NSWRFL 1955

Round 5

Balmain Tigers 32 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 10

NSWRFL 1955
Round 5
Balmain
Tigers
32
10 Western Suburbs
Magpies
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11222
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 15th May, 1955
Kick Off 3:15 PM (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) 1 FB 1 John BREST
Les GELFIUS 2 W 2 Bill BAILEY
Terry McGOVERN 3 C 3 Jim PLATER
Geoff HAWKEY 4 C 4 Jack FITZGERALD (c)
Ted BONSER 5 W 5 Barry OWENS
 
Ron DALEY 6 FE 6 Keith DEACON
Brian STAUNTON 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
 
Neville WATT 8 L 8 Neville CHARLTON
Danny JOHNSTON 9 2R 9 Bill CARSON
Noel RYAN 10 2R 10 Bill OWENS
Kevin HUMPHREYS 11 FR 11 John HARRISON
Don SINCLAIR 12 HK 12 Hec FARRELL
Bill MARSH 13 FR 13 Ron WATSON
 
Norm ROBINSON   HC   Keith HOLMAN
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1955 - 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:
Country Carnival 1955 - Round 3 vs. South West NSW
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Bill Brown (five-eighth), Kevin Owens (bench), Don Collier (bench)
In:
Keith Deacon (five-eighth)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson