The lions were caught unaware that this was happening and in the mud an overlap appeared and the man in the open was Wing man Ron Roberts.

According to the match reports the Poms had been brilliant in blunting all that the Aussies could throw at them. But the chink appeared and history was being made with every step Roberts took towards the corner.

His diving try gave the Aussies the test match 5 - 2, and the series win. It was Australia's first win in 30 odd years and the crowd went delirious with joy. The Aussie goalkicker Burnie Purcell could failed to convert from out wide. Thousands invaded the pitch at full time and tried to force their way into the players dressing rooms after the game to share the joy of the victory. Police reinforcements were called to force the fans back from the members stand. Grown men broke down and cried and people fought over match souvenirs such as the corner post, the linesman of the day "souvenired" the ball. People knelt in the mud and kissed the hallowed turf (mud then).

The SCG surface was such a mess before the game that workers had to spread over forty tonnes of sand to make it playable for the third test. Sydney was in the mist of a very wet winter but it did not deter the fans turning up, and it was reported that there wasn't a spare seat by 10am

Workers spreading sand on the muddied SCG surface 1950

As reported in the History of Australian Rugby League,
Inside the dressing room grown men cried. Among them was James Giltinan, the founding father of rugby league. Five weeks later Giltinan, then 84, died. He had lived long enough to witness the greatest victory by an Australian team.