South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 def. Far North Coast 5
| 1926 Grand Challenge Contest | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31152 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 2nd August, 1926 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 0 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Far North Coast | ||||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | T | J HOWARD | ||||||
| Eddie ROOT | ||||||||
| Benny WEARING | ||||||||
| Alby WHY | ||||||||
| Alf BLAIR | 2 | G | Jack LEET | |||||
| Benny WEARING | ||||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Far North Coast | ||||||
| Alan RIGHTON | 1 | FB | 1 | A DITTON | ||||
| Benny WEARING | 2 | W | 2 | H PEANNA | ||||
| Oscar QUINLIVAN | 3 | C | 3 | Jack LEET | ||||
| Vic LAWRENCE | 4 | C | 4 | S VAUGHAN | ||||
| Harry FINCH | 5 | W | 5 | Bernie MAHER | ||||
| Alf BLAIR (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Tom SLATTERY (c) | ||||
| Frank BROGAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Victor ANDERSON | ||||
| Alby WHY | 13 | L | 8 | V SPENCER | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tom RUMMERY | ||||
| George TREWEEK | 11 | 2R | 11 | J HOWARD | ||||
| Eddie ROOT | 10 | FR | 10 | T GIBSON | ||||
| Arch THOMPSON | 9 | HK | 9 | A ADAMS | ||||
| Alf O'CONNOR | 8 | FR | 8 | Bob MUDGE | ||||
| B | 14 | O DOOLEY | ||||||
| Howard HALLETT | HC | |||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 13 vs. Glebe
- Next Game:
- Round 15 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Reg Williams (wing)
- In:
- Harry Finch (wing)
Far North Coast
- Previous Game:
- 1926 NSW Tour - Game 5 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1927 Country Carnival - Game 3 vs. North Coast
- Out:
- W Stanton (wing), C Keightley (centre), Angus Rummery (lock)
- In:
- H Peanna (wing), S Vaughan (centre), V Spencer (lock), O Dooley (bench)
Match Notes
This match pitted the NSWRL Premier South Sydney against the Far North Coast side that beat NSW. Dooley replaced Adams very early in the game after Adams broke his collarbone. Souths agreed to allow the replacement.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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