Game 17
Leeds 4 lost to Australia 7
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23259 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th November, 1967 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,522 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 7 | |||||
| Leeds | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Ron LYNCH | |||||||
| Robin DEWHURST | G | 2 | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Barry SEABOURNE | FG | |||||||
| OFF | Billy SMITH | |||||||
| Leeds | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Robin DEWHURST | 1 | FB | 2 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
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| John LANGLEY | 2 | W | 3 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| Syd HYNES | 3 | C | 8 | John McDONALD | ||||
| Dick GEMMELL (c) | 4 | C | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| John ATKINSON | 5 | W | 4 | Johnny KING [St George] |
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| Mick SHOEBOTTOM | 6 | FE | 12 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Barry SEABOURNE | 7 | HB | 13 | Billy SMITH [St George] |
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| Phil SUNDERLAND | 8 | FR | 23 | Dennis MANTEIT | ||||
| Tony CROSBY | 9 | HK | 25 | Noel GALLAGHER | ||||
| Albert EYRE | 10 | FR | 21 | Peter GALLAGHER | ||||
| Peter FOZZARD | 11 | 2R | 19 | Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] |
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| Ken EYRE | 12 | 2R | 17 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] |
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| David HICK | 13 | L | 15 | John RAPER (c) [St George] |
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| Ray BATTEN | 14 | B | 9 | Ron SADDLER [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| B | 18 | Allan THOMSON | ||||||
| HC | Reg GASNIER | |||||||
Team Info
Leeds
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 14 vs. Bramley
- Next Game:
- BBC Floodlit Trophy 1967/68 - Round 2 vs. Castleford
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1967/68 - Game 16 vs. Swinton
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1967/68 - Game 18 vs. Halifax
- Out:
- Les Hanigan (wing), Johnny Greaves (centre), Brian Moore (wing), Kevin Junee (halfback), Noel Kelly (hooker), John Sattler (front row), Kevin Goldspink (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Ken Irvine (wing), John McDonald (centre), Johnny King (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), Peter Gallagher (front row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Ron Lynch (second row), John Raper (lock), Allan Thomson (bench)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback to centre), Ron Saddler (centre to bench), Noel Gallagher (front row to hooker), Dennis Manteit (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Smith was sent off after 23 mins for a head high tackle on Dick Gemmell .Raper moving to 5/8 and Branson to half.
For Leeds Batton replaced Albert Eyre.
At halftime Australia replaced Johns who had a bruised hip with Saddler & Gallagher who had a chipped bone with Thomson, Langlands moved to fullback with Saddler in the centre.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
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