Game 5
Newtown 30 def. Riverina 19
| Country Carnival 1957 Game 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/51991 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 12th May, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | S Mahoney | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 7 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Riverina | ||||||
| Tony BROWN | T | 2 | Laurie FOLEY | |||||
| Greg ELLIS | Col COULTON | |||||||
| Terry McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Dick POOLE | ||||||||
| Peter RYAN | ||||||||
| Bob WARREN | ||||||||
| Laurie McMAHON | 4 | G | 5 | Ian REID | ||||
| Greg ELLIS | 2 | |||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Riverina | ||||||
| Billy KEOGH | 1 | FB | 1 | Ian REID | ||||
| Laurie McMAHON | 2 | W | 2 | Laurie FOLEY | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Col RATCLIFF | ||||
| Terry McGOVERN | 4 | C | 4 | Alan STAUNTON | ||||
| Len ROPER | 5 | W | 5 | Len WADLING | ||||
| Tony BROWN | 6 | FE | 6 | Greg HAWICK (c) | ||||
| Bobby WHITTON | 7 | HB | 7 | Eric KUHN | ||||
| Peter RYAN | 8 | L | 8 | Billy WILSON | ||||
| John RAPER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Jack BOWMAN | ||||
| Bob WARREN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Col COULTON | ||||
| Alan CAMERON | 11 | FR | 11 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Greg ELLIS | 12 | HK | 12 | John WEIR | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | 13 | FR | 13 | Walter RUSSELL | ||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Kevin Considine (centre), Bill Bailey (wing), Frank Narvo (second row), Peter Ryan (lock)
- In:
- Terry McGovern (centre), Len Roper (wing), Bob Warren (second row), Peter Ryan (lock)
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- Maori Tour 1956 - Game 14 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- Country Carnival 1958 - Game 10 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Fred Maxwell (fullback), Brian Clay (centre), Peter Payne (centre), Alan Campbell (wing), D Tucker (halfback), Jim Watson (front row), Jim Castle (hooker), Keith Jack (front row), Keith Kesby (second row), B Elliot (second row), Ossie Reberger (lock)
- In:
- Ian Reid (fullback), Col Ratcliff (centre), Len Wadling (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Eric Kuhn (halfback), Walter Russell (front row), John Weir (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Col Coulton (second row), Jack Bowman (second row), Billy Wilson (lock)
- Changes:
- Alan Staunton (five-eighth to centre)
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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