Semi Final
St George Dragons 25 def. Eastern Suburbs 7
| NSWRFL 1953 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11104 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th September, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 37,753 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 4 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Kevin HOLE | 3 | T | Danny BYRNES | |||||
| Tommy RYAN | 2 | |||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 5 | G | 2 | Ron BOOTH | ||||
| St George | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING (c) | 3 | FB | 13 | Ron BOOTH | ||||
| Ross KITE | 2 | W | 44 | Billy BEAVEN | ||||
| Tommy RYAN | 5 | C | 11 | Dick ROWE | ||||
| Merv LEES | 44 | C | 6 | Barry BLUNDELL | ||||
| Kevin HOLE | 15 | W | 40 | Danny BYRNES | ||||
| Alan STAUNTON | 4 | FE | 8 | Ken VAN HEEKEREN | ||||
| Peter BRACKEN | 20 | HB | 7 | Col DONOHOE (c) | ||||
| Billy WILSON | 8 | L | 27 | Ray HYDE | ||||
| Frank MAYO | 22 | 2R | 15 | Jack GIBSON | ||||
| Barry PASSFIELD | 10 | 2R | 4 | Ferris ASHTON | ||||
| Bob BOWER | 11 | FR | 17 | John BELL | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY | 12 | HK | 2 | Ray ARMSTRONG | ||||
| Kevin BROWN | 39 | FR | 1 | Ken HUNTER | ||||
| Norm TIPPING | HC | Col DONOHOE | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 18 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round f vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Frank Mayo (second row)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 18 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Tommy Kaine (fullback)
- In:
- Ron Booth (fullback)
Match Notes
Norm Provan was a late withdrawal after having been in doubt all week with the flu he was initially confirmed in the team on Saturday morning but later in the day was replaced by Frank Mayo who fortunately had arrived at the ground with his playing gear.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives
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