NSWRFL 1971

Round 1

Western Suburbs Magpies 55 def. Canterbury Bankstown 12

NSWRFL 1971
Round 1
Western Suburbs
Magpies
55
12
Canterbury Bankstown
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12884
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 28th March, 1971
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
Venue Lidcombe (Sydney)
Crowd 6,657
Match Stats
Halftime Score 23 7
Scrums 14 8
Penalties 9 14
Western Suburbs Scoresheet Canterbury
Don ROGERS 3 T John ARMSTRONG
Rod SMITH 2   Johnny RHODES
Dick TIMBS 2      
Barry BRYANT      
Jim CODY      
Roy FERGUSON      
Peter FLANDERS      
 
Peter FLANDERS 11 G 3 Peter INSKIP
Western Suburbs Teams Canterbury
Peter FLANDERS 1 FB 1 Peter INSKIP
Don ROGERS 2 W 2 Ray STRUDWICK
Roy FERGUSON (c) 3 C 3 Wayne PECKHAM
Dick TIMBS 4 C 4 Johnny RHODES
John ELFORD 5 W 5 Alan BURWELL
 
Tim MURPHY 6 FE 6 Dennis SCAHILL
Tom RAUDONIKIS 7 HB 7 Les HUTCHINGS
 
Rod SMITH 8 L 9 Neville HORNERY
Barry BRYANT 9 2R 11 Bill NOONAN
John BAKER 10 2R 10 Ron COSTELLO (c)
Jim CODY 11 FR 24 Ray PAYNE
Ken STONESTREET 12 HK 12 Marty DRISCOLL
Steve WINTER 13 FR 13 John ARMSTRONG
 
    B 21 Wayne GOLDING
 
Ron WATSON   HC   Bob HAGAN
   
 

Team Info

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1971 - Round 4 vs. Parramatta
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Tony Ford (fullback), Mick Alchin (wing), John Maxwell (halfback), George Skeers (front row)
In:
Don Rogers (wing), Rod Smith (lock)
Changes:
Tim Murphy (centre to five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth to halfback), Jim Cody (second row to front row), Barry Bryant (lock to second row), Peter Flanders (bench to fullback), Dick Timbs (bench to centre)

Canterbury

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1971 - Playoff vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Peter Bellamy (centre), Rod Jackson (wing), Barry Phillis (hooker), Phil Charlton (front row), Alan James (bench)
In:
Johnny Rhodes (centre), Alan Burwell (wing), Marty Driscoll (hooker), Ron Costello (second row), Neville Hornery (lock)
Changes:
John Armstrong (second row to front row), Wayne Golding (lock to bench)

Match Notes

Ron Raper dropped out of the Canterbury team on Friday with an injured shoulder this was the first match all grades he had missed in 147 matches, he was replaced by Ray Payne with Bill Noonan moving from front row to 2nd row and Nev Hornery to lock.

Nev Hornery was sent off 25 mins into the 2nd half for a high tackle on John Baker.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables