Round 8
Eastern Suburbs 23 def. Parramatta Eels 16
| NSWRFL 1956 Round 8 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11331 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 27th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ray O'Donnell | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | Parramatta | ||||||
| Brian ALLSOP | 2 | T | 2 | Ray BURKE | ||||
| Ron BOOTH | John GRAHAM | |||||||
| Jack GIBSON | Graham LAIRD | |||||||
| Tony PASKINS | ||||||||
| Brian ALLSOP | 3/4 | G | 2 | Charlie McNAMARA | ||||
| Ron BOOTH | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | Parramatta | ||||||
| Ron BOOTH | 13 | FB | 56 | Charlie McNAMARA | ||||
| John SELLGREN | 21 | W | 5 | Ray BURKE | ||||
| Tony PASKINS (c) | 10 | C | 24 | John GRAHAM | ||||
| Graham JONES | 22 | C | 3 | Peter THOMPSON | ||||
| Brian ALLSOP | 12 | W | 4 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Geoff BRATT | 23 | FE | 6 | Graham LAIRD (c) | ||||
| Reg CURRAN | 25 | HB | 7 | Don TOSH | ||||
| Dick SEE | 47 | L | 27 | Brian McNAMARA | ||||
| Bruce SULLIVAN | 35 | 2R | 28 | Ron NEWHAM | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | 28 | 2R | 9 | Bruce MANN | ||||
| Bill HORDER | 14 | FR | 11 | Roy FISHER | ||||
| Ian McCARTHY | 2 | HK | 12 | Billy RAYNER | ||||
| Kevin HANSEN | 1 | FR | 13 | Alan CAMERON | ||||
| Frank O'CONNOR | HC | Cec FIFIELD | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1956 - Round 6 vs. Monaro
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Les Thomas (fullback), Fred Graber (wing), Brian Grant (centre), Barry O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Power (halfback), Bruce Edwards (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Alan Ridley (lock)
- In:
- Ron Booth (fullback), John Sellgren (wing), Tony Paskins (centre), Geoff Bratt (five-eighth), Reg Curran (halfback), Bill Horder (front row), Bruce Sullivan (second row), Dick See (lock)
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1956 - Round 7 vs. North West NSW
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Jack Fisher (wing), Ken Slattery (lock)
- In:
- John Graham (centre), Brian McNamara (lock)
- Changes:
- Ray Burke (centre to wing), Bruce Mann (front row to second row), Roy Fisher (second row to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin

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