Toowoomba vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs

Toowoomba 12 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 5

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Toowoomba
12
5 South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30997
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 19th August, 1925
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Snr
Venue Clive Berghofer (Toowoomba)
Crowd 7,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 0
Toowoomba Scoresheet South Sydney
Bill SPENCER 2 T Ernie LAPHAM
 
Roy LINDSAY 3 G Alf BLAIR
Toowoomba Teams South Sydney
Roy LINDSAY 1 FB 1 Alan RIGHTON
Bill SPENCER 2 W 2 Benny WEARING
Harold ANDERSON 3 C 3 Vic LAWRENCE
Tom GORMAN 4 C 4 Oscar QUINLIVAN
M HENSCHELE 5 W 5 Jack LODGE
 
Duncan THOMPSON (c) 6 FE 6 Alec JOHNSON
Colin THOMPSON 7 HB 7 Alf BLAIR (c)
 
G HAWTHORNE 8 FR 8 Pat MURPHY
Harry LEIBKE 9 HK 9 Arch THOMPSON
Vic ARMBRUSTER 10 FR 10 Harry CAVANOUGH
Herb STEINOHRT 11 2R 11 Ernie LAPHAM
Dan DEMPSEY 12 2R 12 Alf O'CONNOR
Jim BENNETT 13 L 13 Alby WHY
   
 

Team Info

Toowoomba

Previous Game:
All Blacks Tour 1925 - Game 10 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Bulimba Cup 1926 - Game 1 vs. Brisbane Firsts
Out:
Edward Brown (centre), Peter Madsen (lock), Graham Crouch (bench)
In:
Harold Anderson (centre), Jim Bennett (lock)
Changes:
Colin Thompson (five-eighth to halfback), Duncan Thompson (halfback to five-eighth)

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Previous Game:
Round 13 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
City Cup 1925 - Round 1 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Tom Barry (centre), Dave Hickey (bench)
In:
Vic Lawrence (centre)
Changes:
Alf Blair (five-eighth to halfback), Alec Johnson (halfback to five-eighth), Alf O'Connor (front row to second row), Pat Murphy (second row to front row)

Match Notes

Both sides had finished their respective seasons without losing any games. Thus this match was billed as the Australian club championship.

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson