Round 4
Newtown 10 lost to Eastern Suburbs 19
| NSWRFL 1953 Round 4 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11032 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th April, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,044 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 14 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Doug PASSLOW | 2 | T | Ferris ASHTON | |||||
| Col DONOHOE | ||||||||
| Jack TROY | ||||||||
| Bob BENNETT | G | 3 | Ron BOOTH | |||||
| Fred MAXWELL | 2 | Ron TAYLOR | ||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Fred MAXWELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Ron BOOTH | ||||
| Ray PRESTON | 2 | W | 2 | Morrie KERMOND | ||||
| Dick POOLE | 3 | C | 3 | Kevin McDONALD | ||||
| Col GEELAN | 4 | C | 4 | Ron TAYLOR | ||||
| Doug PASSLOW | 5 | W | 5 | Jack TROY | ||||
| Bob BENNETT | 6 | FE | 6 | Ken VAN HEEKEREN | ||||
| Bobby WHITTON | 7 | HB | 7 | Col DONOHOE (c) | ||||
| Rex ELVIN | 8 | L | 8 | Barry BLUNDELL | ||||
| Galvin CLEARY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ray HYDE | ||||
| Ron CURRIE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ferris ASHTON | ||||
| John LIGHTFOOT | 11 | FR | 11 | John BELL | ||||
| Frank JOHNSON (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Ray ARMSTRONG | ||||
| Frank FARRINGTON | 13 | FR | 13 | Ken HUNTER | ||||
| Frank JOHNSTON | HC | Col DONOHOE | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 3 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback)
- In:
- Bob Bennett (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Fred Maxwell (five-eighth to fullback)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 3 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Dick Rowe (centre)
- In:
- Kevin McDonald (centre)
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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