Round 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 def. Eastern Suburbs 11
| 1920 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/8857 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th July, 1920 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Dickenson | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Clarrie HORDER | T | 2 | Gordon WRIGHT | |||||
| Ted McGRATH | Bob WILLIAMS | |||||||
| Arthur OXFORD | 4 | G | Wally MESSENGER | |||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Howard HALLETT | 17 | FB | 12 | Rex NORMAN | ||||
| Gordon VAUGHAN | 9 | W | 14 | Gordon WRIGHT | ||||
| Clarrie HORDER | 11 | C | 10 | Ray NORMAN (c) | ||||
| William GILLESPIE | 16 | C | 11 | Les CUBITT | ||||
| Reg FUSEDALE | 10 | W | 9 | Wally MESSENGER | ||||
| Alf BLAIR | 7 | FE | 8 | Harry CAPLES | ||||
| Ernie SWINNERTON | 8 | HB | 7 | Sid KAUFMANN | ||||
| Ted McGRATH | 4 | L | 15 | Arch THOMPSON | ||||
| Arthur OXFORD (c) | 1 | 2R | 5 | Jim DUFFY | ||||
| Vic LAWRENCE | 15 | 2R | 4 | Bill CAMERON | ||||
| John KERWICK | 2 | FR | 3 | Bob WILLIAMS | ||||
| Jack LAWRENCE | 5 | HK | 2 | Sandy PEARCE | ||||
| Jack BAKER | 3 | FR | 1 | Charlie LEES | ||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Glebe
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Vince Sheehan (centre), Harold Holmes (front row)
- In:
- Reg Fusedale (wing), Alf Blair (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Vic Lawrence (wing to second row), William Gillespie (five-eighth to centre), John Kerwick (second row to front row)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Fred Hume (fullback), William Tijou (lock)
- In:
- Rex Norman (fullback), Sandy Pearce (hooker)
- Changes:
- Wally Messenger (centre to wing), Les Cubitt (wing to centre), Arch Thompson (hooker 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, Alan Katzmann

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