Country Carnival 1953

Game 9

South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 lost to Riverina 33

Country Carnival 1953
Game 9
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
12
33
Riverina
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/46113
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 10th May, 1953
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Austin Shiner
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 18
Scrums 8 42
South Sydney Scoresheet Riverina
John SELLGREN T 3 Roley McDONNELL
Cliff SMAILLES   2 Harry SIMMONS
      Jim KERRY
      Bill LONGHURST
 
Jack RAYNER 2 G 4 Harry SIMMONS
Johnny DOUGHERTY   2 Peter McGRATH
South Sydney Teams Riverina
Clive CHURCHILL 1 FB 1 Peter McGRATH
Cliff SMAILLES 2 W 2 Harry SIMMONS
John SELLGREN 3 C 3 Jim DANIHER
Don MURDOCH 4 C 4 Roley McDONNELL
Ian MOIR 5 W 5 Jim KERRY
 
John GRINHAM 6 FE 6 Bill LONGHURST
Johnny DOUGHERTY 7 HB 7 John RYAN
 
Joe RENSHAW 8 L 8 Ron BATTYE
Jack RAYNER 9 2R 9 Ted CURRAN
Ken MACREADIE 10 2R 10 Ken GREEN
Norm NILSON 11 FR 11 Bruce RYAN
Col PURCELL 12 HK 12 Ernie HAMMERTON
[South Sydney]
Denis DONOGHUE 13 FR 13 Bryan ORROCK
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Frank Threlfo (centre), Kevin Woolfe (centre), Martin Gallagher (five-eighth), Ken Brogan (halfback), Jim Richards (front row), Brian Murray (hooker), Les Cowie (lock)
In:
John Sellgren (centre), Don Murdoch (centre), John Grinham (five-eighth), Johnny Dougherty (halfback), Col Purcell (hooker), Norm Nilson (front row), Joe Renshaw (lock)

Riverina

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1952 - Game 5 vs. South Sydney
Next Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 17 vs. USA
Out:
Les Koch (fullback), Peter Quirk (wing), Neil Kingsmill (centre), Neville Brogan (centre), Laurie McMahon (wing), Jack McIntosh (five-eighth), Alan James (front row), Harry Gibbs (hooker), Ray Green (second row), Ken Dean (second row), Peter O'Connor (lock), Bob Isaac (bench)
In:
Peter McGrath (fullback), Harry Simmons (wing), Jim Daniher (centre), Roley McDonnell (centre), Jim Kerry (wing), Bill Longhurst (five-eighth), Bryan Orrock (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bruce Ryan (front row), Ken Green (second row), Ron Battye (lock)
Changes:
Ted Curran (front row to second row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello