jim Edwards (wing), Bevin Hough (wing), Bruce Robertson (five-eighth), Cliff Johnson (front row), Ray Cranch (front row), Sandy Hurndell (second row), Allan Wiles (lock)
- In:
- D Chapp (wing), Vern Bakalich (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), Joe Wright (front row), J Meates (front row), Henry Maxwell (second row), B Singe (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 6 vs. South Auckland
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 8 vs. Northland
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Allan Hornery (hooker), Ferris Ashton (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Ken Kearney (hooker), Bernie Drew (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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