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Lions Tour 1924 Series

Game 1

Victoria 13 lost to England (GB) 45

Lions Tour 1924

Victoria		 13
–
45
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30807
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th May, 1924
Venue Fitzroy Ground (Melbourne)
Crowd 15,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 20
Victoria Scoresheet England (GB)
Harry CAPLES T 2 Harold BOWMAN
H McRAE   2 Jonty PARKIN
Phil STOTT   2 Johnny RING
      2 Sid RIX
      Frank GALLAGHER
      Ben GRONOW
      Danny HURCOMBE
 
Phil STOTT 2 G 6 Jim SULLIVAN
Victoria Teams England (GB)
J MARTIN 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN
Phil STOTT 2 W 2 Johnny RING
Ken SCOTT 3 C 3 Tommy HOWLEY
R LANE 4 C 4 Jim BACON
V GALE 5 W 5 Sid RIX
 
Harry CAPLES (c) 6 FE 6 Danny HURCOMBE
Reuben DODDS 7 HB 7 Jonty PARKIN (c)
 
H BROOKES 8 FR 8 Billy CUNLIFFE
Leo HOLCROFT 9 HK 9 Ben GRONOW
A BLADEN 10 FR 10 Harold BOWMAN
H McRAE 11 2R 11 Joe THOMPSON
S SHARROCKS 12 2R 12 Bob SLOMAN
Harry YOFFA 13 L 13 Frank GALLAGHER
 
Harry CAPLES   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Victoria

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. University
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
William Rae (fullback), Bill Darby (wing), Clarrie McNeilage (centre), ? Peek (five-eighth), Geoffrey Gaydon (halfback), ? Shanahan (front row), Ken Fraser (front row), ? Thompson (second row), Nazareth Karagheusian (lock), ? Christopher (bench)
In:
J Martin (fullback), R Lane (centre), V Gale (wing), Harry Caples (five-eighth), Reuben Dodds (halfback), Leo Holcroft (hooker), A Bladen (front row), H McRae (second row), S Sharrocks (second row)
Changes:
Harry Yoffa (hooker to lock), H Brookes (second row to front row)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1921/22 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 2 vs. Cootamundra
Out:
Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Harold Wagstaff (centre), Jim Owen (wing), Johnny Greenall (five-eighth), Johnny Rogers (halfback), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Joe Cartwright (hooker), Herman Hilton (second row), Bob Taylor (second row)
In:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Johnny Ring (wing), Tommy Howley (centre), Sid Rix (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Ben Gronow (hooker), Harold Bowman (front row), Joe Thompson (second row), Bob Sloman (second row)
Changes:
Danny Hurcombe (wing to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann