Western Suburbs Magpies 10–5 Newtown — Playoff, 1956 NRL Finals Series
14 Aug 1956 · Redfern Oval, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 20,920
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1956 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 10–5 Newtown, at Redfern Oval, Sydney, NSW on 14 Aug 1956.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Bill Carson; Peter Hargreaves Goals: George Bain (2) |
| Newtown | Tries: Kevin Considine Goals: Gordon Clifford |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Bain | Fullback | Gordon Clifford | 1 |
| 2 | Ernie Hills | Wing | Laurie McMahon | 2 |
| 3 | Harry Wells | Centre | Kevin Considine | 3 |
| 4 | Darcy Henry | Centre | Dick Poole (c) | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Hargreaves | Wing | Ray Preston | 5 |
| 6 | Ian Johnston | Five-Eighth | Tony Brown | 6 |
| 7 | Keith Holman (c) | Halfback | Bobby Whitton | 7 |
| 8 | Neville Charlton | Lock | Peter Ryan | 8 |
| 9 | Bill Carson | Second Row | Henry Holloway | 9 |
| 10 | Kel O'Shea | Second Row | Frank Narvo | 10 |
| 11 | Mark Patch | Prop | Les Hampson | 11 |
| 12 | Jim Fleming | Hooker | Greg Ellis | 12 |
| 13 | Ron Watson | Prop | Don Stait | 13 |
| Jack Walsh | Coach | Dick Poole | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
14 Aug 1956, 3:15pm, Redfern Oval, Sydney. Halftime: Western Suburbs 7-3.