1984 Second Test: AUSTRALIA v GREAT BRITAIN at Lang Park

Tuesday, June 26 1984.
AUSTRALIA: Garry Jack (Balmain); Eric Grothe (Parramatta), Mal Meninga (Brisbane Souths), Gene Miles (Wynnum-Manly), Kerry Boustead (Manly); Wally Lewis (capt, Wynnum-Manly), Mark Murray (Redcliffe); Wayne Pearce (Balmain), Paul Vautin (Manly), Bryan Neibling (Redcliffe), Dave Brown (Manly), Greg Conescu (Brothers Gladstone), Greg Dowling (Wynnum-Manly).
Reserves: Steve Mortimer (Canterbury), Wally Fullerton-Smith (Redcliffe)
GREAT BRITAIN: Mick Burke (Widnes); Des Drummond (Leigh), Garry Schofield (Hull), Keith Mumby (Bradford), Ellery Hanley (Bradford); Tony Myler (Widnes), Neil Holding (St Helens); Mick Worrall (Oldham), Andy Goodway (Oldham), Chris Burton (Hull KR), Keith Rayne (Wakefield), Brian Noble (capt, Bradford), Lee Crooks (Hull).
Reserves: Andy Gregory (Wigan), Mick Adams (Widnes).
AUSTRALIA 18 (Grothe Meninga Pearce tries Meninga 3 goals) defeated GREAT BRITAIN (Schofield try Burke goal) at Lang Park. Referee: Ray Shrimpton (New Zealand). Crowd: 26,534.
Scrums: Australian 9-7.
Penalties: Great Britain 13-7.
Halftime: Australia 6-0.
Sin Bin: Rayne (five minutes and 10 minutes)
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[@glensmillie5101]

I'm pleased with the added intensity with which Great Britain have brought to this second test, it was unmitigated hostility that lost them the first test. The focus and calm is evidenced by their discipline in general play. Fatty vautin played with the keenness of youth, gene miles always good going forward providing the backs with room and options and meninga was rather quiet really, but I love the nostalgia, thanks for the upload 😅

[@Holden308]

A lot of people only remember the funny or idiot Fatty from The Footy Show and from his long time Ch.9 commentary. But I can assure you that Manly and Queensland fans definitely appreciated his skills. He could run, pass, kick and he was a demon tackler. For a back rower there wasn't much of him. 176 cm (5'9") and only 90 kg (14 st 2 lb), but all of that was heart.

[@Holden308]

Apparently Paul Vautin was given the nickname Fatty out of pure chance. After he signed with Manly prior to 1979, Ken Arthurson was taking him on a tour of the club and as they were walking through the gym, there were club legends Fred Jones and Graham Eadie in there talking. Apparently Jones asked Wombat who the fatty was, and it stuck as Vautin's life long nickname.

[@raphaelbernard7954]

Paul Vautin great player, coach, entertainer, commentator what a talent.

[@gregsmith451]

Great pommy try to Schofield. I can't believe it's been nearly 40 years!!!!! It seems like yesterday! :(

[@Holden308]

If the Poms had played football instead of trying to physically bash the Australian's, it might have been closer than 18-6. They might have even won, who knows??

[@raphaelbernard7954]

When this GB side came to us in NZ we never saw them really play like this though we saw Ellery's brilliance. They are good, better than they showed us. What a pity, We did beat this Aussie side in 83 and we used basically the same team to roll this GB side 3 nil. 42 min 2 half there's that GB side I remember. Jack called it from the start no one backing up

[@LeonAust]

What's happened to international Rugby League? it doesn't exist anymore!

[@glensmillie5101]

Using the elbow is a penalty? How you supposed to get some elbow room then?

[@glensmillie5101]

Wow 😲 Eric grothe was FAST 😅

[@ZIGSVIDS]

Wally sorts out Noble 1:18 lol get it up ya!

[@grahamlowe7388]

wen a British player does a foul you lot whinge live a QUeers And Nancys To AuStralia jet.

[@ZIGSVIDS]

@@grahamlowe7388 You dunce, Australia's been bashing you dirty poms for 100 years. Learn how to play and won't get flogged for another 50 years

[@oldguy8177able]

thanks for upload

[@khmerdetours6123]

Pommy always where bad losers, poor old wally no wonder he has bad memory lose now 40 years on

[@raphaelbernard7954]

What a different side from the first it's like a comedy skit now then you have the NZ ref who reminds me of Captain Mannering.

[@tamataua4370]

Wow the commentator referring to the exciting black wingers Ellery Hanly and Des Drummond

[@driffter1976]

So what?

[@raphaelbernard7954]

Very interesting how deep their backline is in attack which seems to allow them to break Australia's line somewhat easier that a flat line approach. I'd love to see this come back to league and the scum where the hookers need to strike for the ball skills lost to todays touch footy approach.

[@glensmillie5101]

Agreed, Jake friend was probably the last of this ilk of hookers, if the team could adjust to this in recent years the game would prosper, because you are right, it's become a touch football game, the forwards going forward, the backs going back, the halves determining plays from the ruck and scrum, perhaps we could petition for it's application into this modern version of footy eh?!?

[@rayhassen2081]

the ref made G.B. look better than they were the no 11 should have been sent off for the elbow to wally's head

[@raphaelbernard7954]

look again at the replay...Keith Reign swung and connected, he was the right one to go off see the Gibson replays at half time.