Game 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 lost to Riverina 33
| Country Carnival 1953 Game 9 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/46113 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 10th May, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Austin Shiner | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 18 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 42 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Riverina | ||||||
| John SELLGREN | T | 3 | Roley McDONNELL | |||||
| Cliff SMAILLES | 2 | Harry SIMMONS | ||||||
| Jim KERRY | ||||||||
| Bill LONGHURST | ||||||||
| Jack RAYNER | 2 | G | 4 | Harry SIMMONS | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 2 | Peter McGRATH | ||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Riverina | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 1 | FB | 1 | Peter McGRATH | ||||
| Cliff SMAILLES | 2 | W | 2 | Harry SIMMONS | ||||
| John SELLGREN | 3 | C | 3 | Jim DANIHER | ||||
| Don MURDOCH | 4 | C | 4 | Roley McDONNELL | ||||
| Ian MOIR | 5 | W | 5 | Jim KERRY | ||||
| John GRINHAM | 6 | FE | 6 | Bill LONGHURST | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 7 | HB | 7 | John RYAN | ||||
| Joe RENSHAW | 8 | L | 8 | Ron BATTYE | ||||
| Jack RAYNER (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ted CURRAN | ||||
| Ken MACREADIE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ken GREEN | ||||
| Norm NILSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Bruce RYAN | ||||
| Col PURCELL | 12 | HK | 12 | Ernie HAMMERTON [South Sydney] |
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| Denis DONOGHUE | 13 | FR | 13 | Bryan ORROCK | ||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | |||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 8 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Frank Threlfo (centre), Kevin Woolfe (centre), Martin Gallagher (five-eighth), Ken Brogan (halfback), Jim Richards (front row), Brian Murray (hooker), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- John Sellgren (centre), Don Murdoch (centre), John Grinham (five-eighth), Johnny Dougherty (halfback), Col Purcell (hooker), Norm Nilson (front row), Joe Renshaw (lock)
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1952 - Game 5 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour I 1953 - Game 17 vs. USA
- Out:
- Les Koch (fullback), Peter Quirk (wing), Neil Kingsmill (centre), Neville Brogan (centre), Laurie McMahon (wing), Jack McIntosh (five-eighth), Alan James (front row), Harry Gibbs (hooker), Ray Green (second row), Ken Dean (second row), Peter O'Connor (lock), Bob Isaac (bench)
- In:
- Peter McGrath (fullback), Harry Simmons (wing), Jim Daniher (centre), Roley McDonnell (centre), Jim Kerry (wing), Bill Longhurst (five-eighth), Bryan Orrock (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bruce Ryan (front row), Ken Green (second row), Ron Battye (lock)
- Changes:
- Ted Curran (front row to second row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello

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