NSWRFL 1947

Round 6

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 lost to Balmain Tigers 24

NSWRFL 1947
Round 6
Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles
10
24 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10475
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 17th May, 1947
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee George Hallwood
Venue Brookvale (Sydney)
Crowd 3,600
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 7
Manly Scoresheet Balmain
Harry GREW T 2 Tom BOURKE
Gordon WILLOUGHBY   Bobby LULHAM
      George WILLIAMS
 
Eric BATHGATE G 6 Pat DEVERY
Albert COLLINS      
Manly Teams Balmain
Eric BATHGATE 1 FB 1 Jack McCULLOUGH
Gordon WILLOUGHBY 2 W 2 Bobby LULHAM
Albert COLLINS 3 C 3 Tom BOURKE (c)
Mackie CAMPBELL (c) 4 C 4 George WILLIAMS
Johnny BLISS 5 W 5 Keith PARKINSON
 
Merv GILLMER 6 FE 6 Pat DEVERY
Gary MADDRELL 7 HB 7 Jack RUSSELL
 
Charles ROBINSON 8 L 13 Ted KEALY
Keith KIRKWOOD 12 2R 12 Sid RYAN
Don MATHESON 10 2R 10 Harry BATH
Roy BULL 10 FR 11 Herb GILBERT
Arthur DAWES 12 HK 12 Ted McGOVERN
Harry GREW 13 FR 8 Jack SPENCER
 
Ray STEHR   HC   Norm ROBINSON
   
 

Team Info

Manly

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 7 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Jim Walsh (wing), Cyril McMahon (five-eighth), Dick Allerton (front row), Ted Dawes (hooker), Pat Hines (second row), Jim Hall (lock)
In:
Eric Bathgate (fullback), Gordon Willoughby (wing), Harry Grew (front row), Arthur Dawes (hooker), Don Matheson (second row), Charles Robinson (lock)
Changes:
Albert Collins (fullback to centre), Merv Gillmer (centre to five-eighth)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 7 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Hilton Kidd (front row), Pat Madden (second row)
In:
Ted McGovern (hooker), Harry Bath (second row)
Changes:
Herb Gilbert (hooker to front row)

Match Notes

Harold Johnson was sacked as Manly coach during the week and Ray Stehr initially appointed as coaching adviser to Mackie Campbell he was then appointed as fulltime coach soon after.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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