Semi Final
Balmain Tigers 13 def. Canterbury Bankstown 9
| NSWRFL 1939 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10025 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th August, 1939 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,774 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Canterbury | ||||||
| Sid GOODWIN | 2 | T | Joe GARTNER | |||||
| George WATT | ||||||||
| Tom BOURKE | G | 3 | Tom KIRK | |||||
| Bill JOHNSON | ||||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Canterbury | ||||||
| Hec DAY | 1 | FB | 1 | Tom KIRK | ||||
| Sid GOODWIN (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Edgar NEWHAM | ||||
| Jack WINCHESTER | 3 | C | 3 | Joe GARTNER | ||||
| Frank HYDE | 4 | C | 4 | Alan BRADY (c) | ||||
| Tom BOURKE | 5 | W | 5 | Jim CHAMPION | ||||
| William BISCHOFF | 6 | FE | 6 | Roy McCARTER | ||||
| Jim QUEALEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Ted ANDERSON | ||||
| Jack REDMAN | 8 | L | 8 | Billy PORTER | ||||
| Athol SMITH | 9 | 2R | 9 | Roy KIRKALDY | ||||
| Bill JOHNSON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Roy McCALLUM | ||||
| Dawson BUCKLEY | 11 | FR | 11 | Bob ALLISON | ||||
| George WATT | 12 | HK | 12 | Aub MITCHELL | ||||
| Dave MANNING | 13 | FR | 13 | Frank SPONBERG | ||||
| Bill KELLY | HC | Jerry BRIEN | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- State Championships 1939 - Round 2 vs. NSW Group 7
- Out:
- Bill Brown (lock)
- In:
- Jack Redman (lock)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- State Championships 1939 - Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Alan Kent (fullback), Harry Porter (front row), Eddie Burns (front row), Jim McCormack (second row)
- In:
- Tom Kirk (fullback), Aub Mitchell (hooker), Roy McCallum (second row), Billy Porter (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Champion (centre to wing), Joe Gartner (wing to centre), Roy Kirkaldy (hooker to second row), Bob Allison (second row to front row), Frank Sponberg (lock to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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