NSWRFL 1969

Round 2

Balmain Tigers 25 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 7

NSWRFL 1969
Round 2
Balmain
Tigers
25
7 Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12616
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 6th April, 1969
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Farrelly
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 10,150
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 5
Balmain Scoresheet Cronulla
John SPENCER 3 T George FLEMING
Len KILLEEN      
Garry LEO      
 
Len KILLEEN 5 G 2 John BROWN
Balmain Teams Cronulla
Bob SMITHIES 1 FB 1 Gordon ABERCROMBIE
Sid WILLIAMS 18 W 2 John BROWN
Allan FITZGIBBON 3 C 3 George FLEMING
George RUEBNER 2 C 4 Len GAFFEY
Len KILLEEN 5 W 5 Brian COX
 
Olaf PRATTL 6 FE 6 John MONIE
Keith OUTTEN 7 HB 7 Dinny O'BRYAN
 
Peter PROVAN (c) 8 L 8 Graeme SAMS
Joe WALSH 9 2R 9 Trevor LEVIN
John SPENCER 10 2R 10 Garry MacDOUGALL
Barry McTAGGART 11 FR 11 Alan McRITCHIE
John CRAWFORD 12 HK 12 Noel THORNTON (c)
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 Mick SOUTER
 
John GILLIGAN 14 B    
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Ken KEARNEY
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. Souths
Next Game:
Round 3 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Hal Browne (centre), Terry Parker (centre)
In:
Sid Williams (wing), Joe Walsh (second row), John Gilligan (bench)
Changes:
George Ruebner (wing to centre), Allan Fitzgibbon (second row to centre)

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 1 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 3 vs. Souths
Out:
Geoff Parkes (wing), Terry Hughes (halfback), Noel Gallagher (front row), Dave Cooper (second row)
In:
John Brown (wing), Dinny O'Bryan (halfback), Mick Souter (front row), Trevor Levin (second row)

Match Notes

Terry Parker with an ankle injury was replaced by Sid Williams in the Balmain team with George Ruebner moving to Parker's centre position and Williams on the wing.

Fitzgibbon & Prattl swapped positions for the second half.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables