Game 1
Australia 3 lost to England (GB) 22
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6741 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 23rd June, 1924 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 50,005 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 4 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Cecil AYNSLEY | T | 2 | Jonty PARKIN | |||||
| Jack PRICE | ||||||||
| Sid RIX | ||||||||
| G | 5 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||||
| Norm POTTER | OFF | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Eric FRAUENFELDER | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim SULLIVAN | ||||
| Cec BLINKHORN [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Sid RIX | ||||
| Harold HORDER [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Tommy HOWLEY | ||||
| Tom GORMAN | 4 | C | 4 | Charlie CARR | ||||
| Cecil AYNSLEY [Wests] |
5 | W | 5 | Johnny RING | ||||
| Alf BLAIR [South Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Danny HURCOMBE | ||||
| Jim CRAIG (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Jonty PARKIN (c) | ||||
| Norm POTTER | 8 | FR | 8 | Billy CUNLIFFE | ||||
| Horace WATT [Balmain] |
9 | HK | 9 | Jack BENNETT | ||||
| Arthur OXFORD [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 10 | William BURGESS | ||||
| Alf O'CONNOR [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Jack PRICE | ||||
| Jim BENNETT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Joe DARWELL | ||||
| Reg LATTA [Balmain] |
13 | L | 13 | Frank GALLAGHER | ||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1921/22 - Game 36 vs. St Helens Recs
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1924 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1924 - Game 10 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1924 - Game 12 vs. Orange
- Out:
- Frank Evans (wing), Walter Mooney (halfback), Harold Bowman (front row), Bob Sloman (second row)
- In:
- Johnny Ring (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Billy Cunliffe (front row), Frank Gallagher (lock)
- Changes:
- Jack Price (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Referee McMahon had to be escorted from the field by Police due to the crowd being incensed by his rulings and a fight broke out with the referee and a touch judge as they made their way through the members stand.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner

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