NSWRFL 1939

Round 8

Canterbury Bankstown 21 def. Eastern Suburbs 8

NSWRFL 1939
Round 8

Canterbury Bankstown
21
8
Eastern Suburbs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/9998
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 17th June, 1939
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue Belmore (Sydney)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 14 2
Canterbury Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Joe GARTNER 2 T Noel HOLLINGDALE
Bob ALLISON   Harry NOBBS
Roy KIRKALDY      
Roy McCARTER      
 
Roy McCARTER 2 G Dick DUNN
Tom KIRK      
 
Bob ALLISON OFF Andy NORVAL
Ted ANDERSON   Ray STEHR
Jim CHAMPION      
Frank SPONBERG      
Canterbury Teams Eastern Suburbs
Tom KIRK 1 FB 1 Jim NORTON
Edgar NEWHAM 2 W 2 Harry NOBBS
Jim CHAMPION 3 C 3 Dick DUNN
Aub MITCHELL 4 C 4 Stan CALLAGHAN
Joe GARTNER 5 W 5 Percy DERMOND
 
Roy McCARTER 6 FE 6 Mick RANKINE
Ted ANDERSON 7 HB 7 Fred ROBINSON
 
Frank SPONBERG (c) 13 L 13 Andy NORVAL
Jim McCORMACK 12 2R 12 Joe PEARCE
Bob ALLISON 10 2R 11 Harry PIERCE
Eddie BURNS 10 FR 11 Jack ARNOLD
Roy KIRKALDY 9 HK 12 Noel HOLLINGDALE
Roy McCALLUM 13 FR 8 Ray STEHR (c)
 
Jerry BRIEN   HC   Ray STEHR
   
 

Team Info

Canterbury

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 9 vs. Balmain
Out:
Henry Porter (front row)
In:
Bob Allison (second row)
Changes:
Roy McCallum (second row to front row)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 9 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Doug Bartlett (fullback), Ernie Norman (centre), Mick Dalton (hooker), Larry O'Malley (front row)
In:
Jim Norton (fullback), Dick Dunn (centre), Noel Hollingdale (hooker), Jack Arnold (front row)

Match Notes

The Battle of Belmore - Stehr & Sponberg were sent off for fighting with two others sent off for separate incidents. Referee McMahon was jeered & had to be protected by police at fulltime.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash

Sources: 2006 Official Rugby League Annual