Semi Final
Newtown 16 def. Balmain Tigers 14
| State Championships 1944 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/40093 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 20th August, 1944 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Austin Shiner | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,000 | |||||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Jack KADWELL | T | Jack HAMPSTEAD | ||||||
| Len SMITH | Harry LEO | |||||||
| Tom KIRK | 5 | G | 3 | Frank DREISE | ||||
| Tom BOURKE | ||||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Tom KIRK | 1 | FB | 1 | Dave PARKINSON | ||||
| Norm JACOBSON | 2 | W | 2 | Harry LEO | ||||
| Lin McLEAN | 3 | C | 3 | Tom BOURKE | ||||
| Len SMITH | 4 | C | 4 | Pat DEVERY | ||||
| Sid GOODWIN | 5 | W | 5 | Arthur PATTON (c) | ||||
| Tommy NEVIN | 6 | FE | 6 | Stan PONCHARD | ||||
| Jack KADWELL | 7 | HB | 7 | Frank DREISE | ||||
| Charles CAHILL | 13 | L | 13 | Jack HAMPSTEAD | ||||
| Herb NARVO | 12 | 2R | 12 | Athol SMITH | ||||
| Keith PHILLIPS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Sid RYAN | ||||
| Frank FARRELL (c) | 10 | FR | 10 | Colin CAMPBELL | ||||
| Jim BRAILEY | 9 | HK | 9 | George WATT | ||||
| Charlie MONTGOMERY | 8 | FR | 8 | Dawson BUCKLEY | ||||
| Arthur FOLWELL | HC | Norm ROBINSON | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round sf vs. St George
- Out:
- Len Dawson (centre)
- In:
- Len Smith (centre)
- Changes:
- Jack Kadwell (five-eighth to halfback), Tommy Nevin (halfback to five-eighth)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round sf vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Keith Parkinson (wing), Jack Winchester (centre)
- In:
- Harry Leo (wing), Pat Devery (centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash

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