Game 1
Toowoomba 12 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 5
| 1925 South Sydney Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30997 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th August, 1925 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Athletic Ground (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 3 | |||||
| Toowoomba | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Bill SPENCER | 2 | T | Ernie LAPHAM | |||||
| Roy LINDSAY | 3 | G | Alf BLAIR | |||||
| Toowoomba | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| Roy LINDSAY | 1 | FB | 1 | Alan RIGHTON | ||||
| Bill SPENCER | 2 | W | 2 | Benny WEARING | ||||
| Harold ANDERSON | 3 | C | 3 | Vic LAWRENCE | ||||
| Tom GORMAN | 4 | C | 4 | Oscar QUINLIVAN | ||||
| M HENSCHELE | 5 | W | 5 | Jack LODGE | ||||
| Duncan THOMPSON (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Alec JOHNSTON | ||||
| Colin THOMPSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Alf BLAIR (c) | ||||
| Jim BENNETT | 8 | L | 8 | Alby WHY | ||||
| Dan DEMPSEY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Alf O'CONNOR | ||||
| Herb STEINOHRT | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ernie LAPHAM | ||||
| Vic ARMBRUSTER | 11 | FR | 11 | Harry CAVANOUGH | ||||
| Harry LEIBKE | 12 | HK | 12 | Arch THOMPSON | ||||
| G HAWTHORNE | 13 | FR | 13 | Pat MURPHY | ||||
Team Info
Toowoomba
- Previous Game:
- 1925 All Blacks Tour - Game 10 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1926 Bulimba Cup - Game 1 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Edward Brown (centre), Peter Madsen (lock), Graham Crouch (bench)
- In:
- Harold Anderson (centre), Jim Bennett (lock)
- Changes:
- Colin Thompson (five-eighth to halfback), Duncan Thompson (halfback to five-eighth)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 13 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1925 South Sydney Tour - Game 2 vs. Warwick
- Out:
- Tom Barry (centre), Dave Hickey (bench)
- In:
- Vic Lawrence (centre)
- Changes:
- Alf Blair (five-eighth to halfback), Alec Johnston (halfback to five-eighth), Alf O'Connor (front row to second row), Pat Murphy (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Both sides had finished their respective seasons without losing any games. Thus this match was billed as the Australian club championship.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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