NSWRFL 1969

Round 7

Newtown 17 lost to Balmain Tigers 32

NSWRFL 1969
Round 7

Newtown
17
32 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12646
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 11th May, 1969
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Phil McCarroll
Venue Henson (Sydney)
Crowd 7,459
Match Stats
Halftime Score 22 4
Newtown Scoresheet Balmain
Jim COLLINS 2 T 2 George RUEBNER
Bob KEYES   Hal BROWNE
      Len KILLEEN
      Keith OUTTEN
      Terry PARKER
 
Dave BARSLEY 2 G 6 Len KILLEEN
Dave COTTER      
 
Bob CARNEGIE FG Len KILLEEN
Newtown Teams Balmain
Dave BARSLEY 1 FB 18 Sid WILLIAMS
Dave COTTER 2 W 2 George RUEBNER
Bob KEYES 3 C 3 Hal BROWNE
Alan MADDALENA 4 C 4 Terry PARKER
Jim COLLINS 5 W 5 Len KILLEEN
 
Des O'CONNOR 6 FE 6 Dave BOLTON
Peter FOREMAN 7 HB 7 Keith OUTTEN
 
Bob CARNEGIE (c) 8 L 8 Peter PROVAN (c)
Brian BLOWES 24 2R 9 Allan FITZGIBBON
Larry RALEIGH 10 2R 10 John SPENCER
Vic HODGE 11 FR 22 Greg FRYER
Dick TAYLOR 12 HK 12 Norm MILLER
Joe VASTA 13 FR 13 Garry LEO
 
    B 21 Kevin BOWREY
    B 27 Michael ROSS
 
Harry BATH   HC   Leo NOSWORTHY
   
 

Team Info

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 6 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Joe Annesley (wing), John Lomax (second row), John Oakley (second row)
In:
Jim Collins (wing), Larry Raleigh (second row), Brian Blowes (second row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 6 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Bob Smithies (fullback), Olaf Prattl (five-eighth), John Crawford (hooker), Ern Clingan (front row)
In:
Sid Williams (fullback), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Greg Fryer (front row), Kevin Bowrey (bench), Michael Ross (bench)
Changes:
Norm Miller (bench to hooker)

Match Notes

John Oakley withdrew from the Newtown team following Thursday night training due to a virus he was replaced by Brian Blowes.

Barry McTaggart still had not recovered from a leg injury and was replaced by Greg Fryer, Bob Smithies failed to backup from the City v Country game on Saturday he was replaced by Sid Williams.

Peter Provan & George Reubner did not return for the 2nd half with Michael Ross going to fullback and Williams to the wing, Ken Bowrey went into the 2nd row and Fitzgibbon to lock.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables