Game 4
South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 lost to Newcastle Firsts (AU) 12
| Country Carnival 1928 Game 4 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36174 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th May, 1928 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,372 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| James BREEN | T | E GILBERT | ||||||
| Benny WEARING | Frank HAWTHORNE | |||||||
| Benny WEARING | G | 2 | E GILBERT | |||||
| Jack DEMPSEY | ||||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Alan RIGHTON | 1 | FB | 1 | William BELL | ||||
| Benny WEARING | 2 | W | 2 | Lew BOYD | ||||
| Oscar QUINLIVAN | 3 | C | 3 | Frank HAWTHORNE | ||||
| Vic LAWRENCE | 4 | C | 4 | Norm JOHNSON | ||||
| Jack WHY | 5 | W | 5 | J WALKER | ||||
| Mick O'CONNOR | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack DEMPSEY | ||||
| James BREEN (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Reg COADY | ||||
| Eddie ROOT | 8 | L | 8 | E GILBERT | ||||
| George TREWEEK | 9 | 2R | 9 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
| Ernie LAPHAM | 10 | 2R | 10 | Max BAILEY | ||||
| Dave WATSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Bob MARJORIBANKS | ||||
| Charlie FENNELL | 12 | HK | 12 | Rees DUNCAN SR | ||||
| Harry CAVANOUGH | 13 | FR | 13 | Jack GIBBS | ||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 3 vs. University
- Next Game:
- Round 4 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Clarrie Prentice (wing), Frank Brogan (five-eighth), Frank Crowe (hooker)
- In:
- Jack Why (wing), Mick O'Connor (five-eighth), Charlie Fennell (hooker)
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- QLD Tour 1927 - Game 5 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 13 vs. England (GB)
- Out:
- T Monaghan (fullback), D Woods (centre), D Power (centre), W Jenkins (wing), A Cunningham (five-eighth), F Kelly (halfback), J Williams (front row), W James (second row)
- In:
- Lew Boyd (wing), Frank Hawthorne (centre), Norm Johnson (centre), J Walker (wing), Jack Dempsey (five-eighth), Reg Coady (halfback), Jack Gibbs (front row), Max Bailey (second row)
- Changes:
- William Bell (wing to fullback)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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