Round 8
Cumberland (AUS) 14 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 6
| 1908 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/8203 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th July, 1908 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Charlie Hutchison | |||||||
| Venue | Birchgrove (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 2 | |||||
| Cumberland (AUS) | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Harry BLOOMFIELD | T | |||||||
| Jack CRIBB | ||||||||
| Harry BLOOMFIELD | 4 | G | 2 | Jim HODGSON | ||||
| Jim ABERCROMBIE | ||||||||
| Cumberland (AUS) | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Albert ABBOTT | 1 | FB | 1 | George DUFFIN | ||||
| Alfred HARRIS | 2 | W | 2 | Ray GORMLEY | ||||
| Alex HALLING | 3 | C | 3 | Frank FROST | ||||
| Harry BLOOMFIELD (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Claude McFAYDEN | ||||
| Francis O'GRADY | 5 | W | 5 | Percy FRANKS | ||||
| Claude WALLIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Jim HODGSON | ||||
| Jack CRIBB | 7 | HB | 7 | Ted ELLIS | ||||
| A HAWKINS | 8 | L | 8 | William ELLIOTT | ||||
| James SPEIRS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Robert ELLIS | ||||
| Richard CASEY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Jim STACK (c) | ||||
| Thomas LALOR | 11 | FR | 11 | Ted MEAD | ||||
| Vern JARVIS | 12 | HK | 12 | Granville GILBERT | ||||
| Ted BELLAMY | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim ABERCROMBIE | ||||
Team Info
Cumberland (AUS)
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Albert Burdus (second row)
- In:
- Albert Abbott (fullback), Alfred Harris (wing)
- Changes:
- Ted Bellamy (fullback to front row), James Speirs (centre to second row), Harry Bloomfield (wing to centre), Jack Cribb (five-eighth to halfback), Claude Wallis (halfback to five-eighth), Vern Jarvis (front row to hooker), A Hawkins (hooker to lock)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Arthur Brown (front row)
- In:
- Granville Gilbert (hooker)
- Changes:
- Jim Stack (hooker to second row), Ted Mead (second row to front row)
Match Notes
This match was played before a "fair number of spectators", according to the Sydney Mail. One of Harry Bloomfield's (Cumberland) goals came from a mark taken by Alex Halling.
Harry Bloomfield scored Cumberland's last try in the premiership.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
Jerseys by:
Roulettesplay
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