Round 5
Balmain Tigers 32 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 10
| 1955 NSWRFL Round 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11222 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 15th May, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 7 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Les GELFIUS | 2 | T | John HARRISON | |||||
| Brian STAUNTON | 2 | Ron WATSON | ||||||
| Ron DALEY | ||||||||
| Bill MARSH | ||||||||
| Terry McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Noel RYAN | ||||||||
| Jack FIFIELD | 4/12 | G | John BREST | |||||
| Neville CHARLTON | ||||||||
| OFF | Bill CARSON | |||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Jack FIFIELD (c) | 3 | FB | 1 | John BREST | ||||
| Les GELFIUS | 15 | W | 5 | Johnny THOMPSON | ||||
| Terry McGOVERN | 17 | C | 3 | Jim PLATER | ||||
| Geoff HAWKEY | 4 | C | 14 | Jack FITZGERALD (c) | ||||
| Ted BONSER | 5 | W | 18 | Barry OWEN | ||||
| Ron DALEY | 6 | FE | 32 | Keith DEACON | ||||
| Brian STAUNTON | 7 | HB | 33 | Bobby TUCKER | ||||
| Neville WATT | 10 | L | 11 | Neville CHARLTON | ||||
| Danny JOHNSTON | 23 | 2R | 10 | Bill CARSON | ||||
| Noel RYAN | 37 | 2R | 9 | Bill OWENS | ||||
| Kevin HUMPHREYS | 11 | FR | 29 | John HARRISON | ||||
| Don SINCLAIR | 12 | HK | 12 | Hec FARRELL | ||||
| Bill MARSH | 9 | FR | 13 | Ron WATSON | ||||
| Norm ROBINSON | HC | Keith HOLMAN | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1955 Country Carnival - Round 9 vs. Coalfields
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. St George
- Out:
- George Fifield (wing), Ron Battye (lock)
- In:
- Les Gelfius (wing), Bill Marsh (front row)
- Changes:
- Ted Bonser (centre to wing), Terry McGovern (wing to centre), Noel Ryan (front row to second row), Neville Watt (second row to lock)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1955 Country Carnival - Round 3 vs. South West NSW
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Bill Bailey (wing), Bill Brown (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Kevin Owens (bench), Don Collier (bench)
- In:
- Johnny Thompson (wing), Keith Deacon (five-eighth), Bobby Tucker (halfback)
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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