Country Carnival 1953

Game 6

Newtown 15 lost to Coalfields 26

Country Carnival 1953
Game 6

Newtown		 15
–
26
Coalfields
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/46110
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 10th May, 1953
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Bert Cowley
Venue Erskineville (Sydney)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 – 11
Newtown Scoresheet Coalfields
Rex ELVIN T 2 William SHANKS
Laurie McMAHON   Lester BATEY
Ray PRESTON   B WYNNE
 
Laurie McMAHON 3 G 7 Dave PARKINSON
Newtown Teams Coalfields
Maurie HALL 1 FB 1 Dave PARKINSON
Dick POOLE 2 W 2 Lester BATEY
Ray PRESTON 3 C 3 Bill SMITH
Laurie McMAHON 4 C 4 B PEAD
Doug PASSLOW 5 W 5 William SHANKS
 
Col GEELAN 6 FE 6 Billy ROBERTS
Bobby WHITTON 7 HB 7 J SOLWAY
 
Rex ELVIN 8 L 8 K LEVIDO
Peter RYAN 9 2R 9 Henry HOLLOWAY
Jim EVANS 10 2R 10 B WYNNE
Ern ANDERSON 11 FR 11 Doug HAWKE
Frank JOHNSON (c) 12 HK 12 J GORDON
Frank FARRINGTON 13 FR 13 J EVERLEIGH
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. St George
Changes:
Ray Preston (wing to centre), Dick Poole (centre to wing)

Coalfields

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1952 - Game 1 vs. St George
Next Game:
Country Carnival 1954 - Game 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
K Austin (wing), R Ekert (centre), K Hawkins (centre), Darcy Russell (wing), N Sharpe (five-eighth), Reg Curran (halfback), Gavin Stevenson (front row), T Anderson (second row), T Rolls (bench)
In:
Lester Batey (wing), Bill Smith (centre), B Pead (centre), William Shanks (wing), Billy Roberts (five-eighth), J Solway (halfback), J Everleigh (front row), B Wynne (second row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash