NSWRFL 1953

Newtown

Coach
Frank Johnston
Captain
Frank Johnson
Biggest home crowd
8,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 11)
Average home crowd
4,333
Top pointscorer
Gordon Clifford (88)
Top tryscorer
Ray Preston (19)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Coach(es) Captain(s) Venue Crowd Rank  
Apr 4th Sat 3:15pm Round 1 A Balmain L 12-38 F Johnston F Johnson Leichhardt   8th View
Apr 6th Mon 3:15pm Round 2 A South Sydney W 24-12 F Johnston F Johnson Redfern   6th View
Apr 11th Sat 3:15pm Round 3 H Western Suburbs W 22-10 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville   2nd View
Apr 18th Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H N Eastern Suburbs L 10-19 F Johnston F Johnson SCG 17,044 5th View
Apr 25th Sat 3:15pm Round 5 A Manly L 14-17 F Johnston F Johnson Brookvale   7th View
May 9th Sat 3:15pm Round 7 H Canterbury W 12-9 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville 4,000 5th View
May 10th Sun 3:00pm CC (6) H Coalfields L 15-26   F Johnson Erskineville   View
May 24th Sun 3:15pm Round 6 H St George L 20-25 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville   8th View
Jun 6th Sat 3:15pm Round 8 H N North Sydney W 15-13 F Johnston F Johnson SCG 16,000 5th View
Jun 13th Sat 3:15pm Round 9 A Parramatta L 4-19 F Johnston F Johnson Cumberland 3,000 6th View
Jun 20th Sat 3:15pm Round 10 H Balmain W 28-18 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville   4th View
Jun 27th Sat 3:15pm Round 11 H South Sydney D 5-5 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville 8,000 5th View
Jul 4th Sat 3:15pm Round 12 A Western Suburbs W 19-9 F Johnston F Johnson Pratten   4th View
Jul 11th Sat 3:15pm Round 13 A Eastern Suburbs W 18-12 F Johnston F Johnson Sports Ground   3rd View
Jul 18th Sat 3:15pm Round 14 H Manly W 35-4 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville   2nd View
Aug 1st Sat 3:15pm Round 15 A N St George L 16-20 F Johnston F Johnson SCG 16,517 4th View
Aug 8th Sat 3:15pm Round 16 A Canterbury D 12-12 F Johnston F Johnson Belmore 7,000 4th View
Aug 15th Sat 3:15pm Round 17 A North Sydney L 7-21 F Johnston F Johnson North Sydney 8,097 6th View
Aug 22nd Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H Parramatta W 19-5 F Johnston F Johnson Erskineville 1,000 6th View

19 games
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Players

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.

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Player ↓ Rep Age League Games Cups/Other Totals
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  
ANDERSON, Ern   - 10 - 10 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 - - - - - 1 List
BENNETT, Bob   - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - List
CARTER, Vic   - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLARKE, Kevin   - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - List
CLAY, Brian   19 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CLEARY, Galvin   - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLIFFORD, Gordon   25 12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - List
CONSIDINE, Kevin   23 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - List
CURRIE, Ron   - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
DONOVAN, Brian   - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
EDGE, W   - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ELVIN, Rex   - 14 - 14 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 15 - 15 2 - - 6 - 1 List
EVANS, Jim New South Wales Country Firsts     23 13 - 13 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 - - - - - - List
FARRINGTON, Frank   26 12 - 12 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 13 - 13 - - - - - 1 List
GEELAN, Col Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts      26 17 - 17 8 - - 24 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 8 - - 24 - - List
GODFREY, Bob   - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
HALL, Maurie   - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
JOHNSON, Frank New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts New South Wales City Firsts     30 18 - 18 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 19 - 19 - - - - - - List
KESSEY, Horrie   25 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - List
LIGHTFOOT, John   - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
McMAHON, Laurie   - 11 - 11 6 18 - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 3 - 9 - - 12 - 12 7 21 - 63 - - List
MAXWELL, Fred   - 4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - List
PASSLOW, Doug   22 8 - 8 4 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 4 - - 12 - - List
POOLE, Dick    22 16 - 16 7 - - 21 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 17 - 17 7 - - 21 - - List
PRESTON, Ray New South Wales City Firsts 23 16 - 16 18 - - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 17 - 17 19 - - 57 - - List
RYAN, Peter   - 13 - 13 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 2 - - 6 - - List
SMITH, Ron   - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
SOLAH, Don   - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STAIT, Don New South Wales Country Firsts    - 6 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
WATSON, Ken   - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WHITTON, Bobby   20 15 - 15 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - List
31 players 2 cur. / 8 tot. 24.28 18 games 52 68 0 292 0 3 1 games 3 3 0 15 0 0 19 games 55 71 0 307 0 3  

Legend: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral; W = Win, L = Loss, D = Draw, Rep = Representative Status, App = Starting Appearances, Int = Interchange Appearances.

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