Game 1
Australia 8 def. Northern Union 4
Ashes Series 1920 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6735 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 26th June, 1920 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Laurie Kearney | |||||||
Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
Crowd | 32,000 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 3 | – | 4 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | Northern Union | ||||||
Frank BURGE | T | |||||||
Charles FRASER | ||||||||
Harold HORDER | G | 2 | Ben GRONOW | |||||
Australia | Teams | Northern Union | ||||||
Harry FEWIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Gwyn THOMAS | ||||
Dick VEST [Western Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Billy STONE | ||||
Viv FARNSWORTH [Western Suburbs] |
3 | C | 3 | Danny HURCOMBE | ||||
Neville BROADFOOT | 4 | C | 4 | Harold WAGSTAFF (c) | ||||
Harold HORDER [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Jim BACON | ||||
Charles FRASER [Balmain] |
6 | FE | 6 | Johnny ROGERS | ||||
Albert JOHNSTON (c) [Newtown] |
7 | HB | 7 | Jonty PARKIN | ||||
Norm POTTER | 8 | FR | 8 | Arthur JOHNSON | ||||
Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Alf MILNES | ||||
Bill SCHULTZ [Balmain] |
10 | FR | 10 | Ben GRONOW | ||||
Bill RICHARDS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Frank GALLAGHER | ||||
Frank BURGE [Glebe] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Herman HILTON | ||||
Bert GRAY [Glebe] |
13 | L | 13 | Doug CLARK | ||||
Alex BURDON | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1919 - Game 9 vs. Wellington
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1920 - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Out:
- Tom Sweeney (fullback), Jack Robinson (centre), Les Cubitt (wing), Ray Norman (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Clarrie Prentice (hooker), Felix Ryan (front row), John Kerwick (second row), Jack Watkins (lock)
- In:
- Harry Fewin (fullback), Viv Farnsworth (centre), Neville Broadfoot (centre), Charles Fraser (five-eighth), Albert Johnston (halfback), Norm Potter (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bill Richards (second row), Bert Gray (lock)
- Changes:
- Dick Vest (centre to wing)
Northern Union
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1920 - Game 8 vs. Ipswich
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1920 - Game 10 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- Alf Wood (fullback), Cyril Stacey (wing), Joe Doyle (centre), Squire Stockwell (wing), Ernest Jones (five-eighth), Bobby Lloyd (halfback), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Joe Bowers (front row), William Reid (second row), Billy Cunliffe (second row), Joe Cartwright (lock)
- In:
- Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Billy Stone (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Harold Wagstaff (centre), Johnny Rogers (five-eighth), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Arthur Johnson (front row), Alf Milnes (hooker), Frank Gallagher (second row), Herman Hilton (second row), Doug Clark (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Bacon (centre to wing), Ben Gronow (hooker to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash