1953 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs - Season Summary

Coach

Col Donohoe

Captains

Col Donohoe (18)

Ken Hunter (1)

Biggest home crowd

4,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 3)

Average home crowd

3,250

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Ron Booth (82)

All Matches: Ron Booth (86)

Top tryscorers

Premiership: Col Donohoe, Morrie Kermond, Ken Van Heekeren (8)

All Matches: Col Donohoe, Morrie Kermond, Ken Van Heekeren (8)

Players

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No ↓	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
1	HUNTER, Ken	26			14	-	14	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
2	ARMSTRONG, Ray	-			19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
3	BELL, John	23			19	-	19	6	-	-	18	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	20	6	-	-	18	-	-	List
4	ASHTON, Ferris	27	Sydney		12	-	12	4	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
5	BYRNE, Kevin	25			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	3	-	-	9	-	-	2	-	2	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
6	BLUNDELL, Barry	21			18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
7	DONOHOE, Col	24			18	-	18	8	3	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	8	3	-	30	-	-	List
8	VAN HEEKEREN, Ken	20			17	-	17	8	-	-	24	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	8	-	-	24	-	-	List
9	TROY, Jack	26			4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
10	TAYLOR, Ron	21	Sydney		10	-	10	3	28	-	65	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	3	28	-	65	-	-	List
11	ROWE, Dick	19			13	-	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
12	KERMOND, Morrie	23			15	-	15	8	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	8	-	-	24	-	-	List
13	BOOTH, Ron	24			14	-	14	-	41	-	82	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	15	-	15	-	43	-	86	-	-	List
14	SPENCER, Malcolm	20			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	7	-	-	3	-	3	1	2	-	7	-	-	List
15	GIBSON, Jack	24	Kiama		15	-	15	3	-	-	9	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	3	-	-	9	-	1	List
20	KAINE, Tommy	32			1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
21	WHITE, Don	26			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	McDONALD, Kevin	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
25	PERRY, John	22			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	HYDE, Ray	23			17	-	17	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	18	-	18	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
28	BROWN, Geoff	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	CAMPBELL, Jim	24			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
40	BYRNES, Danny	22			11	-	11	4	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
41	DOYLE, Kevin	22	Sydney		10	-	10	7	3	-	27	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	7	3	-	27	-	-	List
42	REINHOLD, Billy	22	Toowoomba		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
44	BEAVEN, Billy	25			8	-	8	5	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
46	HACKETT, Bill	24			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	27 players	23.99		4 cur. / 7 tot.	19 matches			61	77	0	337	0	1	1 matches			5	4	0	23	0	0	20 matches			66	81	0	360	0	1

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 5 Sep 1953. 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

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