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Kangaroos Tour 1953 Series

Game 8

Northland 7 lost to Australia 98

Kangaroos Tour 1953
Game 8

Northland		 7
–
98
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23148
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 15th July, 1953
Referee C Swensson
Venue Okara Park (Whangarei)
Crowd 1,330
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 53
Northland Scoresheet Australia
J SOWTER T 9 Brian CARLSON
      4 Bernie DREW
      3 Des McGOVERN
      2 Bob BANKS
      Ferris ASHTON
      Brian DAVIES
      Keith HOLMAN
      Ken McCAFFERY
      Noel PIDDING
      Alex WATSON
 
M TAYLOR 2 G 6 Noel PIDDING
      2 Brian CARLSON
      Ferris ASHTON
      Bob BANKS
      Bernie DREW
      Keith HOLMAN
      Allan HORNERY
Northland Teams Australia
M TAYLOR 1 FB 1 Noel PIDDING
[St George]
D BROWN 2 W 2 Brian CARLSON
R GOODHUE 3 C 3 Ken McCAFFERY (c)
C DAVENPORT 4 C 4 Alex WATSON
G CARTER 5 W 5 Des McGOVERN
 
J SOWTER 6 FE 6 Bob BANKS
N ROSS 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
G FREER 8 FR 8 Ferris ASHTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
A DOIDGE 9 HK 9 Allan HORNERY
T WEDGE 10 FR 10 Brian DAVIES
C LANGRIDGE 11 2R 11 Albert PAUL
A LATIMER 12 2R 12 Bernie DREW
W CAIRNS 13 L 13 Les COWIE
[South Sydney]
   
 

Team Info

Northland

Previous Game:
n/a
Next Game:
n/a

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Charlie Gill (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Harold Crocker (lock)
In:
Brian Carlson (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Ferris Ashton (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Brian Davies (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
Changes:
Noel Pidding (wing to fullback)

Match Notes

The game was stopped 10 minutes early due to the score.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash