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1953 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs

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)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Apr 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 1     A Parramatta L 10-23 C Donohoe C Donohoe Cumberland   2nd >
6 Mon 3:15pm Round 2 H     Balmain W 27-13 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground 3,000 7th >
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 3 H     Souths W 22-18 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground 4,000 4th >
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 4     A * Newtown W 19-10 C Donohoe C Donohoe SCG 17,044 1st >
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 5     A Western Suburbs L 17-19 C Donohoe C Donohoe Pratten   1st >
May 9 Sat 3:15pm Round 7     A St George L 19-29 C Donohoe C Donohoe Kogarah 5,000 2nd >
10 Sun 1:45pm CC (3) H     * Northern Division W 23-15   C Donohoe Redfern   >
24 Sun 3:15pm Round 6     A Manly L 13-18 C Donohoe C Donohoe Brookvale   4th >
Jun 6 Sat 3:15pm Round 8 H     Canterbury L 18-20 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground 3,000 5th >
13 Sat 3:15pm Round 9     A North Sydney D 14-14 C Donohoe C Donohoe North Sydney 6,000 9th >
20 Sat 3:15pm Round 10 H     Parramatta W 26-18 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground 3,000 9th >
27 Sat 3:15pm Round 11     A Balmain W 16-14 K Hunter C Donohoe Leichhardt   7th >
Jul 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 12     A Souths L 2-21 C Donohoe C Donohoe Redfern   5th >
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 13 H     Newtown L 12-18 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground   7th >
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 14 H     Western Suburbs W 23-10 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground   7th >
Aug 1 Sat 3:15pm Round 15 H     Manly W 32-24 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground   7th >
8 Sat 3:15pm Round 16 H     St George W 30-15 C Donohoe C Donohoe Sports Ground   4th >
15 Sat 3:15pm Round 17     A * Canterbury W 16-15 C Donohoe C Donohoe SCG 16,171 6th >
22 Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H     * North Sydney W 14-11 C Donohoe C Donohoe SCG 19,911 3rd >
Sep 5 Sat 3:00pm Semi Final     A * St George L 7-25 C Donohoe C Donohoe SCG 37,753 - >

20 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

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 Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 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   Australia New South Wales Country Firsts 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   Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 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 New South Wales Firsts 15 - 15 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 3 - - 9 - - List
20 KAINE, Tommy 32   New South Wales City Firsts 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 4 cur. / 7 tot. 23.99 19 matches 61 77 0 337 0 0 1 matches 5 4 0 23 0 0 20 matches 66 81 0 360 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron

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