Round 17
Western Suburbs Magpies 10 lost to Newtown 37
| 1954 NSWRFL Round 17 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11188 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th August, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,405 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 28 | – | 22 | |||||
| Penalties | 17 | – | 4 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| George BAIN | T | 3 | Kevin CONSIDINE | |||||
| Bill CARSON | 3 | Ray PRESTON | ||||||
| Brian CLAY | ||||||||
| Peter RYAN | ||||||||
| Bobby WHITTON | ||||||||
| George BAIN | 2/6 | G | 5/12 | Ray ALDRICH | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN | 0/1 | |||||||
| Joe LESLIE | 0/2 | |||||||
| Western Suburbs | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| George BAIN | 1 | FB | 14 | Ray ALDRICH | ||||
| Ernie CHURCH | 45 | W | 3 | Ray PRESTON | ||||
| Joe LESLIE | 20 | C | 6 | Brian CLAY | ||||
| Jack FITZGERALD | 2 | C | 4 | Dick POOLE | ||||
| Barry OWEN | 5 | W | 2 | Kevin CONSIDINE | ||||
| Bill LOWE | 23 | FE | 32 | Ray KELLY | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Bobby WHITTON | ||||
| Neville CHARLTON | 8 | L | 8 | Peter RYAN | ||||
| Bill CARSON | 14 | 2R | 9 | Henry HOLLOWAY | ||||
| Bill OWENS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Frank NARVO | ||||
| John HARRISON | 36 | FR | 12 | Jim EVANS (c) | ||||
| Jim FLEMING | 4 | HK | 46 | Frank JOHNSON | ||||
| Max CALDWELL | 11 | FR | 11 | Don STAIT | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN | HC | Col GEELAN | ||||||
Team Info
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Dev Dines (five-eighth), Doug Smith (front row), Keith Lennard (lock)
- In:
- Bill Lowe (five-eighth), Max Caldwell (front row), Jim Fleming (hooker)
- Changes:
- Bill Owens (hooker to second row), Neville Charlton (second row to lock)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Eastern Suburbs
No changes.
Match Notes
The Truth newspaper reported the scrums to Wests 27-21.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter
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