State Championships 1943

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Maitland 20 (T. Dunlop, M. McFarlane, K. Markham, F. Pearson tries; E. Skinner 4 goals) defeated Canterbury 6 (J. Hargreaves, E. Ryan tries) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 7th August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Canterbury 3-2.   Referee: Jack O'Brien.   Crowd: 1,200.
Canterbury: Johnson, Ryan, Bailey (C), Bonnyman, Anderson; Anderson, McCarter; Morris, Hargreaves, Small, Allison, Anslow, Sponberg.
Maitland: Skinner, McFarlane, Donahue, Fitzpatrick, Markham; White, Dunlop; Carr, Walker, Delaney, Taylor, Pearson (C), Wilson.
View  NSW Group 10 24 (J. Henderson 3, C. Hauville, C. Peime, C. Russell tries; C. Hallam 2, J. Bradley goals) defeated Western Suburbs 8 (A. Clues, J. Snare tries; B. Andrews goal) at Bathurst Showground.
Date: Sun, 8th August.   Halftime: NSW Group 10 10-5.   Crowd: 2,500.
NSW Group 10: Bradley, Henderson, Hauville, Hollingsworth, Davies; Wilkinson, Scoular; Bailey, Peime, Russell, Bell (C), Ray, Hallam.
Western Suburbs: Martin, Brown, Whitehurst, Andrews, Snare; Lothian, McGuinness (C); Campbell, Spence, Williams, McKean, Lucas, Clues.
View  Eastern Suburbs 18 (J. Arnold, J. Coll, H. Pierce, J. Williams tries; L. O'Donnell 3 goals) defeated NSW Group 7 3 (R. Devine try) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 8th August.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 8-0.   Crowd: 3,700.
NSW Group 7: Livermore, Taylor, Jorgenson, Lindsay, Devine; Doyle, Kadwell; Parker, Johnson (C), Duff, Ingold, Langton, Beasley.
Eastern Suburbs: Allen, O'Donnell, O'Brien, Dunn, Williams; Kaine, Coll; Rollason, Sinclair, Arnold, Pierce (C), Gulliver, Portsmouth.
View  South Sydney 20 (J. Armstrong, E. Hinson, J. Hutchinson, F. McDowell tries; F. Felsch 4 goals) defeated Cessnock 6 (B. Alexander, W. Kembrey tries) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 21st August.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Cessnock 6-0.   Referee: Jack O'Brien.   Crowd: 1,500.
South Sydney: Livingston, Smith, Bell, Felsch (C), Woods; Thompson, McDowell; Walsh, Melvaine, Hinson, Armstrong, Kilham, Hutchinson.
Cessnock: Parkinson, Thomas, Maher, Halverson, Kembrey; Barnard, Hodge; Lawrey, Goldman, Alexander (C), Grills, Shippen, Harden.
View  Balmain 43 (A. Patton 5, M. Denton, A. Hall, J. Hampstead, A. Smith tries; S. Ponchard 2, E. Bennett, M. Denton, A. Hall, S. Ryan, A. Smith, J. Winchester goals) defeated Wests Newcastle 13 (W. Coffey, J. Rogers, O. Screen tries; O. Screen 2 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sat, 28th August.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 20-3.   Referee: Aub Oxford.   Crowd: 1,000.
Balmain: Winchester, Denton, Hall, Bourke, Patton; Dreise, Ponchard; Buckley, Watt (C), Bennett, Ryan, Smith, Hampstead.
Wests Newcastle: Screen (C), Pryer, Screen, Hubbick, Snushall; Buckley, Coffey; Mort, Pittman, Rogers, Sanderson, Jones, Peattie.
View  St George 44 (R. Gill 3, L. Kelly 3, J. Lindwall 2, A. Cox, B. McRitchie tries; N. Smith 3, O. Campbell, L. Kelly, J. Lindwall, J. Metcalf goals) defeated Kurri Kurri 9 (W. Close, W. Kirkwood, V. Madge tries) at Newcastle Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 4th September.   Halftime: St George 18-3.   Referee: Richard Lewis.   
Kurri Kurri: Anderson, Leggett, O'Brien, Kirkwood, Browning; Madge, McCullouch; Sweeney, Close (C), Dixon, Hetherington, Laverack, Perry.
St George: Tipping, Gill, Lindwall, Jones, Campbell; Middleton, Cox; Walklate, Hale, McRitchie, Smith (C), Kelly, Metcalf.
View  Waratah-Mayfield 16 (A. Hall, J. Williams tries; W. Conlon 4, A. Skelly goals) defeated North Sydney 3 (M. Whitehead try) at Newcastle Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 11th September.   Halftime: Waratah-Mayfield 16-0.   Referee: Richard Lewis.   
Waratah-Mayfield: Conlon (C), Blake, Skelly, Ling, Randall; Wilson, Fraser; Eddy, Williams, Miller, Burgess, Wylie, Hall.
North Sydney: Ridgway, Collins, Hyde (C), Rudd, Ainsworth; McMahon, Brian; McKinnon, Facer, Dawes, Whitehead, McKinnon, Griffin.
View  Newtown 29 (J. Brailey, C. Cahill, A. Gleeson, N. Jacobson, K. Phillips tries; T. Kirk 7 goals) defeated Souths Newcastle 15 (R. Davis, A. Watsford, J. Winney tries; A. Lawrence 2, W. Richardson goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 11th September.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 14-12.   Referee: Jack O'Brien.   Crowd: 7,000.
Newtown: Kirk, Gleeson, Jacobson, Smith, Goodwin; Bugden, Nevin; McLennan, Brailey, Farrell (C), Phillips, Speechley, Cahill.
Souths Newcastle: Ball, Newham (C), Quinn, Richardson, Watsford; Lawrence, Lawrence; Gibbs, Davis, Briggs, Cook, Winney, Dick.