State Championships 1939

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  North Sydney 19 (J. Grubb 2, R. Harrison tries; R. Harrison 3, J. Grubb goals; R. Harrison field goal) defeated NSW Group 3 14 (R. Byrnes, R. Giddy tries; L. Mead 2, R. Byrnes goals; L. Mead field goal) at Lank Bain Sporting Complex.
Date: Sat, 19th August.   Halftime: North Sydney 4-2.   
NSW Group 3: Bennett, Adamson, Giddy, Byrnes, Smith; Fordham, Mead (C); Munro, Hicks, Tye, Maddelina, Morcom, Fowler.
North Sydney: Morgan, Scully, Grubb, Dhu, McErlane; Harrison (C), Stephenson; Rubinson, Reilly, McKinnon, Scully, Harmer, Fisher.
View  NSW Group 7 23 (J. Jorgenson 2, R. Ross 2, R. Burke, T. Ezart, J. Tate tries; T. Ezart goal) defeated Western Suburbs 12 (A. McGuinness, J. Piper tries; B. Keato 3 goals) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 20th August.   Halftime: NSW Group 7 12-2.   
NSW Group 7: Livermore, Ross, Jorgenson, Wilson, Burke; Ezart, Nolan (C); Markham, Johnson, Dobbing, Tate, Harris, Warrington.
Western Suburbs: Keato, Allen, Peel, Lynch, Martin; Tisdale, McGuinness (C); Campbell, Patrick, Lock, Piper, McKean, Gulliver.
View  Eastern Suburbs 42 (D. Brown 3, J. Norton 2, H. Pierce 2, J. Arnold, N. Hollingdale, R. O'Loan tries; D. Brown 6 goals) defeated NSW Group 8 7 (A. Corcoran try; A. Corcoran 2 goals) at Goulburn League Park.
Date: Sun, 20th August.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 16-2.   
NSW Group 8: Le Fevro, Bradbury, Godfrey, Day, Royal; Sutherland, Buckmaster; Corcoran (C), Sharman, Wasson, Dickinson, Godfrey, Sharman.
Eastern Suburbs: Norton, O'Loan, Brown, Dunn, Rankine; Pawley, Robinson; Stehr (C), Hollingdale, Arnold, Pierce, Pearce, Norval.
View  Newtown 7 (L. McLean try; J. Walsh 2 goals) defeated NSW Group 11 2 (W. Powell goal) at Spicer Park.
Date: Sun, 20th August.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 7-0.   Referee: Norman Foxall.   Crowd: 1,000.
NSW Group 11: Tasker, Dakers, O'Donnell (C), Halloway, Dakers; Powell, McGilleon; Maguire, Tasker, Lawler, Wethered, Hunter, Flannery.
Newtown: Walsh, Hodgins, Christensen, Nevin, McLean; Noble, Whale; Hall, Kelly, Farrell, Wilder, Ellis (C), Stonestreet.