NSWRFL 1959

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Coach
Denis Donoghue
Captains
Bernie Purcell (16)
Col Donohoe (2)
Biggest home crowd
20,706 (vs. Western Suburbs in round 4)
Average home crowd
9,130
Top pointscorer
Bernie Purcell (99)
Top tryscorer
Eric Sladden (12)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Mar 28 Sat 3:15pm Round 1 H     Canterbury W 20-10 C Donohoe D Donoghue Redfern 6,760 1st View
30 Mon 3:15pm Round 2 H     Eastern Suburbs W 28-8 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 7,800 3rd View
Apr 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 3     A * North Sydney L 9-29 B Purcell D Donoghue SCG 21,806 4th View
12 Sun 3:15pm Round 4 H     Western Suburbs W 19-18 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 20,706 3rd View
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 5 H     Parramatta L 5-10 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 5,559 4th View
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 6     A Newtown L 5-7 B Purcell D Donoghue Henson 5,012 5th View
May 2 Sat 3:15pm Round 7     A * St George L 8-41 B Purcell D Donoghue SCG 15,492 6th View
9 Sat 3:15pm Round 8 H     Manly L 12-20 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 4,500 6th View
16 Sat 3:15pm Round 9     A Balmain L 14-23 C Donohoe D Donoghue Leichhardt 4,892 6th View
17 Sun 3:00pm CC (5) H     North Coast W 22-19     Redfern 3,500 View
24 Sun 3:15pm Round 10     A Canterbury W 7-6 B Purcell D Donoghue Belmore 4,215 6th View
31 Sun 3:15pm Round 11     A Eastern Suburbs L 11-20 B Purcell D Donoghue Sports Ground 9,917 6th View
Jun 7 Sun 3:15pm Round 12 H     North Sydney W 17-7 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 7,258 6th View
15 Mon 3:15pm Round 13     A * Western Suburbs W 18-13 B Purcell D Donoghue SCG 14,064 6th View
20 Sat 3:15pm Round 14     A Parramatta W 10-4 B Purcell D Donoghue Cumberland 3,891 5th View
27 Sat 3:15pm Round 15 H     Newtown W 27-15 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 7,506 5th View
Jul 5 Sun 3:15pm Round 16 H     St George L 14-17 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 14,908 6th View
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 17     A * Manly L 6-9 B Purcell D Donoghue SCG 17,165 5th View
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H     Balmain W 27-19 B Purcell D Donoghue Redfern 7,177 5th View
26 Sun 3:00pm CC (1)     A * North Sydney L 10-18 B Purcell D Donoghue Sports Ground 8,939 View

20 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep 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  
BAKES, Colin -     4 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
BENNETT, Bill 21     9 - 9 1 17 1 39 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - 10 - 10 1 18 1 41 - - List
BROACH, Les -     15 - 15 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 - - - - - - List
CARROLL, Keith -   2 - 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
COCKING, Tom 22     9 - 9 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
COTTEE, John -     18 - 18 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 20 - 20 1 - - 3 - - List
DONOHOE, Col 29   Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - List
DONOVAN, Charlie 21     4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 1 - - 3 - - List
FLOCKTON, Alan 25     9 - 9 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 10 1 11 - - - - - - List
GIBSON, Charlie -     7 - 7 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 8 1 9 - - - - - - List
GUDGEON, John 25     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 3 - - List
LANG, Arthur 22   15 - 15 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 2 - - 6 - - List
MARTIN, Sam -     6 - 6 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 7 - 7 4 - - 12 - - List
MURRAY, Brian -     3 - 3 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
NELSON, Fred 25 Sydney New South Wales Firsts 18 - 18 5 - - 15 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 20 - 20 5 - - 15 - - List
PICKLUM, Ray 23 Sydney   4 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
PORTER, John -     5 - 5 - 2 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - 2 - 4 - - List
PRYKE, Mark -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
PURCELL, Bernie 31   Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 16 - 16 1 46 - 95 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 17 - 17 1 48 - 99 - - List
PUREN, Dale 26     17 - 17 7 1 - 23 - - 1 - 1 1 1 - 5 - - 18 - 18 8 2 - 28 - - List
RYAN, Neal -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SHEARER, John -     17 - 17 3 - - 9 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 3 - - 9 - - List
SLADDEN, Eric 22   16 - 16 12 - - 36 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 18 - 18 12 - - 36 - - List
SMITH, Geoff 19     10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 11 - 11 2 - - 6 - - List
TAYLOR, Ron 27 Sydney New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - List
WALLACE, Bob 19   7 - 7 2 - - 6 - - 1 1 2 1 - - 3 - - 8 1 9 3 - - 9 - - List
26 players 4 cur. / 8 tot. 24.21 18 games 41 66 1 257 0 0 2 games 7 4 0 29 0 0 20 games 48 70 1 286 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

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