Grand Final
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 def. Newtown 11
| 1955 NSWRFL Grand Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11293 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th September, 1955 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 42,466 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Col DONOHOE | T | Kevin CONSIDINE | ||||||
| Ian MOIR | ||||||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 3 | G | 3 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| FG | Gordon CLIFFORD | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Don MURDOCH | 15 | FB | 13 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Dale PUREN | 29 | W | 12 | Kevin CONSIDINE | ||||
| Malcolm SPENCER | 18 | C | 9 | Dick POOLE (c) | ||||
| Martin GALLAGHER | 11 | C | 10 | Brian CLAY | ||||
| Ian MOIR | 12 | W | 11 | Ray PRESTON | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 14 | FE | 19 | Ray KELLY | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 8 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON | ||||
| Les COWIE | 6 | L | 6 | Peter RYAN | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 5 | 2R | 5 | Frank NARVO | ||||
| Jack RAYNER (c) | 4 | 2R | 4 | Henry HOLLOWAY | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | 1 | FR | 3 | Les HAMPSON | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON | 2 | HK | 27 | Greg ELLIS | ||||
| Norm NILSON | 25 | FR | 2 | Don STAIT | ||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | Dick POOLE | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round pf vs. St George
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Bob Honeysett (centre), Jim Richards (front row)
- In:
- Malcolm Spencer (centre), Norm Nilson (front row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round masf vs. St George
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Changes:
- Les Hampson (hooker to front row), Greg Ellis (front row to hooker)
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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