Round 6
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 20 lost to St George Dragons 24
| NSWRFL 1971 Round 6 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12909 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,881 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 13 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | 2 | T | 3 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Dave COTTER | Barry BEATH | |||||||
| Alan KENNINGTON | Tony BRANSON | |||||||
| Brian NORTON | ||||||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 4 | G | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Cronulla | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Greg PIERCE | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | ||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 2 | W | 2 | Paul MILLS | ||||
| Kevin HOGAN | 3 | C | 3 | Dennis BRANDLEY | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 5 | C | 4 | David BELL | ||||
| Les BELL | 18 | W | 5 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Ross STRUDWICK | ||||
| Chris WELLMAN | 8 | L | 8 | Graeme SAMS | ||||
| Dave COOPER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| John MAGUIRE | 10 | 2R | 22 | Mick DRYDEN | ||||
| Alan KENNINGTON | 11 | FR | 24 | Brian NORTON | ||||
| Ron TURNER | 12 | HK | 12 | Col RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Greg ALLEN | 13 | FR | 13 | Keith MADDISON | ||||
| B | 26 | Inosi TOGA | ||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Bob Wear (centre), Fred Dennehy (halfback)
- In:
- Les Bell (wing), Tommy Bishop (halfback)
- Changes:
- Dave Cotter (wing to centre)
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 5 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Grahame Bowen (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Ted Walton (bench), Harry Eden (bench)
- In:
- Brian Norton (front row), Mick Dryden (second row), Inosi Toga (bench)
Match Notes
Les Bell was a late replacement for Bob Wear for Cronulla Dave Cotter moved to the centre and Bell onto the wing..
Graeme Bowen & Ken Maddision both withdrew from the St.George team on Thursday with rib and ankle injuries and were replaced by Brian Norton & Mick Dryden.
Brian Norton left the field 14 mins into the 2nd half with concussion and was replaced by Inosi Toga. Norton had earlier scored one of the best tries ever seen by a prop forward when he ran 80 yards to score.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables