Australasia 27 def. Metropolis 9
| Australasia v Metropolis 1912 One-off |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/29985 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th April, 1912 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australasia | Scoresheet | Metropolis | ||||||
| Albert BROOMHAM | 2 | T | Dave GARLICK | |||||
| Billy CANN | ||||||||
| Robert CRAIG | ||||||||
| Bill NOBLE | ||||||||
| Robert CRAIG | 4 | G | 3 | Dally MESSENGER | ||||
| Arthur FRANCIS | ||||||||
| Howard HALLETT | FG | |||||||
| Australasia | Teams | Metropolis | ||||||
| Howard HALLETT [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Fred KINGHORN [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Albert BROOMHAM [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Eddie WHITE [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Herb GILBERT [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Dally MESSENGER (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Viv FARNSWORTH [Newtown] |
4 | C | 4 | John CAMPBELL [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Dan FRAWLEY [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Dave GARLICK [Glebe] |
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| Bill FARNSWORTH [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Les CUBITT | ||||
| Chris McKIVAT (c) [Glebe] |
7 | HB | 7 | Frank GRESSIER [Annandale] |
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| Arthur FRANCIS | 8 | L | 8 | Frank BURGE [Glebe] |
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| Robert CRAIG [Balmain] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Jim DAVIS [South Sydney] |
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| Bill NOBLE [Newtown] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Eddie HILLEARD [South Sydney] |
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| Ed COURTNEY [Western Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | William JOASS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Con SULLIVAN [North Sydney] |
12 | HK | 12 | Sandy PEARCE [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Billy CANN [South Sydney] |
13 | FR | 13 | David GRUNDIE [Newtown] |
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Team Info
Australasia
- Previous Game:
- Australasia vs England 1910 - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Riki Papakura (fullback), Ernie Asher (wing), Dally Messenger (centre), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Herb Brackenreg (second row), Bill Spence (second row)
- In:
- Howard Hallett (fullback), Herb Gilbert (centre), Dan Frawley (wing), Billy Cann (front row), Robert Craig (second row), Arthur Francis (lock)
- Changes:
- Con Sullivan (front row to hooker), Bill Noble (lock to second row)
Metropolis
- Previous Game:
- Metropolis v Hunter & Northern 1911 - Game 1 vs. Hunter & Northern
- Next Game:
- Metropolis v NSW Country 1912 - Game 1 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Os Brown (fullback), Charlie Collier (wing), Ernie Hucker (wing), Arthur McCabe (five-eighth), Harry Butler (front row), Eddie Griffiths (front row), Sam Griffiths (second row)
- In:
- Fred Kinghorn (fullback), Eddie White (wing), Dave Garlick (wing), Les Cubitt (five-eighth), David Grundie (front row), Eddie Hilleard (second row), Jim Davis (second row)
- Changes:
- William Joass (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Les Cubit fractured his leg late in the 2nd half and missed the entire season.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

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