Round 8
Canterbury Bankstown 21 def. Eastern Suburbs 8
| 1939 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/9998 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th June, 1939 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) | |||||||
| Venue | Belmore (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 2 | |||||
| Canterbury | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Joe GARTNER | 2 | T | Noel HOLLINGDALE | |||||
| Bob ALLISON | Harry NOBBS | |||||||
| Roy KIRKALDY | ||||||||
| Roy McCARTER | ||||||||
| Roy McCARTER | 2 | G | Dick DUNN | |||||
| Tom KIRK | ||||||||
| Bob ALLISON | OFF | Andy NORVAL | ||||||
| Ted ANDERSON | Ray STEHR | |||||||
| Jim CHAMPION | ||||||||
| Frank SPONBERG | ||||||||
| Canterbury | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Tom KIRK | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim NORTON | ||||
| Edgar NEWHAM | 2 | W | 2 | Harry NOBBS | ||||
| Jim CHAMPION | 3 | C | 3 | Dick DUNN | ||||
| Aub MITCHELL | 4 | C | 4 | Stan CALLAGHAN | ||||
| Joe GARTNER | 5 | W | 5 | Percy DERMOND | ||||
| Roy McCARTER | 6 | FE | 6 | Mick RANKINE | ||||
| Ted ANDERSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred ROBINSON | ||||
| Frank SPONBERG (c) | 13 | L | 13 | Andy NORVAL | ||||
| Jim McCORMACK | 12 | 2R | 12 | Joe PEARCE | ||||
| Bob ALLISON | 10 | 2R | 11 | Harry PIERCE | ||||
| Eddie BURNS | 10 | FR | 11 | Jack ARNOLD | ||||
| Roy KIRKALDY | 9 | HK | 12 | Noel HOLLINGDALE | ||||
| Roy McCALLUM | 13 | FR | 8 | Ray STEHR (c) | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN | HC | Ray STEHR | ||||||
Team Info
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Harry Porter (front row)
- In:
- Bob Allison (second row)
- Changes:
- Roy McCallum (second row to front row)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Doug Bartlett (fullback), Ernie Norman (centre), Mick Dalton (hooker), Larry O'Malley (front row)
- In:
- Jim Norton (fullback), Dick Dunn (centre), Noel Hollingdale (hooker), Jack Arnold (front row)
Match Notes
The Battle of Belmore - Stehr & Sponberg were sent off for fighting with two others sent off for separate incidents. Referee McMahon was jeered & had to be protected by police at fulltime.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
Sources:2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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