Round 5
South Sydney Rabbitohs 23 def. Newtown 10
| NSWRFL 1919 Round 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/8784 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th June, 1919 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Dickenson | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 5 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Harold HORDER | 3 | T | William GILLESPIE | |||||
| Alf BLAIR | Albert JOHNSTON | |||||||
| Bill ROWLEY | ||||||||
| Arthur OXFORD | 4 | G | 2 | Paul BOYS | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Lionel SHEELEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Ed RIGNEY | ||||
| Vince SHEEHAN | 2 | W | 2 | Charlie RUSSELL | ||||
| Rex NORMAN | 3 | C | 3 | A ROGERS | ||||
| Bill ROWLEY (c) | 4 | C | 4 | George BAIN | ||||
| Harold HORDER | 5 | W | 5 | Paul BOYS | ||||
| Alf BLAIR | 6 | FE | 6 | William GILLESPIE | ||||
| Edwin ANDERSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Albert JOHNSTON (c) | ||||
| Bill GROVES | 8 | L | 8 | George CLAMBACK | ||||
| George MOORE | 9 | 2R | 9 | John MAIN | ||||
| Perc HORNE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Henry DEEBLE | ||||
| Bill SHEEHAN | 11 | FR | 11 | Edward BROOKS | ||||
| Harold HOLMES | 12 | HK | 12 | Walter PALMER | ||||
| Arthur OXFORD | 13 | FR | 13 | Felix RYAN | ||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Howard Hallett (fullback), Clarrie Horder (centre), John Kerwick (front row), Jack Baker (front row)
- In:
- Lionel Sheeley (fullback), Bill Rowley (centre), Bill Sheehan (front row), Perc Horne (second row)
- Changes:
- Edwin Anderson (five-eighth to halfback), Alf Blair (halfback to five-eighth), Arthur Oxford (second row to front row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Annandale
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Robert Cockburn (centre), Ed Franks (front row), Jim McCue (second row)
- In:
- Charlie Russell (wing), Henry Deeble (second row), John Main (second row)
- Changes:
- A Rogers (wing to centre), Edward Brooks (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Charlie Russell came out of retirement to help Newtown field a team after they were hit hard by the influenza epidemic in Sydney at the time.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson