South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 def. Far North Coast 5
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31152 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 2nd August, 1926 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon Snr | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 0 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Far North Coast | ||||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | T | J HOWARD | ||||||
| Eddie ROOT | ||||||||
| Benny WEARING | ||||||||
| Alby WHY | ||||||||
| Alf BLAIR | 2 | G | Jack LEET | |||||
| Benny WEARING | ||||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Far North Coast | ||||||
| Alan RIGHTON | 1 | FB | 1 | A DITTON | ||||
| Benny WEARING | 2 | W | 2 | H PEANNA | ||||
| Oscar QUINLIVAN | 3 | C | 3 | Jack LEET | ||||
| Vic LAWRENCE | 4 | C | 4 | S VAUGHAN | ||||
| Harry FINCH | 5 | W | 5 | B MAHER | ||||
| Alf BLAIR (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Tom SLATTERY (c) | ||||
| Frank BROGAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Victor ANDERSON | ||||
| Alf O'CONNOR | 8 | FR | 8 | Bob MUDGE | ||||
| Arch THOMPSON | 9 | HK | 9 | A ADAMS | ||||
| Eddie ROOT | 10 | FR | 10 | T GIBSON | ||||
| George TREWEEK | 11 | 2R | 11 | J HOWARD | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tom RUMMERY | ||||
| Alby WHY | 13 | L | 13 | V SPENCER | ||||
| B | 14 | O DOOLEY | ||||||
| Howard HALLETT | HC | |||||||
Team Info
South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Previous Game:
- Round 13 vs. Glebe
- Next Game:
- Round 15 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Reg Williams (wing)
- In:
- Harry Finch (wing)
Far North Coast
- Previous Game:
- NSW Tour 1926 - Game 5 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- Country Carnival 1927 - Game 3 vs. North Coast
- Out:
- W Stanton (wing), C Keightley (centre), Angus Rummery (lock)
- In:
- H Peanna (wing), S Vaughan (centre), V Spencer (lock), O Dooley (bench)
Match Notes
This match was billed as the Grand Challenge Contest which pitted the NSWRL Premier South Sydney against the Far North Coast side that beat NSW. Dooley replaced Adams very early in the game after Adams broke his collarbone. Souths agreed to allow the replacement.
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson