NSWRFL 1972

Round 17

St George Dragons 20 def. Balmain Tigers 12

NSWRFL 1972
Round 17
St George
Dragons
20
12 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13112
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 9th July, 1972
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Keith Page
Venue Kogarah (Sydney)
Crowd 12,890
Match Stats
Halftime Score 16 2
Scrums 10 9
Penalties 7 10
St George Scoresheet Balmain
Max COLE 2 T Tim MURPHY
Barry BEATH   Michael ROSS
Graeme LANGLANDS      
Rod REDDY      
 
Graeme LANGLANDS 2 G 3 Bruce WARWICK
 
John PEARD FG    
St George Teams Balmain
Graeme LANGLANDS (c) 1 FB 1 Michael ROSS
Kevin MacFARLANE 2 W 2 Bruce WARWICK
Roy FERGUSON 3 C 3 Trevor RYAN
Ted GOODWIN 4 C 4 Geoff STARLING
Max COLE 5 W 5 Glen CAPELIN
 
John PEARD 55 FE 6 Tim MURPHY
Ross STRUDWICK 7 HB 7 Jeff SHIELD
 
Rod REDDY 10 L 8 Bob BOLIN
Peter FITZGERALD 9 2R 9 Joe WALSH
Barry BEATH 13 2R 10 Greg FRYER
Apisai TOGA 11 FR 11 Barry McTAGGART
Col RASMUSSEN 12 HK 12 Dick JEFFERY
Grahame BOWEN 14 FR 13 Garry LEO (c)
 
Ted WALTON 21 B    
 
Graeme LANGLANDS   HC   Leo NOSWORTHY
Billy SMITH        
   
 

Team Info

St George

Previous Game:
Round 16 vs. Penrith
Next Game:
Round 18 vs. Newtown
Out:
Paul Mills (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Brian Norton (front row), Graeme Sams (lock), Mark Shulman (bench)
In:
Graeme Langlands (fullback), Ted Goodwin (centre), Apisai Toga (front row), Ted Walton (bench)
Changes:
Max Cole (fullback to wing), John Peard (centre to five-eighth), Rod Reddy (second row to lock), Peter Fitzgerald (bench to second row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 16 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 18 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Dennis Preston (fullback), Paul Cross (wing), Alan Tilbrook (five-eighth), Russell Worth (bench)
In:
Bruce Warwick (wing), Geoff Starling (centre), Tim Murphy (five-eighth)
Changes:
Michael Ross (centre to fullback)

Match Notes

Billy Smith still standing in as coach while Graeme Langlands prepared for the test against NZ.

Tony Branson still not recovered from a cheekbone injury pulled out of the St.George team on Saturday and was replaced by John Peard Graeme Sams was a late withdrawal and was replaced by Grahame Bowen with Barry Beath moving to 2nd row & Rod Reddy to lock.

Rod Reddy injured his back in the 2nd half and was replaced by Reg Walton.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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