Game 2
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 17 def. North Sydney Bears 14
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Game 1 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Round 3 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Gavin Miller (centre), Paul Jelfs (lock)
- In:
- Ken Wright (centre), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Kerry Boustead (bench)
- Changes:
- Kevin Stevens (five-eighth to lock)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Game 1 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1979 - Round 3 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Tony Quirk (fullback), John Vandenberg (wing), Glen Boatswain (front row), Kevin Wilson (lock)
- In:
- Terry Adams (wing), John Long (lock), Steve Sykes (bench), Chris Luckman (bench)
- Changes:
- Keith Rugg (centre to fullback), Keith Harris (centre to second row), Mick Healey (second row to front row), Lee Cooper (second row to bench), Paul McCabe (bench to second row), John Adam (bench to centre), Peter Schofield (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Match was scheduled to be played Sunday 4 March at 4:30pm at North Sydney Oval but due to heavy rain and the match was moved to the Sports Ground on Tuesday 6 March at 8pm.
Easts match winning try scored in the final minute by Kevin Hasting was scored on the 7th tackle and referee Goldsworthy was subsequently dropped to reserve grade.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin