Round 5
Newcastle 16 lost to Eastern Suburbs 18
| 1909 NSWRFL Round 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/8235 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 29th May, 1909 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Seabrook | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Newcastle | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| William BAILEY | T | 2 | Dan FRAWLEY | |||||
| Artie COLEMAN | 2 | Albert ROSENFELD | ||||||
| Stan CARPENTER | 5 | G | 3 | Bill KING | ||||
| Newcastle | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| James SMITH | 1 | FB | 1 | Bill KING | ||||
| Nick BRIEN | 2 | W | 2 | Dan FRAWLEY | ||||
| Artie COLEMAN | 3 | C | 3 | Albert ROSENFELD (c) | ||||
| Jim WALSH | 4 | C | 4 | David BROWN | ||||
| William BAILEY | 5 | W | 5 | Percy MacNAMARA | ||||
| Ted McGUINNESS | 6 | FE | 6 | Billy FLEGG | ||||
| George COX | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom BRUCE | ||||
| Clarrie CROFT | 8 | L | 8 | Larry O'MALLEY | ||||
| Arthur McNEIL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ted BRISCOE | ||||
| William SCOTT | 10 | 2R | 10 | George GREEN | ||||
| Joe SHAKESPEARE | 11 | FR | 11 | Harold KELLEY | ||||
| Les CARPENTER | 12 | HK | 12 | Eddie GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Stan CARPENTER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Mick FRAWLEY | ||||
Team Info
Newcastle
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- 1909 All Blacks Tour - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Albert Payne (wing), Robert Lawson (five-eighth), Ernie Patfield (halfback), Jack Bartley (second row)
- In:
- Jim Walsh (centre), George Cox (halfback), Stan Carpenter (front row), Arthur McNeil (second row)
- Changes:
- Nick Brien (centre to wing), Ted McGuinness (centre to five-eighth), Artie Coleman (front row to centre), William Scott (front row to second row), Joe Shakespeare (second row to front row)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bob Mable (front row), Arthur Surridge (lock)
- In:
- Billy Flegg (five-eighth), Harold Kelley (front row), Ted Briscoe (second row)
- Changes:
- Percy MacNamara (centre to wing), Eddie Griffiths (wing to hooker), Albert Rosenfeld (five-eighth to centre), Larry O'Malley (second row to lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Darth Orion
Sources:News Reports
Your Say
29 Mar 2026 2:26am
According to The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW) Monday 31 May 1909. Halftime score was Newcastle 7 to Eastern Suburbs 5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238289957?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Fcategory%2FSport%20And%20Games%2Fdate%2F1909%2F05%2F31%2Ftitle%2F1297%2Fpage%2F25703719%2Farticle%2F238289957
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