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1936 Australia Men's National Team Results Researched by Thomas Esamie, John Punshon, Barry Smith, Doug Butcher and Jean-Michel Cazal, written by Greg Stock |
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1933 | A-Internationals | B-Internationals | Index | 1937
Friendly Matches | New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealand
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| Friendly Matches | ||||
Saturday July 4 1936 Logan Park, Dunedin, New Zealand Referee: W.P.Smith (New Zealand) Linesmen: F.G.Smith and A.Rlach (New Zealand) Attendance: 8,000 | ||||
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| New Zealand Donald McRae, Stanley Cawtheray, Raymond Speed, William Chapman, Mervin Gordon (c), James Cowe, Frederick Craggs, John Hatchard, Andrew Leslie, Thomas Farnan, John Skinner Manager: Not recorded Goal: Skinner pen |
1 | - | 7 | AUSTRALIA Jimmy McNabb, Jack Evans, Jimmy Osborne, Ray Bryant, James Harden, Vic Sharp, James Wilkinson, Alec Cameron, George Smith, William Price, Alex Forrest Manager: Syd Storey Goals: Smith (x4), Price (x2), Cameron |
| It took another three years for Australia to play another international with a tour to New Zealand. The Australian media took little interest in this 'test' series and the reporting of games in the papers was bordering on farcical. | ||||
Saturday July 11 1936 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Referee: G.Jackson (New Zealand) Attendance: 8,000 | ||||
| New Zealand Alfred Smith, Stanley Cawtheray, Sydney Haines, Joseph Todd, Alexander Sutherland, Archibald McQuarrie, Charles Mackie, Robert Innes (c), Ossie Cleal, William Ives, John Skinner Manager: Not recorded |
0 | - | 10 | AUSTRALIA Jimmy McNabb, Jack Evans, Jimmy Osborne, Ray Bryant, James Harden, Vic Sharp, James Wilkinson, Alec Cameron, George Smith, William Price, James Donaldson Manager: Syd Storey Goals: G Smith 32, _, 53, _, _, W Price 9, _, Cameron 28, 48, Donaldson _ |
| The 'Second Test' saw Australia defeat New Zealand by a record margin of ten goals. This would be a record that would not be broken until 1981 against the Fijians. | ||||
Saturday July 18 1936 Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand Referee: A.Firth (New Zealand) Attendance: 2,000 | ||||
| New Zealand Alfred Smith, Reginald Haggett, Raymond Speed, Joseph Todd, George Wright, Harold Chapman (c), Leslie Wood, John Jepson, Ernest Bridge, William Ives, Murray Kay Manager: Not recorded Goal: Haggett |
1 | - | 4 | AUSTRALIA Jimmy McNabb, Jack Evans, Alec Forrest, Ray Bryant, James Harden, Jimmy Osborne, James Wilkinson, Alec Cameron, George Smith, Willim Price, James Donaldson Manager: Syd Storey Goals: Cameron (x2), Price (x2) |
| Winning the 'Third Test' gave Australia a 3-0 whitewash scoring 21 goals and conceding just twice. | ||||
Last updated: 11 November 2021.