Round 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs 17 def. North Sydney Bears 15
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12930 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Les Samuelson | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,909 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Denis PITTARD | 2 | T | John BOOBY | |||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | Phil FRANKS | |||||||
| Keith EDWARDS | Rex MURPHY | |||||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 1/5 | G | 3 | John BOOBY | ||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | 0/2 | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie MORASCHI | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | John BOOBY | ||||
| Phil SMITH | 3 | C | 3 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 5 | C | 4 | Rex MURPHY | ||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | 19 | W | 5 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil FRANKS | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Graham WILLIAMS | ||||
| Ron COOTE | 8 | L | 8 | John McDONELL | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 4 | 2R | 9 | Bruce WALKER | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | Peter JACQUES | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Merv HICKS (c) | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Dick HARRIS | ||||
| Dallas O'NEILL | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| Gordon FRASER | 40 | B | 14 | Johnny FAIRNS | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Merv HICKS | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Gary Stevens (second row)
- In:
- Dallas O'Neill (front row), Gordon Fraser (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob McCarthy (front row to second row)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. St George
- Out:
- Noel Cavanagh (front row), Ross Warner (hooker)
- In:
- Jim Mills (front row), Johnny Fairns (bench)
- Changes:
- Dick Harris (bench to hooker)
Match Notes
Gary Stevens injured his shoulder playing for City Seconds on Saturday and Paul Sait moved from centre to 2nd row, Bob Honan wing to centre and Claude Williams coming in on the wing.
Paul Sait had a bad head wound and withdrew at halftime and was replaced by Gordon Fraser.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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