State Championships 1939

Round 3

Summary of Matches

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View  South Sydney 21 (J. Brown, F. Felsch, J. Kadwell, A. Quinlivan, A. Tuohey tries; F. Felsch 3 goals) defeated Central Newcastle 9 (T. Kerr try; M. Denton 3 goals) at Newcastle Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 9th September.   Halftime: South Sydney 11-9.   Referee: Richard Lewis.   
Central Newcastle: Jones, Dunlop, Kerr, Bonnyman, Denton; Kerr, Firth; Beaver, Marjoribanks, Godfrey, Cosgrove, Brodie, Prigg (C).
South Sydney: Johnson, Quinlivan, Felsch (C), Tuohey, Manson; Byrne, Kadwell; Paul, Brown, Hinson, Whitfield, Kilham, Walsh.
View  Newtown 23 (F. Farrell 2, A. Hodgins 2, L. McLean, K. Phillips, M. Whale tries; A. Ellis goal) defeated Wests Newcastle 15 (W. Harding, C. Hincks, E. Pratt tries; O. Screen 3 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 9th September.   Kickoff: 2:00 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 6-5.   Referee: George Bishop.   Crowd: 5,000.
Newtown: Grainger, Hodgins, Christensen, Nevin, McLean; Noble, Whale; Hall, Kelly, Farrell, Wilder, Ellis (C), Phillips.
Wests Newcastle: Screen, Hincks, Maxwell (C), Prigg, Jones; Froome, Adams; Morgan, Kentish, Pratt, Harding, McNamara, Welshman.
View  North Sydney 27 (J. Grubb 3, T. Scully 2, F. Dhu, J. Fisher tries; R. Harrison 2, S. Harmer goals) defeated St George 24 (L. Kelly 2, R. Hopkinson, J. Lindwall, A. McAndrew, N. Smith tries; N. Smith 3 goals) at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Date: Sat, 9th September.   Kickoff: 3:15 PM.   Halftime: St George 14-13.   Referee: Tom McMahon Jnr.   Crowd: 5,000.
North Sydney: Morgan, Scully, Grubb, Dhu, McErlane; Harrison (C), Stephenson; Rubinson, Reilly, McKinnon, Scully, Harmer, Fisher.
St George: Allen, Ross, Wedgwood, Hart, Lindwall; Smith, McAndrew; Hayward, Gilbert, Kelly, Smith (C), Charles, Hopkinson.
View  Canterbury 13 (R. McCarter, B. Russell, F. Sponberg tries; H. Porter 2 goals) defeated NSW Group 7 7 (W. Dobbing try; J. Jorgenson, J. Livermore goals) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 10th September.   Halftime: NSW Group 7 7-0.   Referee: J Coltman.   Crowd: 4,000.
NSW Group 7: Livermore, Ross, Jorgenson, Wilson, Burke; Ezart, Nolan (C); Markham, Johnson, Dobbing, Tate, Harris, Warrington.
Canterbury: Pratt, Gartner, Mitchell, Champion, Newham; Russell, McCarter; Porter, Kirkaldy, Burns, McCallum, Allison, Sponberg (C).