Round 2
Canterbury Bankstown 15 def. Eastern Suburbs 14
| NSWRFL 1947 Round 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/10454 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 19th April, 1947 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Venue | Belmore (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,089 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Canterbury | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Eddie BURNS | 2 | T | 2 | Bill BRAY | ||||
| Norman YOUNG | Lee ROSE | |||||||
| Paul TIERNEY | ||||||||
| Len HOLMES | 3 | G | Jack ARNOLD | |||||
| Harry PORTER | OFF | |||||||
| Canterbury | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Dick JOHNSON | 1 | FB | 1 | Rod CHAPMAN | ||||
| Morrie MURPHY | 2 | W | 2 | Norm ROGERS | ||||
| Norman YOUNG | 3 | C | 3 | Lee ROSE | ||||
| Eddie TRACEY | 4 | C | 4 | Paul TIERNEY | ||||
| Keith PRITCHARD | 5 | W | 5 | Pat QUINN | ||||
| Jack O'BRIEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL | ||||
| Bruce HOPKINS | 7 | HB | 7 | Sel LISLE (c) | ||||
| Len HOLMES | 13 | L | 8 | Dick DUNN | ||||
| George KILHAM | 12 | 2R | 9 | Sid HOBSON | ||||
| Ken CHARLTON | 11 | 2R | 10 | Brian HOLMES | ||||
| Harry PORTER (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Bill BRAY | ||||
| Roy KIRKALDY | 9 | HK | 12 | Don SINCLAIR | ||||
| Eddie BURNS | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack ARNOLD | ||||
| Ross McKINNON | HC | Arthur HALLOWAY | ||||||
Team Info
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Jeff Simmonds (wing), Roy Hasson (five-eighth)
- In:
- Keith Pritchard (wing), Jack O'Brien (five-eighth)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Allan Quinlivan (wing), Tommy Kaine (centre), Percy Dermond (wing), Lloyd Russell (hooker), Jack Jakeman (second row), Ernie Hawkins (lock)
- In:
- Norm Rogers (wing), Pat Quinn (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Don Sinclair (hooker), Brian Holmes (second row), Dick Dunn (lock)
- Changes:
- Paul Tierney (five-eighth to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

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