NSWRFL 1970

Round 4

Balmain Tigers 24 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 11

NSWRFL 1970
Round 4
Balmain
Tigers
24
11 Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12764
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 19th April, 1970
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Les Samuelson
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 10,571
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 4
Scrums 14 12
Penalties 12 13
Balmain Scoresheet Cronulla
Bob SMITHIES 3 T Ray CORCORAN
Garry LEO      
 
Len KILLEEN 6 G 3 George TAYLFORTH
      Terry HUGHES
Balmain Teams Cronulla
Bob SMITHIES 1 FB 1 Brian COX
Paul CROSS 2 W 2 Ray CORCORAN
Hal BROWNE 3 C 3 Greg PIERCE
Wayne THOMSON 4 C 4 George FLEMING
Len KILLEEN 5 W 5 Bob WEAR
 
Peter JONES 19 FE 6 John MONIE
Keith OUTTEN (c) 7 HB 7 Terry HUGHES
 
Allan FITZGIBBON 6 L 8 Chris WELLMAN
Arthur BEETSON 9 2R 9 George TAYLFORTH (c)
Geoff CONNELL 10 2R 10 Rod URQUHART
Barry McTAGGART 11 FR 11 Noel GALLAGHER
Peter BOULTON 12 HK 12 Ron TURNER
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 Denis STAPLETON
 
    B 16 Dave COOPER
    B 27 John MAGUIRE
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Tommy BISHOP
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 3 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Terry Parker (wing), John Spencer (lock)
In:
Len Killeen (wing), Peter Jones (five-eighth)
Changes:
Allan Fitzgibbon (five-eighth to lock)

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 3 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 5 vs. St George
Out:
Peter Howard (wing), Paul Taylor (centre), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Graham Wilson (front row), Graeme Sams (second row)
In:
Ray Corcoran (wing), George Fleming (centre), Terry Hughes (halfback), Denis Stapleton (front row), Dave Cooper (bench), John Maguire (bench)
Changes:
Rod Urquhart (lock to second row), Chris Wellman (bench to lock)

Match Notes

John Spencer withdrew from the Balmain team following Friday training when he was hit heavily on his injured ribs. Alan Fitzgibbon moved to lock & Peter Jones coming in to 5/8.

Paul Taylor dropped out of the Cronulla team on Friday with a leg injury and was replaced by George Fleming. Tommy Bishop was a late withdrawal due to a neck injury and Terry Hughes took his place.

George Taylforth left the field after 60 mins with a bad gash across his nose which required 25 stitches he was replaced by John Maguire.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables