Round 6
Newtown 25 def. North Sydney 12
| 1954 NSWRFL Round 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11131 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th April, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 24 | – | 21 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 13 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Kevin CONSIDINE | 2 | T | Jim GILLON | |||||
| Ray PRESTON | 2 | Keith MIDDLETON | ||||||
| Bobby WHITTON | ||||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | 5/7 | G | 3/10 | Alan ARKEY | ||||
| Newtown | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | 1 | FB | 14 | Alan ARKEY | ||||
| Ray PRESTON | 3 | W | 2 | Peter O'BRIEN | ||||
| Col GEELAN (c) | 5 | C | 4 | George MARTIN | ||||
| Dick POOLE | 4 | C | 3 | Keith MIDDLETON | ||||
| Kevin CONSIDINE | 2 | W | 5 | Horrie TOOLE | ||||
| Ray KELLY | 32 | FE | 6 | Bob SULLIVAN (c) | ||||
| Bobby WHITTON | 7 | HB | 7 | Jim GILLON | ||||
| Peter RYAN | 8 | L | 49 | Peter DIVERSI | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Col LAY | ||||
| Frank NARVO | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ben HASLAM | ||||
| Jim EVANS | 12 | FR | 11 | Don EVENDEN | ||||
| Frank JOHNSON | 46 | HK | 13 | Norm STRONG | ||||
| Don STAIT | 11 | FR | 12 | Cec WATERS | ||||
| Col GEELAN | HC | Rex HARRISON | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Manly
- Out:
- John Lightfoot (front row)
- In:
- Jim Evans (front row)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Arthur Clarke (wing), Ron De Costa (wing), Ormonde Small (five-eighth), Joe Casey (front row), Barry Jackson (second row)
- In:
- Peter O'Brien (wing), Horrie Toole (wing), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Cec Waters (front row), Ben Haslam (second row)
Match Notes
The Sunday Telegraph reports the scrums to Newtown 24-21, The Truth reports as 23-20 to Newtown.
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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