1920 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Captains: Ray Norman (11); Charlie Lees (2); Sandy Pearce (1)
Biggest home crowd: 8,000 (vs. Balmain in round 10)
Average home crowd: 3,833
Top pointscorer: Premiership: Wally Messenger (86); All Matches: Wally Messenger (86)
Top tryscorer: Premiership: Gordon Wright (18); All Matches: Gordon Wright (20)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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May 1	Sat 3:15pm	Round 1	A *	Balmain	L	7	-	9	R Norman	SCG	18,000	3rd	>
8	Sat 3:15pm	Round 2	A *	Newtown	W	19	-	7	R Norman	RAS Showground	12,000	7th	>
15	Sat 3:15pm	Round 3	H	University	W	44	-	8	R Norman	RAS Showground	2,500	4th	>
22	Sat 3:15pm	Round 4	A	Glebe	W	20	-	5	R Norman	RAS Showground	18,000	1st	>
29	Sat 3:15pm	Round 5	H *	Western Suburbs	W	18	-	14	R Norman	SCG	30,000	3rd	>
Jun 17	Thu 11:15am	Round 6	A *	Annandale	W	42	-	10	R Norman	SCG No 2		2nd	>
		Round 7		[bye]			-					1st
26	Sat 3:15pm	Round 8	A *	North Sydney	W	12	-	8	R Norman	SCG	2,000	2nd	>
Jul 17	Sat 3:15pm	Round 9	A	Souths	L	11	-	14	R Norman	RAS Showground	5,000	2nd	>
24	Sat 3:15pm	Round 10	H	Balmain	W	30	-	13	R Norman	RAS Showground	8,000	2nd	>
31	Sat 3:15pm	Round 11	H	Newtown	L	0	-	8	R Norman	RAS Showground	1,000	3rd	>
Aug 7	Sat 3:15pm	Round 12	H *	North Sydney	L	10	-	21	R Norman	SCG	4,000	4th	>
21	Sat 3:15pm	Round 13	H *	Glebe	L	21	-	29	S Pearce	SCG	6,000	4th	>
28	Sat 3:15pm	Round 14	A *	Western Suburbs	L	5	-	29	C Lees	SCG		5th	>
Sep 1	Wed 3:15pm	Round 15	H *	Annandale	W	15	-	0	C Lees	SCG No 2		5th	>
4	Sat 3:15pm	CC (1)	H *	Annandale	W	23	-	0		SCG No 2	500		>
8	Wed 3:15pm	CC (PO)	A *	Western Suburbs	L	0	-	17		SCG No 2	500		>

16 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	LEES, Charlie	32	Sydney		14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
2	PEARCE, Sandy	37	Sydney		10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
3	WILLIAMS, Bob	33	Sydney		14	-	14	2	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
4	BAWDEN, Herbert	26	Rockhampton		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
4	CAMERON, Bill	25			13	-	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	15	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
5	DUFFY, Jim	36			12	-	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
6	WATKINS, Jack	27	Sydney		7	-	7	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
7	KAUFMANN, Sid	29			13	-	13	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
8	CAPLES, Harry	22	Bathurst		14	-	14	4	-	-	12	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
9	MESSENGER, Wally	29	Sydney		9	-	9	8	31	-	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	8	31	-	86	-	-	List
10	NORMAN, Ray	31	Sydney		11	-	11	-	7	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	7	-	14	-	-	List
11	CUBITT, Les	27	Sydney		6	-	6	3	-	-	9	-	-	2	-	2	1	3	-	9	-	-	8	-	8	4	3	-	18	-	-	List
12	NORMAN, Rex	29	Sydney		11	-	11	1	8	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	1	8	-	19	-	-	List
13	CHALLIS, George	30	Wagga Wagga		1	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	List
14	WRIGHT, Gordon	21			10	-	10	18	-	-	54	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	1	8	-	-	12	-	12	20	-	1	62	-	-	List
14	HUME, Fred	22			8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
15	THOMPSON, Arch	22	Sydney		8	1	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	11	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
16	RIGNEY, Ed	27	Sydney		3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	ARTHUR, Les	25			4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
28	CONNERTON, Edward	23	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	BURNS, Tommy	26			3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	-	6	-	-	5	-	5	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
30	STEEL, Charlie	23			-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
31	CROWELL, Jim	21			2	-	2	-	4	-	8	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	4	-	8	-	-	List
35	KING, Stan	24	Sydney		4	-	4	2	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
36	TIJOU, William	29			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
41	WARD, E	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
43	THOMPSON, Arch	18	Narromine		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	27 players	27.27		3 cur. / 14 tot.	14 matches			50	51	1	254	0	0	2 matches			5	3	1	23	0	0	16 matches			55	54	2	277	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 8 Sep 1920. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann

Sources:News Reports

1920 NSWRFL

Eastern Suburbs - Season Summary

Results

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Players

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