# 1935 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

The 1935 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was the second full tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played six matches on tour, including a three test series against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 21 September and finished on 9 October.

## Leadership

The tour captain of the 20 man squad to New Zealand was Eastern Subrbs point scoring centre Dave Brown.

## Touring squad

* Tests and (as sub) included in games total.
| Player | Club | Position(s) | Games (as sub) | Tests (as sub) | Tries | Goals | F/Goals | Points |
| Henry Bichel | Ipswich (Qld) | Prop | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Brown (c) | Eastern Suburbs | Centre | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 84 |
| Edward Collins | North Brisbane (Qld) | Second-row | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Curran | South Sydney | Prop | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Percy Fairall | St George | Hooker | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Gibbs | South Newcastle | Second-row | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Giblert | Toowoomba (Qld) | Halfback | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sid Goodwin | Balmain | Wing | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray Hines | Western Suburbs | Wing | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Eric Lewis | South Sydney | Second-row | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mahon | Toowoomba (Qld) | Wing, Centre | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ross McKinnon | Eastern Suburbs | Centre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ernie Norman | Eastern Suburbs | Five-eighth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Pearce | Eastern Suburbs | Second-row | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Prigg | Central Newcastle | Lock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mick Shields | Quirindi Grasshoppers | Hooker | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Stehr | Eastern Suburbs | Prop | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Viv Thicknesse | Eastern Suburbs | Halfback, Five-eighth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Ward | Maitland United | Fullback | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Whittle | Toowoomba Newtown (Qld) | Fullback | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Tour

* 21 September 1935
| Auckland | 8 – 16 | Australia |
| Tries: Ted Mincham, Bill Telford Goals: Ted Mincham (1) | Report | Tries: Dave Brown (2), Frank Curran, Jim Gibbs Goals: Dave Brown (2) |
* Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Maurice Wetherill
Auckland: Bert Cooke (c), Lou Brown, Ted Mincham, Arthur Kay, C. Hall, Stan Prentice, Roy Powell, Lou Hutt, S. Quirke, Bill Telford, Jim Laird, Cliff Satherley, Harold Tetley. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Laurie Ward, Ray Hines, Dave Brown (c), Ross McKinnon, Bill Mahon, Ernie Norman, Viv Thicknesse, Frank Curran, Percy Fairall, Ray Stehr, Jim Gibbs, Joe Pearce, Wally Prigg. Reserves –
* 25 September 1935
| New Zealand XIII | 31 – 47 | Australia |
| Tries: Coutts (2), Cliff Hunt (2), R. Moisley, Reg Ward, Yule Goals: Herb Lilburne (5) | Report | Tries: Dave Brown (4), Bill Mahon (3), Henry Bichel, Fred Giblert, Sid Goodwin, Wally Prigg Goals: Dave Brown (7) |
* Hāwera Showgrounds, Hāwera Referee: V. Simpson
New Zealand XIII: Elliot, Preeble, Cliff Hunt (c), S. Atkins, R. Smith, Herb Lilburne, A. O'Connor, R. Moisley, Reg Ward, Coutts, Gunn, Yule, Serra. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Gordon Whittle, Sid Goodwin, Dave Brown (c), Ross McKinnon, Bill Mahon, Viv Thicknesse, Fred Giblert, Henry Bichel, Mick Shields, Ray Stehr, Edward Collins, Eric Lewis, Wally Prigg. Reserves –

### First test

* 28 September 1935
| New Zealand | 22 – 14 | Australia |
| Tries: Lou Brown (3) Bill Glynn Lou Hutt Arthur Kay Goals: Cliff Satherley (2) | | Tries: Dave Brown Sid Goodwin Goals: Dave Brown (4) |
* Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Maurice Wetherill
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Bert Cooke (c) | FB | Laurie Ward |
| Lou Brown | WG | Sid Goodwin |
| Ted Mincham | CE | Bill Mahon |
| George Tittleton | CE | Dave Brown (c) |
| Arthur Kay | WG | Ray Hines |
| Stan Prentice | FE | Ernie Norman |
| Roy Powell | HB | Viv Thicknesse |
| Harold Tetley | PR | Frank Curran |
| Cliff Satherley | HK | Percy Fairall |
| Bill Glynn | PR | Ray Stehr |
| Jim Laird | SR | Jim Gibbs |
| Lou Hutt | SR | Joe Pearce |
| Jim Calder | LF | Wally Prigg |
| | Coach | |

