Kangaroos vs England 1st Test 1975

[@mattcarroll8520]

So much more entertaining than today's game! Maybe not as slick, but much better.

[@williammarshall1629]

Artie Beetson .. what a player

[@popeyedish]

Played for Hull KR back in 78..broke his leg in the Christmas day derby against Hull.

[@grahamlowe7388]

Great old school match. Artie Beetson an absolute beast of a player fantastic ball skills for such a big man.. Great skills from Roger the dodger both now sadly gone. Ged Dunn and esp Keith Fielding sure could trap a bit like catching pigeons. Not sure about some of the high stuff by todays standards and bit of good ole biff. Great stuff thanks for the upload.

[@waynesheppard4826]

@J G GO get a life 😀

[@dasrhinegold]

@J G obsessed 😂😂😂

[@johnjullien-wk3pp]

Thank you. Really enjoyed this.

[@kevinwaters5872]

That was brutal. Both sides could have used an organiser. Talk about hand to hand combat.

[@connorduke4619]

@14:15: cripes Coote was fast for a lock (off a magic ball from Beetson). Australian forwards dominated but the backs couldn't finish it off. Cronin to Anderson passing was a mess. They were a better chance to win with Fulton instead of Pickup at 5-8 and bringing in that year's Rothman's medallist Rogers into the centres - if the selectors are still alive they should be retired.

[@virgil81nz]

Great game. Thank you so much for sharing this. Also you wouldn't happen to have the 1974 Ashes test between the Kangaroos and Great Britain by any chance would you?

[@OldFellaDave]

Nice interpretation of the 'Knock on' rule by the Ref ... cracker of a game though. Despite having 'Immortals' like Langlands, Fulton and Beetson on the field, plus an absolute legend like Tommy Radaunikis - I'm tossing up between Ron Coote and Mick Cronin for my Man of the Match. Coote was awesome running onto the ball like a freight train all game and staunch defence with some nice grass cutters from a big bloke, but how bloody good was Mick Cronin in this game?? He was like the 'big Mal' Meninga of his day in this game - and the kicking as well ;) Thanks for the upload - its great to see a good decent copy of an old game to show the great skills of the legends of the pre-1980's we heard about but never got to see play in their prime. I know other copies of old games are uploaded but the quality of them is a bit iffy at best. This was fantastic and the commentary was brilliant as well. Cheers!

[@nukmunnit3170]

The commentator is John O'Reilly if I'm not mistaken...

[@chuckselvage3157]

Chang at fullback one of the greatest.

[@connorduke4619]

Second best behind Slater and ahead of Churchill, at least Langlands could score tries.

[@johnjullien-wk3pp]

Sadly looked after Changa in his later years.

[@TomTom-lr9ys]

When Artie Beetson is hit by a head high tackle there is only a caution and penalty kick……….Suspect today it would be a send off followed by 6 match suspension……..____😳

[@robharris6874]

The refs needs to get his eyes checked !!

[@thescarletpimpernel5065]

The referring was pitiful Lew Platz I almost forgot how bad a player he was. Changa could still play coat hangers were still plentiful. Tommy Radonikus never changed what a tireless player he was.

[@cristianhill7379]

Back when British players could tackle! England were outclassed in this match (lucky to get a draw) but they were a damn sight better than GB teams in the years ahead, think of the pathetic displays of '82, '84, '86.

[@marknorris1381]

1979 Lions tour of Australia was a similar pathetic display. Seemed to all start from there.

[@popeyedish]

Those 80's games were embarrassing to watch...the gulf between the two sides was enormous.

[@lapalad]

Yes but they won the return clash in Wigan of that tournament.

[@Steveaustin007]

England had a lot of talent back then .

[@weebrianful]

It's not England , it's GB . There is at least one Scottish player in there , fairbairn

[@cooprock21]

It was not Great Britain. In the 1975 tournament England and Wales competed separately. Fairbairn qualified for England because of his English born father.

[@bondoqbn7318]

Great Britain grubs

[@thepimpernel6971]

Its amazing Australia could not beat those hacks. Perciville was an awful referee. Lot of high tackling. Not sure why they were playing Pickup.

[@iang8169]

That england team were slow and looked very untalented. Its anazing this team couldnt destroy them . Although this team , i think wasnt near as good as the 82 team that had eric groth , kenny and meninga in it