1953 NSWRFL

Western Suburbs Magpies - Season Summary

Coach

Peter McLean

Captains

Frank Stanmore (11)

Jack Fitzgerald (3)

Peter McLean (2)

Kevin Hansen (1)

Bill Horder (1)

Biggest home crowd

10,729 (vs. North Sydney in round 4)

Average home crowd

6,182

Top pointscorer

Premiership: George Bain (78)

All Matches: George Bain (88)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: Keith Holman (9)

All Matches: Keith Holman (10)

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	HORDER, Bill	24	Sydney		13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	14	-	14	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
2	FARRELL, Hec	30			12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
3	HANSEN, Kevin	24			18	-	18	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
4	WATSON, Ron	24			17	-	17	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
5	CULLEN, Keith	-			5	-	5	5	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
6	COLLINSON, Arthur	23	Tamworth		11	-	11	3	-	-	9	-	1	1	-	1	2	-	-	6	-	-	12	-	12	5	-	-	15	-	1	List
7	HOLMAN, Keith	27	Melbourne		12	-	12	9	5	-	37	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	13	-	13	10	5	-	40	-	-	List
8	STANMORE, Frank	23	Cessnock		13	-	13	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
9	FITZGERALD, Jack	28	Lismore		14	-	14	6	-	-	18	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	6	-	-	18	-	-	List
10	DINES, Dev	23	Newcastle-Maitland		16	-	16	5	5	-	25	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	5	5	-	25	-	-	List
11	RATCLIFF, Col	24	Temora		17	-	17	4	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
12	CALLINAN, Bill	22			12	-	12	4	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	13	-	13	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
13	OWEN, Barry	19	Sydney		3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13	BAIN, George	-	Manly		9	-	9	-	39	-	78	-	-	1	-	1	-	5	-	10	-	-	10	-	10	-	44	-	88	-	-	List
14	CARRIG, Mick	25	Parramatta		9	-	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
20	BEGER, Dudley	24	Sydney		3	-	3	-	4	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	4	-	8	-	-	List
21	CHURCH, Ernie	26	Sydney		5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	BRENNAN, Ted	22	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
24	TREVENA, Leo	-			8	-	8	1	14	-	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	1	14	-	31	-	-	List
25	McKENZIE, Jim	-	Sydney		6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
26	OGLE, Brian	20	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	McLEAN, Peter	28	Sydney		2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	1	List
29	SMITH, Willie	-			3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	4	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
30	CALDWELL, Max	22	Sydney		5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
32	PUREN, Dale	20			1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
38	LEAL, Pat	24			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
41	HOOPER, Eddie	24	Sydney		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
42	SOUTHAM, Reg	-	Bathurst		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
44	LENNARD, Keith	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
45	SARGENT, Bob	21	Coonabarabran		3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
59	WOODEN, Peter	18			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	31 players	24.15		4 cur. / 10 tot.	18 matches			51	67	0	287	0	3	1 matches			6	5	0	28	0	0	19 matches			57	72	0	315	0	3

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 22 Aug 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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