NSWRFL 1953

Newtown

Coach
Frank Johnston
Captain
Frank Johnson
Biggest home crowd
8,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 11)
Average home crowd
4,333
Top pointscorer
Gordon Clifford (88)
Top tryscorer
Ray Preston (18)

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 Balmain L 12-38 F Johnson F Johnston Leichhardt   3rd View
6 Mon 3:15pm Round 2     A Souths W 24-12 F Johnson F Johnston Redfern   1st View
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 3 H     Western Suburbs W 22-10 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   4th View
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H     * Eastern Suburbs L 10-19 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 17,044 6th View
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 5     A Manly L 14-17 F Johnson F Johnston Brookvale   7th View
May 9 Sat 3:15pm Round 7 H     Canterbury W 12-9 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 4,000 3rd View
10 Sun 3:00pm CC (6) H     Coalfields L 15-26 F Johnson   Erskineville   View
24 Sun 3:15pm Round 6 H     St George L 20-25 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   5th View
Jun 6 Sat 3:15pm Round 8 H     * North Sydney W 15-13 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 16,000 5th View
13 Sat 3:15pm Round 9     A Parramatta L 4-19 F Johnson F Johnston Cumberland 3,000 4th View
20 Sat 3:15pm Round 10 H     Balmain W 28-18 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   4th View
27 Sat 3:15pm Round 11 H     Souths D 5-5 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 8,000 4th View
Jul 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 12     A Western Suburbs W 19-9 F Johnson F Johnston Pratten   3rd View
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 13     A Eastern Suburbs W 18-12 F Johnson F Johnston Sports Ground   2nd View
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 14 H     Manly W 35-4 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   4th View
Aug 1 Sat 3:15pm Round 15     A * St George L 16-20 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 16,517 4th View
8 Sat 3:15pm Round 16     A Canterbury D 12-12 F Johnson F Johnston Belmore 7,000 6th View
15 Sat 3:15pm Round 17     A North Sydney L 7-21 F Johnson F Johnston North Sydney 8,097 5th View
22 Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H     Parramatta W 19-5 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 1,000 5th View

19 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 League Games 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  
ANDERSON, Ern -     10 - 10 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 - - - - - 1 List
BENNETT, Bob -     1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - List
CARTER, Vic -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLARKE, Kevin -     3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - List
CLAY, Brian 19 Sydney   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CLEARY, Galvin -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLIFFORD, Gordon 25 Sydney   12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - List
CONSIDINE, Kevin 23 Sydney   6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - List
CURRIE, Ron -     10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
DONOVAN, Brian -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
EDGE, Bill -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ELVIN, Rex -     14 - 14 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 15 - 15 2 - - 6 - 1 List
EVANS, Jim 23 Sydney New South Wales Country Firsts 13 - 13 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 - - - - - - List
FARRINGTON, Frank 26 Sydney   12 - 12 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 13 - 13 - - - - - 1 List
GEELAN, Col 26 Sydney Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 17 - 17 8 - - 24 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 8 - - 24 - - List
GODFREY, Bob -     3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
HALL, Maurie -     4 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
JOHNSON, Frank 30 Wollongong Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 18 - 18 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 19 - 19 - - - - - - List
KESSEY, Horrie 25 Sydney 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - List
LIGHTFOOT, John -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
McMAHON, Laurie -   11 - 11 6 18 - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 3 - 9 - - 12 - 12 7 21 - 63 - - List
MAXWELL, Fred -     4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - List
PASSLOW, Doug 22     8 - 8 4 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 4 - - 12 - - List
POOLE, Dick 22 Sydney 16 - 16 7 - - 21 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 17 - 17 7 - - 21 - - List
PRESTON, Ray 23 Sydney New South Wales City Firsts 16 - 16 18 - - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 17 - 17 19 - - 57 - - List
RYAN, Peter - Ipswich   13 - 13 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 2 - - 6 - - List
SMITH, Ron -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
SOLAH, Don -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STAIT, Don -   New South Wales Country Firsts 6 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
WATSON, Ken -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WHITTON, Bobby 20 Sydney   15 - 15 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - List
31 players 2 cur. / 8 tot. 24.28 18 games 52 68 0 292 0 3 1 games 3 3 0 15 0 0 19 games 55 71 0 307 0 3  

* 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, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

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