Round 6
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 lost to Balmain Tigers 24
| 1947 NSWRFL Round 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10475 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th May, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Hallwood | |||||||
| Venue | Brookvale (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,600 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Manly | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Harry GREW | T | 2 | Tom BOURKE | |||||
| Gordon WILLOUGHBY | Bobby LULHAM | |||||||
| George WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Eric BATHGATE | G | 6 | Pat DEVERY | |||||
| Albert COLLINS | ||||||||
| Manly | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Eric BATHGATE | 1 | FB | 1 | Jack McCULLOUGH | ||||
| Gordon WILLOUGHBY | 2 | W | 2 | Bobby LULHAM | ||||
| Albert COLLINS | 3 | C | 3 | Tom BOURKE (c) | ||||
| Mackie CAMPBELL (c) | 4 | C | 4 | George WILLIAMS | ||||
| Johnny BLISS | 5 | W | 5 | Keith PARKINSON | ||||
| Merv GILLMER | 6 | FE | 6 | Pat DEVERY | ||||
| Gary MADDRELL | 7 | HB | 7 | Jack RUSSELL | ||||
| Charles ROBINSON | 8 | L | 13 | Ted KEALY | ||||
| Keith KIRKWOOD | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sid RYAN | ||||
| Don MATHESON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Harry BATH | ||||
| Roy BULL | 10 | FR | 11 | Herb GILBERT | ||||
| Arthur DAWES | 12 | HK | 12 | Ted McGOVERN | ||||
| Harry GREW | 13 | FR | 8 | Jack SPENCER | ||||
| Ray STEHR | HC | Norm ROBINSON | ||||||
Team Info
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Jim Walsh (wing), Cyril McMahon (five-eighth), Dick Allerton (front row), Ted Dawes (hooker), Pat Hines (second row), Jim Hall (lock)
- In:
- Eric Bathgate (fullback), Gordon Willoughby (wing), Harry Grew (front row), Arthur Dawes (hooker), Don Matheson (second row), Charles Robinson (lock)
- Changes:
- Albert Collins (fullback to centre), Merv Gillmer (centre to five-eighth)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Hilton Kidd (front row), Pat Madden (second row)
- In:
- Ted McGovern (hooker), Harry Bath (second row)
- Changes:
- Herb Gilbert (hooker to front row)
Match Notes
Harold Johnson was sacked as Manly coach during the week and Ray Stehr initially appointed as coaching adviser to Mackie Campbell he was then appointed as fulltime coach soon after.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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