Major Semi
St George Dragons 30 def. Balmain Tigers 25
| 1956 NSWRFL Major Semi | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11386 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th August, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,339 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 14 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Ross KITE | 2 | T | 2 | Terry McGOVERN | ||||
| Tommy RYAN | 2 | Geoff HAWKEY | ||||||
| Ken KEARNEY | ||||||||
| Kevin O'BRIEN | ||||||||
| Doug FLEMING | 6/12 | G | 8/12 | Keith BARNES | ||||
| St George | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Doug FLEMING | 1 | FB | 1 | Keith BARNES | ||||
| Ross KITE | 2 | W | 2 | Arthur LORIMER | ||||
| Merv LEES | 3 | C | 3 | Geoff HAWKEY | ||||
| Kevin O'BRIEN | 4 | C | 4 | Kevin MOSMAN | ||||
| Tommy RYAN | 5 | W | 5 | Terry McGOVERN | ||||
| Peter CARROLL | 6 | FE | 6 | Bill HARRIS | ||||
| Bobby BUGDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Brian STAUNTON (c) | ||||
| Billy WILSON | 10 | L | 8 | Gus GRAY | ||||
| Norm PROVAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ron POTTER | ||||
| Harry MELVILLE | 26 | 2R | 10 | Ron MOSES | ||||
| Bryan ORROCK | 11 | FR | 11 | Bob HEANEY | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Neville WATT | ||||
| Kevin BROWN | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack MOON | ||||
| Norm TIPPING | HC | Norm ROBINSON | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 18 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round gf vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Geoff Weekes (centre)
- In:
- Merv Lees (centre)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 18 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round pf vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Alan Mason (five-eighth)
- In:
- Bill Harris (five-eighth)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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