Game 2
New Zealand 18 def. Australia 14
| New Zealand vs Australia 1969 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6811 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th June, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,848 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 8 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Bill NOONAN | T | Ron COOTE | ||||||
| Phil ORCHARD | Bob McCARTHY | |||||||
| Don LADNER | 5/9 | G | 4/5 | Les JOHNS | ||||
| Don LADNER | FG | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Don LADNER | 1 | FB | 1 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
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| Phil ORCHARD | 2 | W | 5 | Bob HONAN [South Sydney] |
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| Maurice BRERETON | 3 | C | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| Brian CLARK | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD [Manly] |
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| Roy CHRISTIAN | 5 | W | 14 | John COOTES | ||||
| Gary WOOLLARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] |
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| Graeme COOKSLEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD [Manly] |
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| Oscar DANIELSON | 8 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG [St George] |
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| Colin O'NEIL (c) | 9 | HK | 12 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| Doug GAILEY | 10 | FR | 11 | John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Bill DEACON | 11 | 2R | 19 | Col WEISS | ||||
| Bill NOONAN | 12 | 2R | 9 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| Anthony KRILETICH | 13 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
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| Lory BLANCHARD | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1969 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Dennis Key (wing), John Wilson (centre), Sam Rolleston (centre), Trevor Patrick (five-eighth), John Hibbs (second row), Rodney Walker (lock), Ray Sinel (bench)
- In:
- Phil Orchard (wing), Roy Christian (wing), Gary Woollard (five-eighth), Doug Gailey (front row), Bill Deacon (second row)
- Changes:
- Maurice Brereton (wing to centre), Bill Noonan (front row to second row), Anthony Kriletich (second row to lock), Brian Clark (bench to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 4 vs. Wellington
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 6 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Jeff Denman (wing), Michael Cleary (wing), Graham Lye (five-eighth), Dennis Manteit (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Ron Costello (second row), Ian Robson (second row)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (centre), John McDonald (centre), John Cootes (wing), Dennis Ward (halfback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), John Sattler (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row)
- Changes:
- Ron Coote (centre to lock), Bob Honan (centre to wing), Denis Pittard (halfback to five-eighth), Col Weiss (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Max Turner

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