1923 New South Wales Rugby League premiership final: Difference between revisions

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After the break play flowed from end to end until, from a [[scrum]] win in [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|Souths]] [[halfback]], Johnstone, kicked over the defense, regathered, then found Wearing who scored under the posts, Wearing then [[converted]] his own [[try]] to give[[ South Sydney Rabbitohs|Souths]] a 10-7 lead. The lead changed yet again when [[Harry Caples|Caples]] took an [[intercept]], kicked past the[[ fullback]] and scored, Oxford converted to make it 12-10. A penalty goal to Benny Wearing soon after locked the scores up at 12 points all. With time almost up Caples scored out wide after some fine lead up work from Easts centre, Dawson.

The win gave [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] their first [[premiership]] in ten years. [[rugby league|Rugby league]] publication '
[[Rugby League]] News' refered to the match as "the most brilliant game of the season."

The line-ups that day were:- [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]]; E. Rigney; C. Abotomey, J. Dawson, L. Steel, G. Agar; [[Harry Caples]](c), S. Kaufmann; A. Oxford, J.Watkins, B. Ives, T. Molloy, H. Holmes W. Richards; E. Connerton replaced an injured G. Agar. [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]; H. Hallet; B. Wearing, T Barry, V Lawrence, O Quinlivan; W Gillespie (c), A Johnstone; D Watson, P Murphy, P Horne, E Wilmot, A O'Connor, J Lawrence.