NSWRFL 1969

Round 2

South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 def. Newtown 6

NSWRFL 1969
Round 2
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
20
6
Newtown
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12613
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 3rd April, 1969
Kick Off 8:30 PM (local time)
Referee Keith Page
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Crowd 7,528
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 4
South Sydney Scoresheet Newtown
Brian JAMES T    
Bob McCARTHY      
 
Eric SIMMS 7/10 G 3 Gary CASTLES
South Sydney Teams Newtown
Eric SIMMS 1 FB 1 Gary CASTLES
Michael CLEARY 2 W 2 Dave COTTER
Kerry BURKE 3 C 3 Bob KEYES
Ray BRANIGHAN 19 C 4 Alan MADDALENA
Brian JAMES 5 W 5 Jim COLLINS
 
Denis PITTARD 6 FE 6 Joe ANNESLEY
Bob GRANT 7 HB 7 Peter FOREMAN
 
Ron COOTE 8 L 8 Bob CARNEGIE (c)
Bob MOSES 9 2R 9 John OAKLEY
Bob McCARTHY 10 2R 10 Con RYAN
John O'NEILL 11 FR 11 Joe VASTA
Elwyn WALTERS 12 HK 12 Kevin SPEECHLEY
John SATTLER (c) 13 FR 28 Peter DAY
 
    B 24 Tom MELVILLE
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
Round 3 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Arthur Branighan (centre), Paul Sait (lock)
In:
Kerry Burke (centre), Bob Moses (second row)
Changes:
Ron Coote (second row to lock)

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 3 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Dave Barsley (fullback), Ray Pickard (front row), Doug Kemister (hooker)
In:
Gary Castles (fullback), Peter Day (front row), Kevin Speechley (hooker), Tom Melville (bench)

Match Notes

Ray Branighan replaced brother Arthur in the centre for Souths & Peter Day replaced Ray Pickard in the Newtown team.

Tom Melvile was a first half replacement for Con Ryan who suffered a head injury.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner