Round 11
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 11 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12939 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th June, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,072 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 9 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 2 | T | Kevin GOLDSPINK | |||||
| Denis PITTARD | 2 | Mark HARRIS | ||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | ||||||||
| Paul SAIT | ||||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 3/5 | G | 3 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | 2/2 | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Michael CLEARY | ||||
| Phil SMITH | 3 | C | 17 | Les HAYES | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 4 | C | 4 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 5 | W | 18 | Jim PORTER | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | John BALLESTY | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Kevin JUNEE (c) | ||||
| Ron COOTE | 8 | L | 8 | Barry REILLY | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 21 | Ron SADDLER | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Louis NEUMANN | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Ian BAKER | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Kel BROWN | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 9 | Kevin GOLDSPINK | ||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | 19 | B | 19 | John PEARD | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Don FURNER | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 10 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 12 vs. St George
- Out:
- Dallas O'Neill (front row), Gordon Fraser (bench)
- In:
- Paul Sait (centre), John Sattler (front row)
- Changes:
- Bob Honan (centre to wing), Claude Williams (wing to bench)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 10 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 12 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Jim Morgan (front row), John Quayle (second row)
- In:
- Les Hayes (centre), Ian Baker (front row), Ron Saddler (second row)
- Changes:
- John Ballesty (centre to five-eighth), John Peard (five-eighth to bench)
Match Notes
Easts lost John Brass, Jim Morgan & Bill Mullins on Thursday with injuries they were replaced by Les Hayes, Jim Porter & Ron Saddler. Kevin Goldspink moved from 2nd row to prop and Saddler to the 2nd row.
Claude Williams replaced Phil Smith who had his nose broken early in the 2nd half.
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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