1953 South Sydney Rabbitohs Players

1953 South Sydney Player & Team Statistics

Back Row: F.Brogan(VP/Selector), I.Moir, R.Mason, B.Murray, H.Eyers(VP/Selector)

Third Row: K.Brogan, J.P.Horne(RG sec), W.Moore(Trainer), C.Blinkhorn(VP), L.Bell(VP/Selector), M.Gallagher, J.Dougherty

Second Row: G.Hansen(Tres), C.Smailes, K.Woolfe, J.Richards, R.Moon, F.Threlfo, J.Renshaw, D.Spring(Patron)

Front Row: J.Glasheen(Pres), L.Cowie, C.Churchill(vc), J.Rayner(Capt-Coach), E.Hammerton, D.Murdoch, S.G.Ball(Sec)

Sitting: Teddy Lawler(Line Boy)


                                    (FG) Premiership :                            Tour              
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts

Atkinson, Milton       3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Brogan, Ken           10  10   -   -  19      -   38 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Churchill, Clive      13  13   -   3   9      -   27 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Cowie, Les            12  12   -   3   -      -    9 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Dennis, Alan           9*  9   -   2   -      -    6 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Donoghue, Denis       19  19   -   2   -      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Dougherty, Johnny     11* 11   -   7  13      -   47 :   1*  -  (1)  -   1      -    2
Gallagher, Martin     17* 17   -   2   1      -    8 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Grinham, John          -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    -
Hammerton, Ernie       8   8   -   3   -      -    9 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Hawick, Greg           8   8   -   4  21      -   54 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Macreadie, Ken         9   9   -   2   -      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Mason, Ray             8   8   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Moir, Ian             19  19   -  23+  -      -   69 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Moon, Bob              6*  6   -   3   -      -    9 :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    -
Murdoch, Don           7   7   -   2   -      -    6 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Murray, Brian          8*  8   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Nilson, Norm           3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Purcell, Col           -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   1*  1   -   -   -      -    -
Rayner, Jack          19  19   -   5   4      -   23 :   1   1   -   -   2      -    4
Renshaw, Joe           9*  9   -   5   -      -   15 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Richards, Jim         15* 15   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Sellgren, John         3*  3   -   2   -      -    6 :   1*  1   -   1   -      -    3
Smailles, Cliff        7   7   -   5   -      -   15 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Spillane, Norm         1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Thornton, Pat          4*  4   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Threlfo, Frank        16  16   -  11   -      -   33 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
Woolfe, Kevin         16  16   -   4   8      -   28 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

* - debut this year
+ - Top NSWRL Try scorer

Captaincy
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Tour(  W- D-L      %)
Rayner, Jack           19( 13- 1-5    68%) :    1(  0- 0-1     0%)
Churchill, Clive        1(  0- 0-1     0%) :    

Coach
              Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Tour(  W- D-L      %)
Rayner, Jack           20( 13- 1-6    65%) :    1(  0- 0-1     0%)

Suspensions
                  Rnd   v           Wk CHARGE
Atkinson, Milton  Trial Parramatta   - Fighting
Churchill, Clive  Rd05  St George    - Abusing Touch Judge
Hammerton, Ernie  Rd16  Norths       1 Fighting
Gallagher, Martin GF    St George    - Fighting

Team Statistics
                 Grd           T  G/A  FG  Crowd
Rd01  Wests      SCG  L 28-44  4  8/9   - 21,373 Apr  4 Sat  3:15pm       J.O'Brien
Rd02  Newtown    Redf L 12-24  2  3     -  6,000 Apr  6 Mon  3:15pm PH    C.Brown
Rd03  Easts      SSG  L 18-22  4  3     -  6,000 Apr 11 Sat  3:15pm       J.O'Brien
Rd04  Manly      Redf W 19-12  3  5     -  6,000 Apr 18 Sat  3:15pm       D.Lawler
Rd05  St George  SCG  W 23-10  5  4     - 25,354 Apr 25 Sat  3:15pm       Au.Oxford
Rd06  Canterbury SCG  W 14-2   4  1     - 11,990 May  2 Sat  3:15pm       D.Lawler
Rd07  Norths     SSG  L 13-43  3  2     - 28,232 May  9 Sat  3:15pm       D.Lawler
Tour  Riverina   Redf L 12-33  2  3     -        May 10 Sun  3:15pm       A.Shiner
Rd08  Parramatta Redf W 27-12  5  6     -  8,000 Jun  6 Sat  3:15pm       Au.Oxford
Rd09  Balmain    Redf L 12-16  2  3     -        Jun 13 Sat  3:15pm       L.Williams
Rd10  Wests      Redf W 13-9   3  2     -  5,984 Jun 20 Sat  3:15pm       Au.Oxford
Rd11  Newtown    Ersk D  5-5   1  1     -  7,132 Jun 27 Sat  3:15pm       A.Shiner
Rd12  Easts      Redf W 21-2   5  3     -        Jul  4 Sat  3:15pm       Au.Oxford
Rd13  Manly      Brok W 27-5   7  3     -        Jul 11 Sat  3:15pm       C.Brown
Rd14  St George  Koga L 15-18  3  3     -  9,316 Jul 18 Sat  3:15pm       Au.Oxford
Rd15  Canterbury Redf W 51-15 13  6/14  - 11,060 Aug  1 Sat  3:15pm       J.O'Brien
Rd16  Norths     SCG  W 38-17  8  7     - 29,812 Aug  8 Sat  3:15pm       C.Pearce
Rd17  Parramatta Cumb W 29-11  7  4     -  9,000 Aug 15 Sat  3:15pm       L.Williams
Rd18  Balmain    Leic W 19-11  3  5     -  4,500 Aug 22 Sat  3:15pm       C.Pearce
MSF   Norths     SCG  W  5-4   1  1     - 30,392 Aug 29 Sat  3:00pm       J.O'Brien
F     St George  SCG  W 31-12  7  5     - 44,581 Sep  5 Sat  3:00pm       D.Lawler

Crowd Statistics

Total Aggregrate Crowd  264,726
Average Crowd            13,236

Back Row: F.Brogan(VP/Selector), A.Wong, P.Purchase, A.Lupton(Trainer)

Third Row: F.Lloyd, K.Turner, J.P.Horne(RG Sec/Selector), D.Watson(VP/Coach), H.Eyers(VP/Selector), L.Bell(VP/Selector)

Second Row: G.Hansen(Tres), L.Brennan, N.Spillane, J.Sellgren, P.Barber, C.Purcell, D.Spring(Patron)

Front Row: J.Glasheen(Pres), R.Hoffman, J.Grinham, N.Nilson(c), A.Mason, K.Noonan, S.G.Ball(Sec)

Sitting: Teddy Lawler(Line Boy)


                                    (RG) Premiership               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 

Barber, P             20  20   -   1   -      -    3
Brown, E               1   1   -   -   3      -    6
Brennan, L            15  15   -  13   -      -   39
Brogan, K              4   4   -   1   9      -   21
Doherty, J             8   8   -   2  23      -   52
Dennis, A              9   9   -   1   -      -    3
Gallagher, M           3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Grinham, J             9   9   -   1   -      -    3
Hoffman, R             6   6   -   -   -      -    -
Healey, C              3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Harris, W              1   1   -   -   4      -    8
Lloyd, F              12  12   -   3   -      -    9
Mason, R              13  13   -   1   -      -    3
Mason, A               8   8   -   -   9      -   18
Melville, J            9   9   -   -   -      -    -
Murphy, R              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Molan, E               4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Murdoch, D            12  12   -   1   2      -    7
Moon, R                8   8   -   -   -      -    -
Murray, B              7   7   -   -   -      -    -
Maloney, W             1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Noonan, K              7   7   -   -   -      -    -
Neilsen, R             1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Nilson, N             17  17   -   -   -      -    -
Purchase, P           10  10   -   -   -      -    -
Purcell, C             5   5   -   -   -      -    -
Renshaws, J           10  10   -   -   -      -    -
Richards, J            3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Richards, R            1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Spillane, N           17  17   -   2   2      -   10
Sellgren, J            6   6   -   7   -      -   21
Smailes, C             9   9   -   8   -      -   24
Sait, B                3   3   -   1   -      -    3
Turner, K             10  10   -   3   -      -    9
Wong, A                7   7   -   -   -      -    -

                                    (3G) Premiership               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 

Bell, R                3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Brennan, L             5   5   -   5   -      -   15
Brown, E               3   3   -   -   2      -    4
Campbell, J            7   7   -   1   -      -    3
Cray, B                1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Durrington, J         10  10   -   2   -      -    6
Faris, W              10  10   -   2   -      -    6
Flockton, A            8   8   -   2   3      -   12
Frost, A               9   9   -   -   -      -    -
Glynn, J               3   3   -   -   8      -   16
Grinham, J             4   4   -   1   -      -    3
Harris, W              8   8   -   1  25      -   53
Healey, C              6   6   -   1   -      -    3
Hoffman, R            10  10   -   3   -      -    9
Hogan, R               2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Honnysett, R           2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Ingram, A              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Keen, K                2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Lohan, J               4   4   -   -   -      -    -
Maloney, W            21  21   -   -   -      -    -
Martin, G              5   5   -   -   -      -    -
Mason, A               9   9   -   -  19      -   38
Molan, E              11  11   -   4   -      -   12
Moon, R                6   6   -   2   -      -    6
Morris, F              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Murphy, R             10  10   -   1   -      -    3
Murray, B              3   3   -   1   -      -    3
Neilsen, R             2   2   -   -   -      -    -
Noonan, K              5   5   -   -   -      -    -
O'Brien, L            15  15   -   5   -      -   15
Ozanne, T              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Purchase, P            3   3   -   1   -      -    3
Purcell, C             7   7   -   -   -      -    -
Rayner, S              6   6   -   2   -      -    6
Richards, R           17  17   -   -   8      -   16
Sandstrum, W           9   9   -   1   -      -    3
Sait, R                7   7   -   -   -      -    -
Scully, K              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sewall, T              1   1   -   -   -      -    -
Sharland, R            7   7   -   3   -      -    9
Sherwood, L            3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Spillane, N            1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Turner, K              8   8   -   7   -      -   21
Westcott, F            3   3   -   -   -      -    -
Wong, A               13  13   -   1   -      -    3

Back Row: C.Kennedy(Tres), J.Skelly(Selector), A.Pearsoll, B.Wright, W.Faris, F.West(Trainer), G.Wintle(Jnr Sec)

Middle Row: R.Honeysett, W.Craigie, F.Nicol, R.Hogan, J.Dobbie, S.D'ornay, C.Healey, M.O'Brien

Front Row: K.Tracey, J.Glynn, C.Kennedy Jnr(Coach), J.Waugh(c), W.Fletcher(Jnr Pres), J.Cotis(vc), M.Horan, F.Westcott

Sitting: P.Davies (Ballboy)


                                (U21) Presidents Cup               
                       M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts 

Cotis, John                        -   -      -    - (vc)
Craigie, Bill                      -   -      -    -
Dobbie, John                       -   -      -    -
D'Orney, Sid                       1   -      -    3
Faris, Wally                       -   -      -    -
Flockton, Alan                     -   -      -    -
Glynn, John                        -   9      -   18
Healey, Cec                        -   -      -    -
Hogan, Ron                         -   -      -    -
Honeysett, Bob                     -   -      -    -
Horan, Mick                        1   -      -    3
Nicol, Frank                       -   -      -    -
O'Brien, Maurie                    -   -      -    -
Pearsall, Tony                     -   -      -    -
Sait, Bob                          1   -      -    3
Tracey, Keith                      -   -      -    -
Waugh, John                        1   -      -    3 (c)
Westcott, Frank                    1   -      -    3
Wilson, J                          -   -      -    -
Wright, Brian                      -   -      -    -