St. George 25–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Semi-Final, 1953 NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1953 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 37,753
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1953 NRL finals series: St. George 25–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 5 Sep 1953.
Sourcing caveat: RLP's individual match page shows the same style of non-standard jersey numbers as the 1953 South Sydney-North Sydney semi-final. Positions and player order are reported as reliable; jersey numbers are omitted (left blank) as unverified.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Hole (3); Ryan (2) Goals: Pidding (5) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Byrnes Goals: Booth (2) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidding (c) | Fullback | Booth | ||
| Kite | Wing | Beaven | ||
| Ryan | Centre | Rowe | ||
| Lees | Centre | Blundell | ||
| Hole | Wing | Byrnes | ||
| Staunton | Five-Eighth | Van Heekeren | ||
| Bracken | Halfback | Donohoe (c) | ||
| Wilson | Lock | Hyde | ||
| Mayo | Second Row | Gibson | ||
| Passfield | Second Row | Ashton | ||
| Bower | Prop | Bell | ||
| Kearney | Hooker | Armstrong | ||
| Brown | Prop | Hunter | ||
| Norm Tipping | Coach | Col Donohoe | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
5 Sep 1953, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: St George 5, Eastern Suburbs 4.