NSWRFL 1981

Round 1

Balmain Tigers 12 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11

NSWRFL 1981
Round 1
Balmain
Tigers		 12
–
11 Eastern Suburbs
Roosters
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4468
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 28th March, 1981
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee John Gocher
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 7,815
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 9
Scrums 7 – 10
Penalties 7 – 18
Balmain Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Larry COROWA T Noel CLEAL
Wayne WIGHAM      
 
Wayne MIRANDA 2/6 G 3/3 Ron GITEAU
Steve KERR   Kevin HASTINGS
 
    OFF Ron GITEAU
Balmain Teams Eastern Suburbs
Allan McMAHON (c) 1 FB 1 Kerry BOUSTEAD
Wayne MIRANDA 2 W 2 Terry FAHEY
Olsen FILIPAINA 3 C 3 Ron GITEAU
Wayne WIGHAM 4 C 4 Noel CLEAL
Larry COROWA 5 W 5 Steve McFARLANE
 
Percy KNIGHT 6 FE 6 Robert LAURIE
Mal CREEVEY 7 HB 7 Kevin HASTINGS
 
Neil PRINGLE 8 L 8 John TOBIN
David GRANT 9 2R 9 Des O'REILLY
Ron PILON 10 2R 10 Paul McCABE
Kerry HEMSLEY 11 FR 11 Royce AYLIFFE (c)
Neil WHITTAKER 12 HK 12 Jeff MASTERMAN
Gary WEBSTER 13 FR 13 John HARVEY
 
Steve KERR 16 B 21 Ian BARKLEY
    B 15 Dave BROWN
 
Frank STANTON   HC   Bob FULTON
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1981 - Round 3 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Manly
Out:
John Sparks (five-eighth)
In:
Mal Creevey (halfback), Steve Kerr (bench)
Changes:
Percy Knight (halfback to five-eighth)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1981 - Final vs. Parramatta
Next Game:
Tooth Cup 1981 - Round 1 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Robert Lane (bench)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash

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