Western Suburbs Magpies - Season Summary
- Captain
- Herb Gilbert
- Biggest home crowd
- 4,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 8)
- Average home crowd
- 2,167
- Top pointscorer
- Premiership: Alexander McPherson (47)
- All Matches: Alexander McPherson (57)
- Top tryscorer
- Premiership: Herb Gilbert (9)
- All Matches: Herb Gilbert (9)
Results
| Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 1 | A * | Souths | L | 5 | - | 13 | H Gilbert | SCG | 4,000 | 2nd | ||
| 19 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 2 | A | Newtown | L | 5 | - | 10 | H Gilbert | Erskineville | 1,500 | 5th | ||
| 26 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 3 | A | Balmain | L | 0 | - | 21 | H Gilbert | Birchgrove | 4,000 | 6th | ||
| Jun 2 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 4 | H | North Sydney | W | 26 | - | 6 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 1,000 | 6th | ||
| 4 | Mon 3:15pm | Round 5 | A * | Annandale | W | 11 | - | 6 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 6th | |||
| 9 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 6 | H | Eastern Suburbs | W | 15 | - | 2 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 1,500 | 5th | ||
| 16 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 7 | H * | Glebe | W | 8 | - | 5 | H Gilbert | Wentworth | 2,000 | 2nd | ||
| 23 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 8 | H | Souths | W | 16 | - | 11 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 4,000 | 2nd | ||
| 25 | Mon 3:15pm | Round 9 | H * | Newtown | L | 5 | - | 19 | H Gilbert | SCG | 8,000 | 2nd | ||
| 30 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 10 | H * | Balmain | L | 5 | - | 22 | H Gilbert | SCG | 7,000 | 4th | ||
| Jul 7 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 11 | A * | North Sydney | W | 18 | - | 9 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 5th | |||
| 14 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 12 | H | Annandale | D | 6 | - | 6 | H Gilbert | St Luke's | 4th | |||
| 21 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 13 | A * | Eastern Suburbs | L | 9 | - | 14 | H Gilbert | SCG | 1,000 | 5th | ||
| 28 | Sat 3:15pm | Round 14 | A | Glebe | W | 33 | - | 16 | H Gilbert | Wentworth | 3rd | |||
| Aug 4 | Sat 3:15pm | CC (1) | H * | North Sydney | W | 27 | - | 10 | H Gilbert | SCG | ||||
| 11 | Sat 3:15pm | CC (SF) | A * | Souths | L | 10 | - | 14 | H Gilbert | RAS Showground | 4,000 | |||
16 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | Premiership | Cups/Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |||||
| ASHWORTH, Charles | 20 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BOLAND, Ted | 23 | Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BOSSI, Alf | - | England | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 13 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 18 | - | - | ||
| BOSSI, Roy | 23 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BURDUS, Albert | 32 | Lithgow | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BURNS, Paddy | 23 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| CARROLL, Arthur | 25 | Sydney | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| COLLINS, Wally | 28 | Sydney |  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| COURTNEY, Ed | 32 | Townsville |   | 14 | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |
| DOWSWELL, Tom | 28 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| GAGEN, George | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | |||
| GILBERT, Herb | 29 | Gulgong | | 14 | - | 14 | 9 | - | - | 27 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | 9 | - | - | 27 | - | - | |
| HOLMES, Harold | 22 | Newcastle | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| HOLT, Frank | 28 | Sydney | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | - | 21 | - | - | ||
| JOASS, William | 30 | Sydney | | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| JOHNSTON, Albert | 25 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LEDDY, Harold | 23 | Sydney | 12 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | 14 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | ||
| LEE, Hector | 27 | Sydney | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| McCAULEY, Tom | 23 | Sydney | 10 | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | ||
| McPHERSON, Alexander | 24 | Queanbeyan | 9 | - | 9 | 3 | 19 | - | 47 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 3 | 24 | - | 57 | - | - | ||
| MATTHEWS, William | 22 | Sydney | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| POTTER, Claude | 18 | Sydney | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| PRENTICE, Clarrie | 26 | Sydney | 14 | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | ||
| REDMOND, Jack | 26 | Sydney | 14 | - | 14 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| REIDY, Joe | 24 | Sydney | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| SWANSON, George | 24 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| VEST, Dick | 20 | Barmedman | 11 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| WHITE, Athol | 26 | Sydney | 11 | - | 11 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | ||
| 28 players | 25.48 | 2 cur. / 8 tot. | 14 matches | 34 | 30 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 2 matches | 9 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 matches | 43 | 35 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 11 Aug 1917.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Darth Orion, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives