Game 1
Newtown 8 def. Glebe 7
| City Cup 1917 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26887 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th August, 1917 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Arthur Farrow | |||||||
| Venue | Erskineville (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Glebe | ||||||
| Percy LUSCOMBE | 2 | T | Billy SPLATT | |||||
| ? BROOKS | G | 1/1 | Phil REGAN | |||||
| Jim LEONARD | 0/1 | 1/2 | Jack TOOHEY | |||||
| Newtown | Teams | Glebe | ||||||
| Percy LUSCOMBE | 1 | FB | 1 | T DWYER | ||||
| George BAIN | 2 | W | 2 | Norm PROCTOR (c) | ||||
| Jim LEONARD | 3 | C | 3 | Charlie OGLE | ||||
| P MAGUIRE | 4 | C | 4 | Denis COMERFORD | ||||
| W LAWRENCE | 5 | W | 5 | Jack TOOHEY | ||||
| William GILLESPIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil REGAN | ||||
| Gordon BENNETT | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SPLATT | ||||
| Felix RYAN (c) | 8 | L | 8 | W ROCHFORD | ||||
| Dick TOWNSEND | 9 | 2R | 9 | Maurice McGRANE | ||||
| Henry DEEBLE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Wilbur MAY | ||||
| Ed FRANKS | 11 | FR | 11 | George QUIGLEY | ||||
| Anthony MARTIN | 12 | HK | 12 | E SMITH | ||||
| Page AMOS | 13 | FR | 13 | Tom McGRATH | ||||
| ? BROOKS | 14 | B | ||||||
| Reg FERGUSON | 15 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- City Cup 1917 - Semi Final vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ed Rigney (fullback), Wally Collins (wing), Edward Burdett (bench), Jim McCue (bench)
- In:
- W Lawrence (wing), Gordon Bennett (halfback), ? Brooks (bench), Reg Ferguson (bench)
- Changes:
- Percy Luscombe (centre to fullback), Jim Leonard (halfback to centre), Felix Ryan (front row to lock), Dick Townsend (hooker to second row), Henry Deeble (front row to second row), Ed Franks (second row to front row), Anthony Martin (second row to hooker), Page Amos (lock to front row)
Glebe
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Eddie Gallagher (centre), J Flanagan (bench)
- In:
- Phil Regan (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Denis Comerford (five-eighth to centre), W Rochford (front row to lock), Maurice McGrane (hooker to second row), Wilbur May (front row to second row), George Quigley (second row to front row), E Smith (second row to hooker), Tom McGrath (lock to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson