Round 9
Balmain Tigers 35 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12929 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,443 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Cronulla | ||||||
| John SPENCER | 2 | T | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | ||||
| Paul CROSS | ||||||||
| Greg FRYER | ||||||||
| Len KILLEEN | ||||||||
| Keith OUTTEN | ||||||||
| Geoff STARLING | ||||||||
| Len KILLEEN | 7/12 | G | 3 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| Balmain | Teams | Cronulla | ||||||
| Bob SMITHIES | 1 | FB | 1 | Les BELL | ||||
| Paul CROSS | 2 | W | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | ||||
| Ron PALMER | 3 | C | 3 | Greg PIERCE | ||||
| Geoff STARLING | 4 | C | 4 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| Len KILLEEN | 5 | W | 5 | Pete O'BRIEN | ||||
| Peter FARDELL | 6 | FE | 6 | Kevin HOGAN (c) | ||||
| Keith OUTTEN (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred DENNEHY | ||||
| John SPENCER | 8 | L | 8 | Chris WELLMAN | ||||
| Dennis TUTTY | 9 | 2R | 20 | John MAGUIRE | ||||
| Greg FRYER | 10 | 2R | 10 | Rod URQUHART | ||||
| Terry CROSS | 11 | FR | 11 | Alan KENNINGTON | ||||
| Peter BOULTON | 12 | HK | 12 | Ron TURNER | ||||
| Garry LEO | 13 | FR | 13 | Greg ALLEN | ||||
| Graham MAYHEW | 23 | B | 14 | Kevin DIXON | ||||
| B | 15 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||||
| Leo NOSWORTHY | HC | Tommy BISHOP | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Terry Parker (centre)
- In:
- Graham Mayhew (bench)
- Changes:
- Ron Palmer (bench to centre)
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Tommy Bishop (halfback), Dave Cooper (second row), Denis Stapleton (bench)
- In:
- Fred Dennehy (halfback), Kevin Dixon (bench), George Taylforth (bench)
- Changes:
- John Maguire (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Dave Cooper was a late withdrawal for Cronulla and was replaced by John Maguire.
Dennis Tutty left the field in the 2nd half with a corked thigh and was replaced by Graham Mayhew.
For Cronulla Ron Turner broke his leg in the opening minutes and was replaced by Kevin Dixon with John Maguire moving to hooker, Greg Allen then a few minutes later left the field with a shoulder injury and was replaced by George Taylforth.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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