Round 8
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 lost to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 20
| NSWRFL 1959 Round 8 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11614 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th May, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 20 | – | 8 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Manly | ||||||
| Arthur LANG | T | George HUGO | ||||||
| Fred NELSON | Jim PEEBLES | |||||||
| Len WADLING | ||||||||
| Ron WILLEY | ||||||||
| Bill BENNETT | 2/6 | G | 4 | Ron WILLEY | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 0/3 | |||||||
| Bill BENNETT | FG | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Manly | ||||||
| Bill BENNETT | 13 | FB | 1 | Ron WILLEY (c) | ||||
| Eric SLADDEN | 12 | W | 15 | Len WADLING | ||||
| Ray PICKLUM | 19 | C | 3 | Kevin MOSMAN | ||||
| Arthur LANG | 10 | C | 8 | Jim PEEBLES | ||||
| Neal RYAN | 21 | W | 5 | George HUGO | ||||
| Geoff SMITH | 8 | FE | 6 | Ray QUINNELL | ||||
| Col DONOHOE | 7 | HB | 19 | Peter BURKE | ||||
| John GUDGEON | 26 | L | 21 | Larry MALONEY | ||||
| Fred NELSON | 5 | 2R | 10 | Peter DIVERSI | ||||
| John COTTEE | 4 | 2R | 23 | Bernie SEYMOUR | ||||
| Colin BAKES | 38 | FR | 24 | Denis MEANEY | ||||
| Les BROACH | 28 | HK | 12 | George LENON | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL (c) | 1 | FR | 13 | Roy BULL | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | HC | Ken ARTHURSON | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Alan Flockton (fullback), Dale Puren (wing), Keith Carroll (halfback), Tom Cocking (front row), John Shearer (lock)
- In:
- Bill Bennett (fullback), Neal Ryan (wing), Col Donohoe (halfback), Colin Bakes (front row), John Gudgeon (lock)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. St George
- Out:
- Bob Batty (fullback), Ray Ritchie (wing), Bill Lloyd (centre), Bob Lenon (halfback), Doug Daley (second row)
- In:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Len Wadling (wing), Kevin Mosman (centre), Bernie Seymour (second row), Larry Maloney (lock)
- Changes:
- Ray Quinnell (centre to five-eighth), Peter Burke (five-eighth to halfback), Jim Peebles (lock to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables

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