NSWRFL 1947

Round 17

Newtown 25 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 20

NSWRFL 1947
Round 17

Newtown		 25
–
20 South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10528
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 16th August, 1947
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee George Bishop (Goulburn)
Venue Erskineville (Sydney)
Crowd 5,844
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 10
Newtown Scoresheet South Sydney
Len SMITH 2 T Ken BROGAN
Arthur CLIFFORD   Johnny GRAVES
Frank FARRELL   Howard HALLETT JNR
Oriel KENNERSON   Ian VERRENDER
 
Keith FROOME 4 G 3 Clive CHURCHILL
Oriel KENNERSON   Johnny GRAVES
Newtown Teams South Sydney
Oriel KENNERSON 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL
Horrie KESSEY 2 W 2 Johnny GRAVES
Len SMITH 3 C 3 Eric ANDERSON
Lin McLEAN 4 C 4 Howard HALLETT JNR
Arthur CLIFFORD 5 W 5 Jim ARMSTRONG
 
Harry NORTHARD 6 FE 6 Ken BROGAN
Keith FROOME 7 HB 7 Alec JOHNSTON
 
Bernie DREW 13 L 13 Les COWIE
Tom PITMAN 12 2R 9 Jack RAYNER (c)
Gerald SCULLY 11 2R 11 Ian VERRENDER
Laurie DORAN 10 FR 10 William MULLANE
Frank JOHNSON 9 HK 9 Keith AITKEN
Frank FARRELL (c) 8 FR 13 Fred MILLER
 
Frank FARRELL   HC   Dave WATSON
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 16 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 18 vs. St George
Out:
Norm Jacobson (wing)
In:
Arthur Clifford (wing)

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 16 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 18 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Frank Bonner (fullback), Alec Tracey (wing), Doug Barwick (second row)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Eric Anderson (centre), Fred Miller (front row)
Changes:
Jack Rayner (centre to second row), Jim Armstrong (front row to wing)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin

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