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NSWRFL 1956

Round 5

Results

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>  Balmain 22 (A. Lorimer, K. Mosman tries; K. Barnes 8 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 9 (B. Allsop, R. Mudge, J. Sellgren tries) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Wed, 25th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 6-0.   Referee: R McMillan.   Crowd: 13,503.
Balmain: Barnes, Lorimer, Hawkey, Mosman, Frame; Harris, Staunton (C); Moon, O'Brien, Heaney, Moses, Potter, Gray.
Eastern Suburbs: Booth, Allsop, Grant, Jones, Sellgren; Pidding (C), Power; Hansen, McCarthy, Horder, Mudge, Ashton, Ridley.
>  Newtown 14 (D. Poole, R. Preston tries; G. Clifford 4 goals) defeated St George 4 (D. Fleming 2 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Wed, 25th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 9-0.   Scrums: St George 29-20.   Referee: Cliff Brown.   Crowd: 28,000.
Newtown: Clifford, Preston, Considine, Poole (C), McMahon; Brown, Whitton; Stait, Ellis, Hampson, Narvo, Holloway, Ryan.
St George: Fleming, Kite, Weekes, O'Brien, Ryan; Bugden, Horsley; Orrock, Kearney (C), Brown, Melville, Provan, Pert.
>  Manly 49 (P. Burke 2, R. Ritchie 2, R. Bull, R. Duncan, B. Grimm, J. Hobbs, J. Hubbard, B. Lloyd, J. Tenison tries; R. Willey 8 goals) defeated North Sydney 16 (B. Cuneo, H. Toole tries; A. Arkey 5 goals) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Wed, 25th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Manly 21-9.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   
North Sydney: Arkey, Ferguson, Madden, Brogan, Toole; Odgers, Burge; Blinkhorn, Strong, Evenden (C), Lay, Cuneo, Fraser.
Manly: Willey, Ritchie, Hobbs, Lloyd, Tenison; Duncan, Burke; Bull (C), Schubert, Bertrand, Hubbard, Jackson, Grimm.
>  Parramatta 22 (A. Cameron 2, A. Kirkland, R. Newham tries; K. Hurst 5 goals) defeated Canterbury 21 (R. Freebody 2, J. Bowman, B. Rose, R. Thornton tries; F. Dunn 3 goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Wed, 25th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: Parramatta 17-3.   Referee: Ray O'Donnell.   
Parramatta: Hurst, Burke, Fisher, Thompson, Kirkland; Laird, Tosh; Cameron, Rayner, Fisher, Mann, Newham, Slattery (C).
Canterbury: Dunn, Rose, Geelan (C), Cooper, Freebody; Thornton, Kell; O'Callaghan, Anderson, Lynch, Bowman, Paul, Evans.
>  South Sydney 14 (J. Dougherty, J. Rayner tries; B. Purcell 4 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 11 (I. Johnston try; K. Holman 4 goals) at Pratten Park.
Date: Wed, 25th April.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 14-3.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 12,400.
Western Suburbs: Trevena, Smailles, Meehan, Johnston, Hills; Henry, Holman; Watson, Goff, Patch, Charlton, Carson, O'Shea (C).
South Sydney: Churchill, Moir, Gallagher, Honeysett, Puren; Dougherty, Donohoe; Richards, Hammerton, Donoghue, Purcell, Rayner (C), Cowie.

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