Round 1
Newtown 8 def. Glebe 7
| City Cup 1917 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26887 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th August, 1917 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Arthur Farrow | |||||||
| Venue | Erskineville (Sydney) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Glebe | ||||||
| Percy LUSCOMBE | 2 | T | Billy SPLATT | |||||
| William BROOKES | G | 1/1 | Phil REGAN | |||||
| Jim LEONARD | 0/1 | 1/2 | Jack TOOHEY | |||||
| Newtown | Teams | Glebe | ||||||
| Percy LUSCOMBE | 1 | FB | 1 | Tom DWYER | ||||
| George BAIN | 2 | W | 2 | Norm PROCTOR (c) | ||||
| Jim LEONARD | 3 | C | 3 | Charlie OGLE | ||||
| P MAGUIRE | 4 | C | 4 | Denis COMERFORD | ||||
| W LAWRENCE | 5 | W | 5 | Jack TOOHEY | ||||
| William GILLESPIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil REGAN | ||||
| Gordon BENNETT | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SPLATT | ||||
| Felix RYAN (c) | 8 | L | 8 | William ROCHFORD | ||||
| Dick TOWNSEND | 9 | 2R | 9 | Maurice McGRANE | ||||
| Henry DEEBLE | 10 | 2R | 10 | William MAY | ||||
| Ed FRANKS | 11 | FR | 11 | Sam QUIGLEY | ||||
| Anthony MARTIN | 12 | HK | 12 | Ernest SMITH | ||||
| Page AMOS | 13 | FR | 13 | Tom McGRATH | ||||
| William BROOKES | 14 | B | ||||||
| Reg FERGUSON | 15 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- City Cup 1917 - Semi Final vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ed Rigney (fullback), Wally Collins (wing), Ernie Burdett (bench), Jim McCue (bench)
- In:
- W Lawrence (wing), Gordon Bennett (halfback), William Brookes (bench), Reg Ferguson (bench)
- Changes:
- Percy Luscombe (centre to fullback), Jim Leonard (halfback to centre), Felix Ryan (front row to lock), Dick Townsend (hooker to second row), Henry Deeble (front row to second row), Ed Franks (second row to front row), Anthony Martin (second row to hooker), Page Amos (lock to front row)
Glebe
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Eddie Gallagher (centre), J Flanagan (bench)
- In:
- Phil Regan (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Denis Comerford (five-eighth to centre), William Rochford (front row to lock), Maurice McGrane (hooker to second row), William May (front row to second row), Sam Quigley (second row to front row), Ernest Smith (second row to hooker), Tom McGrath (lock to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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