Round 5
North Sydney 18 def. Balmain Tigers 10
| NSWRFL 1959 Round 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11601 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th April, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | North Sydney (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,021 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 7 | |||||
| North Sydney | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | T | William BISCHOFF JNR | |||||
| Ron MACK | ||||||||
| Johnny JONES | 6/9 | G | 2 | Keith BARNES | ||||
| North Sydney | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Johnny JONES | 1 | FB | 1 | Keith BARNES | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | W | 2 | Ron MACK | ||||
| Bob HONEYSETT (c) | 3 | C | 5 | Brian TRANTER | ||||
| Paul CUNEO | 4 | C | 6 | William BISCHOFF JNR | ||||
| Ken IRVINE | 5 | W | 17 | Jimmy GARVIN | ||||
| Dave HOLMAN | 17 | FE | 20 | Alan MASON | ||||
| Ray LOVE | 7 | HB | 7 | Ron CLIFFORD | ||||
| Barney McEVOY | 8 | L | 8 | Kevin SMYTH | ||||
| Jack BROWN | 22 | 2R | 9 | Bill TONKIN | ||||
| Harold BLINKHORN | 9 | 2R | 23 | Ray SWANSON | ||||
| Doug McKINNON | 11 | FR | 11 | Bill MARSH (c) | ||||
| Norm STRONG | 13 | HK | 40 | Ian McCARTHY | ||||
| Jack BLINKHORN | 12 | FR | 26 | Don AMOS | ||||
| Ross McKINNON | HC | John O'TOOLE | ||||||
Team Info
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Billy Reinhold (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Johnny O'Brien (hooker)
- In:
- Johnny Jones (fullback), Dave Holman (five-eighth), Norm Strong (hooker)
- Changes:
- Brian Carlson (fullback to wing)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Western Suburbs
No changes.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tony McCarron, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables

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