NSWRFL 1971

Round 22

North Sydney Bears 15 def. Balmain Tigers 13

NSWRFL 1971
Round 22
North Sydney
Bears
15
13 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13005
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 21st August, 1971
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Keith Holman (Melbourne)
Venue North Sydney (Sydney)
Crowd 6,885
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 10
Scrums 9 10
Penalties 9 20
North Sydney Scoresheet Balmain
Kerry COLLIEN T Paul CROSS
Laurie MORASCHI   Garry LEO
George VARELA   Olaf PRATTL
 
John BOOBY 3 G 2 Steve SATTERLEY
 
Merv HICKS OFF Olaf PRATTL
North Sydney Teams Balmain
John BOOBY 1 FB 1 Bob SMITHIES
Kerry COLLIEN 2 W 2 Paul CROSS
George VARELA 3 C 3 Geoff STARLING
Laurie MORASCHI 4 C 4 Ron LOOMES
George AMBRUM 5 W 5 Steve SATTERLEY
 
Leo TOOHEY 6 FE 6 Keith OUTTEN (c)
Johnny FAIRNS 7 HB 7 Alan TILBROOK
 
Bruce WALKER 8 L 8 Olaf PRATTL
John McDONELL 9 2R 9 Dennis TUTTY
Warren EVANS 10 2R 10 Greg FRYER
Glen WHITNEY 11 FR 11 Terry CROSS
Ross WARNER 12 HK 12 Peter BOULTON
Merv HICKS (c) 13 FR 13 Garry LEO
 
    B 26 Geoff FALLON
    B 34 John SPENCER
 
Merv HICKS   HC   Leo NOSWORTHY
   
 

Match Notes

John Spencer replaced Dennis Tutty just before halftime due to a head wound & thumb injury, then Terry Cross with concussion was replaced by Geoff Fallon.

Merv Hicks and Olaf Prattl were sent off just after halftime Prattl for kneeing and Hicks for punching.

The game ran 2 mins overtime due to an issue with the electric hooter and no alternative being available the timekeeper ran onto the ground to alert the touch judge who ran onto advise the ref it was fulltime.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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