Game 5
Townsville 19 lost to Balmain Tigers 23
| 1945 Balmain Tour Game 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/127737 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd September, 1945 | |||||||
| Referee | Arthur Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | T'ville Sports (Townsville) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,600 | |||||||
| Townsville | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Keith BENSON | T | 2 | Stan PONCHARD | |||||
| Bruce HOPKINS | Joe JORGENSON | |||||||
| Tommy RYNAN | Keith PARKINSON | |||||||
| Jack SPENCER | ||||||||
| M GILLMER | 5 | G | 3 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| Stan PONCHARD | ||||||||
| Townsville | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| N POLLOCK | 1 | FB | 1 | Dave PARKINSON | ||||
| W JONES | 2 | W | 2 | Keith PARKINSON | ||||
| F DOYLE | 3 | C | 3 | Joe JORGENSON | ||||
| Keith BENSON | 4 | C | 4 | Tom BOURKE (c) | ||||
| Tommy RYNAN | 5 | W | 5 | Denys THOMAS | ||||
| M GILLMER | 6 | FE | 6 | Stan PONCHARD | ||||
| Bruce HOPKINS | 7 | HB | 7 | Gil BOX | ||||
| C DOBSON | 8 | L | 8 | Sid RYAN | ||||
| P WAKELING | 9 | 2R | 9 | Jack HAMPSTEAD | ||||
| B SEYMOUR | 10 | 2R | 10 | Colin CAMPBELL | ||||
| J CLIVE | 11 | FR | 11 | Jack SPENCER | ||||
| R BAKER (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Ted McGOVERN | ||||
| Owen DAVIDSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Hilton KIDD | ||||
| HC | Norm ROBINSON | |||||||
Team Info
Townsville
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1945 Balmain Tour - Game 4 vs. Mackay
- Next Game:
- 1945 Balmain Tour - Game 6 vs. North Coast
- Out:
- Jack McCullough (fullback), Keith Burton (centre), Harry Leo (wing), Harry Bath (second row)
- In:
- Jack Spencer (front row), Jack Hampstead (second row)
- Changes:
- Gil Box (five-eighth to halfback), Dave Parkinson (halfback to fullback), Colin Campbell (front row to second row), Denys Thomas (second row to wing), Joe Jorgenson (bench to centre), Stan Ponchard (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
The Townsville referees boycotted officiating this game because only two of their members were invited to a banquet welcoming Balmain. Arthur Oxford, who was touring with the Balmain side volunteered to officiate the match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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