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1955 NSWRFL

Western Suburbs Magpies

Coach
Keith Holman
Captains
Keith Holman (8)
Neville Charlton (8)
Jack Fitzgerald (2)
Biggest home crowd
7,000 (vs. Newtown in round 4)
Average home crowd
5,000
Top pointscorer
Premiership: John Brest (49)
All Matches: John Brest (55)
Top tryscorer
Premiership: Johnny Thompson (6)
All Matches: Johnny Thompson (6)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Apr 2 Sat 3:15pm Round 1 H     Canterbury W 17-8 K Holman K Holman Pratten   2nd >
11 Mon 3:15pm Round 2 H     * Eastern Suburbs W 32-19 K Holman K Holman SCG 17,856 3rd >
16 Sat 3:15pm Round 3 H     * Manly L 0-46 K Holman K Holman SCG 11,181 1st >
23 Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H     Newtown L 8-25 K Holman K Holman Pratten 7,000 3rd >
May 7 Sat 3:00pm CC (3) H     South West NSW W 43-5 K Holman K Holman Pratten   >
15 Sun 3:15pm Round 5     A Balmain L 10-32 J Fitzgerald K Holman Leichhardt   4th >
22 Sun 3:15pm Round 6     A Parramatta W 11-7 J Fitzgerald K Holman Cumberland   6th >
29 Sun 3:15pm Round 7     A Souths L 2-27 K Holman K Holman Redfern 10,442 4th >
Jun 5 Sun 3:15pm Round 8 H     * St George L 5-18 N Charlton K Holman Redfern 1,167 5th >
13 Mon 3:15pm Round 9     A North Sydney L 11-33 K Holman K Holman North Sydney   6th >
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 10     A Canterbury L 6-9 K Holman K Holman Belmore   6th >
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 11     A * Eastern Suburbs L 8-26 N Charlton K Holman Pratten   9th >
Jul 2 Sat 3:15pm Round 12     A Manly L 10-36 N Charlton K Holman Brookvale   9th >
9 Sat 3:15pm Round 13     A Newtown L 6-32 K Holman K Holman Henson   9th >
24 Sun 3:15pm Round 14 H     * Balmain L 10-23 N Charlton K Holman Leichhardt   9th >
30 Sat 3:15pm Round 15 H     Parramatta L 12-32 N Charlton K Holman Pratten   10th >
Aug 6 Sat 3:15pm Round 16 H     Souths L 17-28 N Charlton K Holman Pratten 3,000 10th >
13 Sat 3:15pm Round 17     A St George L 12-27 N Charlton K Holman Kogarah   10th >
20 Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H     North Sydney L 9-31 N Charlton K Holman Pratten   10th >

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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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 BREST, John - Port Macquarie   10 - 10 1 23 - 49 - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - - 11 - 11 1 26 - 55 - - List
2 BAILEY, Bill 24 Sydney New South Wales City Firsts 12 - 12 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - 13 - 13 5 - - 15 - - List
3 PLATER, Jim 25 Brunswick Heads   9 - 9 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - List
4 COLLIER, Don - Sydney   3 - 3 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 1 1 - - 3 - - 3 1 4 1 1 - 5 - - List
5 THOMPSON, Johnny 24 Sydney   15 - 15 6 - - 18 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 15 - 15 6 - - 18 - 1 List
6 BROWN, Bill 21 Sydney   17 - 17 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 1 - - 3 - - List
7 HOLMAN, Keith 29 Melbourne Australia Australasia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 9 - 9 1 9 - 21 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 9 - 21 - - List
8 HYDE, Pat -     4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
8 McKENZIE, Jim - Sydney   2 - 2 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 1 - - 3 - - List
9 OWENS, Bill 23 Sydney   14 - 14 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 15 - 15 - - - - - - List
10 CARSON, Bill 21 Bourke 18 - 18 4 - - 12 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 19 - 19 4 - - 12 - 1 List
11 CHARLTON, Neville 26 Sydney 17 - 17 2 2 - 10 - - 1 - 1 3 2 - 13 - - 18 - 18 5 4 - 23 - - List
12 FARRELL, Hec 32     10 - 10 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 - - - - - 1 List
13 WATSON, Ron 26   13 - 13 2 - - 6 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 2 - - 6 - 1 List
14 FITZGERALD, Jack 30 Lismore   7 - 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 3 - - 9 - - 8 - 8 3 - - 9 - - List
18 OWEN, Barry 21 Sydney   6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 6 - - List
19 GRAHAM, Don - Blayney   6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - List
22 THOMPSON, Kevin - Sydney   6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - List
24 HOOPER, Eddie 26 Sydney 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
25 GOFF, Bede 27 Sydney   8 - 8 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 2 - - 6 - - List
27 TREVENA, Noel -     7 - 7 1 10 - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7 1 10 - 23 - - List
29 HARRISON, John -   16 - 16 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 17 - 17 3 - - 9 - - List
32 DEACON, Keith 26 Sydney 4 - 4 - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - 1 - 2 - - List
33 TUCKER, Bobby 19 Sydney   5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
39 CALDWELL, Max 24 Sydney   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
42 PORTER, Monty 20 Parkes 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
46 MURPHY, Dick -     5 - 5 - 1 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - 1 1 4 - - List
47 WILLIAMSON, Perc -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
  28 players 5 cur. / 9 tot. 25.17 18 matches 30 47 1 186 0 4 1 matches 11 5 0 43 0 0 19 matches 41 52 1 229 0 4  

* 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, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives

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