Round 3
Eastern Suburbs 22 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
| 1953 NSWRFL Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11025 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th April, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 5 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| John BELL | 3 | T | 2 | John SELLGREN | ||||
| Ken VAN HEEKEREN | Ian MOIR | |||||||
| Joe RENSHAW | ||||||||
| Ron TAYLOR | 4 | G | 3 | Kevin WOOLFE | ||||
| Ron BOOTH | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| Ron BOOTH | 13 | FB | 13 | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||
| Morrie KERMOND | 12 | W | 12 | Ian MOIR | ||||
| Dick ROWE | 11 | C | 20 | John SELLGREN | ||||
| Ron TAYLOR | 10 | C | 10 | Milton ATKINSON | ||||
| Jack TROY | 9 | W | 14 | Kevin WOOLFE | ||||
| Ken VAN HEEKEREN | 8 | FE | 18 | Martin GALLAGHER | ||||
| Col DONOHOE (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken BROGAN | ||||
| Barry BLUNDELL | 6 | L | 28 | Joe RENSHAW | ||||
| Ray HYDE | 27 | 2R | 4 | Jack RAYNER (c) | ||||
| Ferris ASHTON | 4 | 2R | 5 | Ken MACREADIE | ||||
| John BELL | 3 | FR | 1 | Denis DONOGHUE | ||||
| Ray ARMSTRONG | 2 | HK | 2 | Pat THORNTON | ||||
| Ken HUNTER | 1 | FR | 3 | Norm NILSON | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | HC | Jack RAYNER | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 4 vs. Newtown
No changes.
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 2 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 4 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Don Murdoch (fullback), Norm Spillane (centre), Cliff Smailles (wing), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), John Sellgren (centre), Milton Atkinson (centre), Kevin Woolfe (wing), Joe Renshaw (lock)
- Changes:
- Martin Gallagher (centre to five-eighth)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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