Round 2
Newtown 11 def. Eastern Suburbs 5
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/8605 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th May, 1916 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Arthur Farrow | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 0 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Henry BROWN | T | Les CUBITT | ||||||
| George BAIN | 2 | G | Wally MESSENGER | |||||
| Jim LEONARD | 2 | |||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Ed RIGNEY | 1 | FB | 1 | George CHALLIS | ||||
| John LARKIN | 2 | W | 2 | Harry CAPLES | ||||
| Henry BROWN | 3 | C | 3 | Les CUBITT | ||||
| George BAIN | 4 | C | 4 | Herb GILBERT | ||||
| Frank TALBOT | 5 | W | 5 | Wally MESSENGER | ||||
| William GILLESPIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Reginald McKELLAR | ||||
| Jim LEONARD | 7 | HB | 7 | Jack WATKINS (c) | ||||
| Paddy McCUE (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Jim DUFFY | ||||
| Jim McCUE | 9 | 2R | 9 | Bob LINKLATER | ||||
| Dick TOWNSEND | 10 | 2R | 10 | Charlie LEES | ||||
| Ernie BURDETT | 11 | FR | 11 | Percy WHITE | ||||
| Reg FERGUSON | 12 | HK | 12 | Sandy PEARCE | ||||
| Felix RYAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Bill RAYMOND | ||||
| Dan KELLY | 14 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Glebe
- Out:
- Wally Collins (wing), Paddy Burns (five-eighth), Henry Deeble (front row), Anthony Martin (hooker)
- In:
- John Larkin (wing), William Gillespie (five-eighth), Reg Ferguson (hooker), Ernie Burdett (front row), Dan Kelly (bench)
- Changes:
- Henry Brown (wing to centre), Frank Talbot (centre to wing)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Annandale
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Charles Barker (wing), Tas Jones (halfback), Bob Williams (hooker)
- In:
- Wally Messenger (wing), Bill Raymond (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker)
- Changes:
- Bob Linklater (front row to second row), Jim Duffy (second row to lock), Jack Watkins (lock to halfback)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson

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