Game 7
Auckland 10 lost to Australia 50
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23340 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 9th July, 1985 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Dennis Hale | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 20 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 9 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Mark BOURNEVILLE | T | 3 | Chris CLOSE | |||||
| Dennis STEWART | 2 | Noel CLEAL | ||||||
| Des HASLER | ||||||||
| Garry JACK | ||||||||
| Michael O'CONNOR | ||||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | G | 9/11 | Michael O'CONNOR | |||||
| James GOULDING | BIN | Peter TUNKS | ||||||
| Frank TINITELIA | ||||||||
| Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry JACK [Balmain] |
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| Mark BOURNEVILLE | 2 | W | 2 | Des HASLER [Manly] |
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| Darrell WILLIAMS | 3 | C | 3 | Chris CLOSE [Manly] |
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| Ron O'REGAN | 4 | C | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR [St George] |
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| Mark ELIA [Southend Invicta] |
5 | W | 5 | John RIBOT | ||||
| Kelly SHELFORD | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve ELLA [Parramatta] |
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| Sam PANAPA [Sheffield] |
7 | HB | 7 | Mark MURRAY | ||||
| Ricky COWAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Peter TUNKS [Canterbury] |
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| Tracey McGREGOR | 9 | HK | 9 | Greg CONESCU | ||||
| Frank TINITELIA | 10 | FR | 10 | Greg DOWLING | ||||
| James GOULDING | 11 | 2R | 11 | Wally FULLERTON-SMITH [Leeds] |
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| Dennis STEWART | 12 | 2R | 12 | Noel CLEAL [Manly] |
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| Ian BELL | 13 | L | 13 | Wayne PEARCE (c) [Balmain] |
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| Bob BAILEY | HC | Terry FEARNLEY | ||||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- National Panasonic Cup 1985 - Game 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Paddy Tuimavave (centre), Joe Ropati (centre), Steve Kemble (wing), Shane Cooper (five-eighth), Clayton Friend (halfback), Craig Coyle (front row), Lindsay Hooker (hooker), Mick Curran (front row), Steve Howells (second row), John Ackland (second row), Owen Wright (lock), Lefa Tongahai (bench), Alan Sinclair (bench), Cedric Lovett (bench)
- In:
- Nick Wright (fullback), Ron O'Regan (centre), Mark Elia (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth), Sam Panapa (halfback), Ricky Cowan (front row), Tracey McGregor (hooker), Frank Tinitelia (front row), James Goulding (second row), Dennis Stewart (second row)
- Changes:
- Darrell Williams (fullback to centre), Ian Bell (bench to lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1985 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1986 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Mal Meninga (centre), John Ferguson (wing), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Ben Elias (hooker), Steve Roach (front row), Paul Vautin (second row), Peter Wynn (second row)
- In:
- Michael O'Connor (centre), Mark Murray (halfback), Greg Conescu (hooker), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Noel Cleal (second row)
- Changes:
- Steve Ella (centre to five-eighth), Des Hasler (halfback to wing), Chris Close (bench to centre), Greg Dowling (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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