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NSWRFL 1953

Newtown

Coach
Frank Johnston
Captain
Frank Johnson
Biggest home crowd
8,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 11)
Average home crowd
4,333
Top pointscorer
Premiership: Gordon Clifford (88)
All Matches: Gordon Clifford (88)
Top tryscorer
Premiership: Ray Preston (18)
All Matches: Ray Preston (19)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Apr 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 1     A Balmain L 12-38 F Johnson F Johnston Leichhardt   2nd >
6 Mon 3:15pm Round 2     A Souths W 24-12 F Johnson F Johnston Redfern   1st >
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 3 H     Western Suburbs W 22-10 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   4th >
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 4 H     * Eastern Suburbs L 10-19 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 17,044 1st >
25 Sat 3:15pm Round 5     A Manly L 14-17 F Johnson F Johnston Brookvale   5th >
May 9 Sat 3:15pm Round 7 H     Canterbury W 12-9 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 4,000 7th >
10 Sun 3:00pm CC (6) H     Coalfields L 15-26 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   >
24 Sun 3:15pm Round 6 H     St George L 20-25 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   4th >
Jun 6 Sat 3:15pm Round 8 H     * North Sydney W 15-13 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 16,000 5th >
13 Sat 3:15pm Round 9     A Parramatta L 4-19 F Johnson F Johnston Cumberland 3,000 3rd >
20 Sat 3:15pm Round 10 H     Balmain W 28-18 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   5th >
27 Sat 3:15pm Round 11 H     Souths D 5-5 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 8,000 4th >
Jul 4 Sat 3:15pm Round 12     A Western Suburbs W 19-9 F Johnson F Johnston Pratten   5th >
11 Sat 3:15pm Round 13     A Eastern Suburbs W 18-12 F Johnson F Johnston Sports Ground   4th >
18 Sat 3:15pm Round 14 H     Manly W 35-4 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville   1st >
Aug 1 Sat 3:15pm Round 15     A * St George L 16-20 F Johnson F Johnston SCG 16,517 3rd >
8 Sat 3:15pm Round 16     A Canterbury D 12-12 F Johnson F Johnston Belmore 7,000 4th >
15 Sat 3:15pm Round 17     A North Sydney L 7-21 F Johnson F Johnston North Sydney 8,097 5th >
22 Sat 3:15pm Round 18 H     Parramatta W 19-5 F Johnson F Johnston Erskineville 1,000 5th >

19 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep Premiership Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ANDERSON, Ern -     10 - 10 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 11 - 11 - - - - - 1 List
BENNETT, Bob -     1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - List
CARTER, Vic -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLARKE, Kevin -     3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - List
CLAY, Brian 19 Sydney   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CLEARY, Galvin -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
CLIFFORD, Gordon 25 Sydney   12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - 12 - 44 - 88 - - List
CONSIDINE, Kevin 23 Bathurst   6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - List
CURRIE, Ron -     10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
DONOVAN, Brian -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
EDGE, Bill -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ELVIN, Rex -     14 - 14 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 15 - 15 2 - - 6 - 1 List
EVANS, Jim 24 Sydney New South Wales Country Firsts 13 - 13 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 - - - - - - List
FARRINGTON, Frank 26 Sydney   12 - 12 - - - - - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 13 - 13 - - - - - 1 List
GEELAN, Col 26 Sydney Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 17 - 17 8 - - 24 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 18 - 18 8 - - 24 - - List
GODFREY, Bob -     3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - List
HALL, Maurie -     4 - 4 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
JOHNSON, Frank 30 Wollongong Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 18 - 18 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 19 - 19 - - - - - - List
KESSEY, Horrie 25 Sydney 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 2 - - 6 - - List
LIGHTFOOT, John -     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
McMAHON, Laurie -   11 - 11 6 18 - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 3 - 9 - - 12 - 12 7 21 - 63 - - List
MAXWELL, Fred -     4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - - List
PASSLOW, Doug 22     8 - 8 4 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 4 - - 12 - - List
POOLE, Dick 22 Sydney 16 - 16 7 - - 21 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 17 - 17 7 - - 21 - - List
PRESTON, Ray 25 Sydney New South Wales City Firsts 16 - 16 18 - - 54 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 17 - 17 19 - - 57 - - List
RYAN, Peter 19 Ipswich   13 - 13 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 14 - 14 2 - - 6 - - List
SMITH, Ron 24     4 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
SOLAH, Don -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STAIT, Don 25 Bathurst New South Wales Country Firsts 6 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - List
WATSON, Ken -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WHITTON, Bobby 20 Sydney   15 - 15 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - List
31 players 2 cur. / 8 tot. 24.30 18 matches 52 68 0 292 0 3 1 matches 3 3 0 15 0 0 19 matches 55 71 0 307 0 3  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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