### Second test

* 2 October 1935
| New Zealand | 8 – 29 | Australia |
| Tries: Cliff Hunt Cliff Satherley Goals: Cliff Satherley (1) | | Tries: Dave Brown (2) Percy Fairall (2) Ray Hines (2) Ray Stehr Goals: Dave Brown (4) |
* Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Maurice Wetherill
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Bert Cooke (c) | FB | Laurie Ward |
| Lou Brown | WG | Ray Hines |
| Cliff Hunt | CE | Dave Brown (c) |
| Ted Mincham | CE | Ross McKinnon |
| Herb Lilburne | WG | Sid Goodwin |
| Arthur Kay | FE | Ernie Norman |
| Roy Powell | HB | Viv Thicknesse |
| Lou Hutt | PR | Frank Curran |
| Cliff Satherley | HK | Percy Fairall |
| Bill Glynn | PR | Ray Stehr |
| Jim Laird | SR | Eric Lewis |
| Reg Ward | SR | Joe Pearce |
| Jim Calder | LF | Wally Prigg |
| | Int. | |
| | Coach | |

### Third test

* 5 October 1935
| New Zealand | 8 – 31 | Australia |
| Tries: Brian Riley (2) Goals: Cliff Satherley (1) | | Tries: Ross McKinnon (2) Dave Brown Frank Curran Sid Goodwin Ray Hines Ernie Norman Goals: Dave Brown (5) |
* Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: 20,000 Referee: P. Rogers
| New Zealand | Position | Australia |
| Cliff Hunt | FB | Laurie Ward |
| Lou Brown | WG | Ray Hines |
| Arthur Kay | CE | Ross McKinnon |
| Brian Riley | CE | Dave Brown (c) |
| Alfred Mitchell | WG | Sid Goodwin |
| Stan Prentice | FE | Ernie Norman |
| Eric Fletcher | HB | Viv Thicknesse |
| Harold Tetley | PR | Frank Curran |
| Cliff Satherley | HK | Percy Fairall |
| Ray Lawless | PR | Ray Stehr |
| Jim Laird | SR | Eric Lewis |
| Lou Hutt | SR | Joe Pearce |
| Jim Calder | LF | Wally Prigg |
| | Int. | |
| | Coach | |
* 9 October 1935
| Auckland | 18 – 36 | Australia |
| Tries: Ted Mincham, Bill Telford Goals: Ted Mincham (1) | Report | Tries: Dave Brown (2), Frank Curran, Jim Gibbs Goals: Dave Brown (2) |
* Carlaw Park, Auckland Attendance: N/A Referee: V. Simpson
Auckland: Claude Dempsey, George Tittleton, Wally Tittleton, Arthur Kay, Alfred Mitchell, Brian Riley, Eric Fletcher, Lou Hutt (c), J. Flanagan, Des Herring, Ray Lawless, Cliff Satherley, Harold Tetley. Reserves – . Coach –
Australia: Laurie Ward, Ray Hines, Dave Brown (c), Ross McKinnon, Bill Mahon, Ernie Norman, Viv Thicknesse, Frank Curran, Percy Fairall, Ray Stehr, Jim Gibbs, Joe Pearce, Wally Prigg. Reserves –

## Statistics

Leading Try Scorer
* 12 by Dave Brown
Leading Point Scorer
* 84 by Dave Brown (12 tries, 24 goals)
Largest Attendance
* 20,000 - First and Third tests vs New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland
Largest non-test Attendance
* 15,000 - Auckland vs Australia at Carlaw Park, Auckland