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NSWRFL 1953

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 2nd >
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 6th >
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   8th >
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   6th >
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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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  
ARMSTRONG, Ray -     19 - 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 - 19 - - - - - - List
ASHTON, Ferris 27 Sydney Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 12 - 12 4 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 12 4 - - 12 - - List
BEAVEN, Billy 25     8 - 8 5 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 5 - - 15 - - List
BELL, John 23     19 - 19 6 - - 18 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 20 - 20 6 - - 18 - - List
BLUNDELL, Barry 21     18 - 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - 18 - - - - - - List
BOOTH, Ron 24     14 - 14 - 41 - 82 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 15 - 15 - 43 - 86 - - List
BROWN, Geoff -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BYRNE, Kevin 25     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 3 - - 9 - - 2 - 2 3 - - 9 - - List
BYRNES, Danny 22     11 - 11 4 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 11 - 11 4 - - 12 - - List
CAMPBELL, Jim 24     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CHRISTOPHER, Ray -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DONOHOE, Col 24   Australia New South Wales Country Firsts 18 - 18 8 3 - 30 - - - - - - - - - - - 18 - 18 8 3 - 30 - - List
DOYLE, Kevin 16     10 - 10 7 3 - 27 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 7 3 - 27 - - List
GIBSON, Jack 24 Kiama New South Wales Firsts 15 - 15 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 3 - - 9 - - List
HACKETT, Bill 24     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
HOASE, C -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HUNTER, Ken 26     14 - 14 - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 14 - 14 - 1 - 2 - - List
HYDE, Ray 23     17 - 17 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 18 - 18 2 - - 6 - - List
KAINE, Tommy 32   New South Wales City Firsts 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - - List
KERMOND, Morrie 23     15 - 15 8 - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 15 8 - - 24 - - List
McDONALD, Kevin -   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PERRY, John 22     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
REINHOLD, Billy 22 Toowoomba   2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
ROWE, Dick 19     13 - 13 3 - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - 13 - 13 3 - - 9 - - List
SPENCER, Malcolm 20     2 - 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 2 - 7 - - 3 - 3 1 2 - 7 - - List
TAYLOR, Ron 21 Sydney 10 - 10 3 28 - 65 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 3 28 - 65 - - List
TROY, Jack 26   Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
VAN HEEKEREN, Ken 20     17 - 17 8 - - 24 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 8 - - 24 - - List
WHITE, Don 26     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
29 players 4 cur. / 7 tot. 23.74 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: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives

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