Round 5
Balmain Tigers 13 lost to Newtown 14
| 1952 NSWRFL Round 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10940 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th April, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 14 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Ray LAURIE | T | Col GEELAN | ||||||
| Ray PRESTON | ||||||||
| Ray LAURIE | 4 | G | 3 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Jack SCANLON | Alan METCALFE | |||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Jack SCANLON | 15 | FB | 13 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Alf ROACH | 20 | W | 11 | Horrie KESSEY | ||||
| Leo NOSWORTHY (c) | 4 | C | 9 | Dick POOLE | ||||
| Reg SUTTON | 32 | C | 8 | Col GEELAN | ||||
| Ray LAURIE | 5 | W | 24 | Ray PRESTON | ||||
| Tom LAWLER | 14 | FE | 21 | Alan METCALFE | ||||
| Jack McGARRY | 35 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON | ||||
| Ron GRAHAM | 22 | L | 6 | Don SOLAH | ||||
| Bill MARSH | 9 | 2R | 4 | Tom PITMAN (c) | ||||
| Jack MOON | 13 | 2R | 5 | Vic CARTER | ||||
| Jim THOMSON | 25 | FR | 2 | Jim EVANS | ||||
| Johnny O'BRIEN | 12 | HK | 1 | Stan ARCHER | ||||
| Terry BROGAN | 27 | FR | 3 | John LIGHTFOOT | ||||
| Arthur PATTON | HC | Frank JOHNSTON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Jack Fifield (centre), Joe Jorgenson (five-eighth), Tom Tyrrell (second row)
- In:
- Reg Sutton (centre), Jack Moon (second row), Ron Graham (lock)
- Changes:
- Tom Lawler (centre to five-eighth), Leo Nosworthy (lock to centre)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. South Sydney
No changes.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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