Round 5
South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 lost to Parramatta Eels 10
| NSWRFL 1959 Round 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11600 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th April, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ray O'Donnell | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,559 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 5 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Parramatta | ||||||
| Eric SLADDEN | T | Roy FISHER | ||||||
| Fred MOORE | ||||||||
| Bill BENNETT | G | 2 | Ken STUBBS | |||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Parramatta | ||||||
| Bill BENNETT | 1 | FB | 1 | Doug MOORE | ||||
| Dale PUREN | 2 | W | 2 | Harry CAINES | ||||
| Arthur LANG | 3 | C | 3 | Mick BLOOD | ||||
| John PORTER | 4 | C | 4 | Ken STUBBS | ||||
| Eric SLADDEN | 5 | W | 5 | Fred MOORE | ||||
| Geoff SMITH | 6 | FE | 6 | Col ALTERATOR | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 7 | HB | 7 | Robin GAIR | ||||
| John SHEARER | 8 | L | 8 | Jack GILL | ||||
| Fred NELSON | 9 | 2R | 9 | Matt JOHNSTON | ||||
| John COTTEE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Noel CORNWALL | ||||
| Tom COCKING | 11 | FR | 11 | Roy FISHER (c) | ||||
| Les BROACH | 12 | HK | 12 | Billy RAYNER | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Lindsay ARMOUR | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | HC | Jack RAYNER | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Newtown
No changes.
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Johnny Slade (fullback), Ray Preston (wing), John Hickey (wing)
- In:
- Harry Caines (wing), Fred Moore (wing), Robin Gair (halfback)
- Changes:
- Doug Moore (halfback to fullback)
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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