Game 3
New South Wales Firsts 9 lost to England (GB) 22
| Lions Tour 1928 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30591 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 4th June, 1928 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 40,106 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Bob LINDFIELD | T | 2 | Alf ELLABY | |||||
| Bill HORTON | ||||||||
| Jonty PARKIN | ||||||||
| Benny WEARING | 3 | G | 5 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Harry KADWELL [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
| Cliff PEARCE | 3 | C | 3 | Mel ROSSER | ||||
| Nelson HARDY (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Jack EVANS | ||||
| Hugh BYRNE [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Alf FRODSHAM | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Billo REES | ||||
| Jack DEMPSEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Jonty PARKIN (c) | ||||
| Colin YORK | 8 | FR | 8 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
| Bob LINDFIELD [Western Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Nat BENTHAM | ||||
| Harry CAVANOUGH [South Sydney] |
10 | FR | 10 | Billy WILLIAMS | ||||
| Eddie ROOT [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Bill HORTON | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Alec FILDES | ||||
| Norman QUINN | 13 | L | 13 | Ben HALFPENNY | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 4 vs. England (GB)
- Out:
- Pat Maher (centre), Viv Freestone (wing), Joe Busch (halfback), Arthur Justice (hooker), Max Bailey (second row), Jack Kingston (lock)
- In:
- Cliff Pearce (centre), Hugh Byrne (wing), Jack Dempsey (halfback), Bob Lindfield (hooker), Eddie Root (second row), Norman Quinn (lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Walter Gowers (fullback), Emlyn Gwynne (wing), Bryn Evans (halfback), Oliver Dolan (front row), Harold Bowman (front row)
- In:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Frodsham (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Nat Bentham (hooker), Alec Fildes (second row)
- Changes:
- Billy Williams (hooker to front row), Joe Thompson (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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