Grand Final Chall.
Balmain Tigers 13 def. Canterbury Bankstown 9
| 1947 NSWRFL Grand Final Chall. | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10542 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th September, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 29,292 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 7 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Canterbury | ||||||
| Joe JORGENSON | T | Roy HASSON | ||||||
| Joe JORGENSON | 5 | G | 2 | Dick JOHNSON | ||||
| Roy HASSON | ||||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Canterbury | ||||||
| Jack McCULLOUGH | 1 | FB | 1 | Dick JOHNSON | ||||
| Bobby LULHAM | 2 | W | 2 | Jeff SIMMONDS | ||||
| Pat DEVERY | 3 | C | 3 | Eddie TRACEY | ||||
| Joe JORGENSON | 4 | C | 4 | Norman YOUNG | ||||
| Arthur PATTON | 5 | W | 5 | Morrie MURPHY | ||||
| Des BRYAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Roy HASSON | ||||
| George WILLIAMS | 7 | HB | 7 | Bruce HOPKINS | ||||
| Tom BOURKE (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Len HOLMES | ||||
| Sid RYAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ken CHARLTON | ||||
| Harry BATH | 10 | 2R | 10 | Alastair CLARKE | ||||
| John BRANNIGAN | 11 | FR | 11 | Harry PORTER (c) | ||||
| Herb GILBERT | 12 | HK | 12 | Roy KIRKALDY | ||||
| Jack SPENCER | 13 | FR | 13 | Eddie BURNS | ||||
| Norm ROBINSON | HC | Ross McKINNON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round f vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Mitchell Wallace (wing), Fred De Belin (lock)
- In:
- Joe Jorgenson (centre), Arthur Patton (wing)
- Changes:
- Tom Bourke (centre to lock), George Williams (five-eighth to halfback), Des Bryan (halfback to five-eighth)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round f vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Jack Fallon (lock)
- In:
- Alastair Clarke (second row)
- Changes:
- Len Holmes (second row to lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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