NSWRFL 1972

Round 21

South Sydney Rabbitohs 35 def. Balmain Tigers 14

NSWRFL 1972
Round 21
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
35
14 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13139
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 13th August, 1972
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Bruyeres
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Crowd 11,040
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 4
Scrums 9 7
Penalties 10 10
Souths Scoresheet Balmain
Ross BIRRELL T Garry LEO
Bob GRANT   Michael ROSS
Steve KOSTA      
Tom MOONEY      
Bob McCARTHY      
Paul SAIT      
John SATTLER      
 
Ross BIRRELL 7/10 G 4 Bruce WARWICK
Souths Teams Balmain
Kerry BURKE 1 FB 1 Michael ROSS
Steve KOSTA 2 W 2 Bruce WARWICK
Ross BIRRELL 3 C 3 Trevor RYAN
Paul SAIT 4 C 4 Geoff STARLING
Tom MOONEY 5 W 5 Glen CAPELIN
 
Denis PITTARD 6 FE 6 Tim MURPHY
Bob GRANT 7 HB 7 Jeff SHIELD
 
Darrell BAMPTON 8 L 8 Bob BOLIN
Gary STEVENS 9 2R 9 Joe WALSH
Bob McCARTHY 10 2R 10 Greg FRYER
Bob BROAD 11 FR 24 Vic QUERIN
Elwyn WALTERS 12 HK 12 Dick JEFFERY
John SATTLER (c) 13 FR 13 Garry LEO (c)
 
Tom LYONS 52 B 17 Wayne THOMSON
    B 20 Russell WORTH
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Leo NOSWORTHY
   
 

Team Info

Souths

Previous Game:
Round 20 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 22 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Keith Edwards (wing), Noel Murray (halfback), Dennis Lee (front row), George Piggins (second row), Jeff Withers (bench), Greg Norgard (bench)
In:
Tom Mooney (wing), Bob Grant (halfback), Bob Broad (front row), Darrell Bampton (lock), Tom Lyons (bench)
Changes:
Gary Stevens (lock to second row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 20 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 22 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Barry McTaggart (front row)
In:
Wayne Thomson (bench), Russell Worth (bench)
Changes:
Vic Querin (bench to front row)

Match Notes

Phil Smith withdrew from the Souths team on Friday with a knee injury Ross Birrell moved from wing to centre with Tom Mooney coming in on the wing.

Barry McTaggart withdrew from the Balmain team on Thursday with an ankle injury and was replaced by Vic Querin.

Elwyn Walters injured his knee early in the 2nd half and was replaced by Tom Lyons.

Tim Murphy injured a hamstring in the 1st half and was replaced by Russell Worth who played half with Jeff Shield moving to 5/8, Geoff Starling also left the field late in the 1st half with a hamstring injury and was replaced by Wayne Thomson.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables