NSWRFL 1981

Round 1

Results

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View  Balmain 12 (L. Corowa, W. Wigham tries; W. Miranda 2, S. Kerr goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 11 (N. Cleal try; R. Giteau 3, K. Hastings goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sat, 28th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 9-2.   Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 10-7.   Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 18-7.   Referee: John Gocher.   Crowd: 7,815.
Balmain: McMahon (C), Miranda, Filipaina, Wigham, Corowa; Knight, Creevey; Webster, Whittaker, Hemsley, Pilon, Grant, Pringle. Int: Kerr.
Eastern Suburbs: Boustead, Fahey, Giteau, Cleal, McFarlane; Laurie, Hastings; Harvey, Masterman, Ayliffe (C), McCabe, O'Reilly, Tobin. Int: Barkley, Brown.
View  St George 28 (M. Sorridimi 2, J. Dowling, B. Johnston, S. Morris, G. Wynn tries; P. Graham 5 goals) defeated Canterbury 2 (S. Gearin goal) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: St George 10-2.   Scrums: Canterbury 12-8.   Penalties: St George 10-9.   Referee: Jack Danzey Jnr.   Crowd: 17,501.
Canterbury: Brentnall, Anderson, Mortimer, Mortimer, Gearin; Folkes, Mortimer; Coveney, Peponis (C), Moffett, Hughes, Robinson, Hughes. Int: English, Cook, Cassilles.
St George: Johnson, Sorridimi, Quinn, Johnston, Graham; Trudgett, Morris; Stone, Dowling, Young (C), Wynn, Reddy, Buckley. Int: Jansen.
View  Parramatta 33 (B. Kenny 2, S. Edge, R. Price, P. Sterling, P. Wynn tries; T. Melrose 7 goals; T. Melrose field goal) defeated Newtown 9 (P. Sigsworth try; K. Wilson 3 goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Parramatta 17-9.   Scrums: Parramatta 11-7.   Penalties: Newtown 12-10.   Referee: Kevin Roberts.   Crowd: 7,928.
Parramatta: Mann, Glover, Kenny, Melrose, Atkins; Ella, Sterling; Hilditch, Edge (C), O'Reilly, Beecher, Wynn, Price. Int: Taylor, Scott, Webb.
Newtown: Sigsworth, Ferguson, Hetherington, McKellar, Blacklock; Wilson, Raudonikis (C); Bowden, Jensen, Ellis, Walters, Gould, Pitman. Int: O'Grady.
View  Penrith 23 (W. Fenton, M. Levy, S. Martin, K. Pobjie tries; M. Levy 5 goals; G. Jennings field goal) defeated Cronulla 12 (I. Forrest, M. Mullane Jnr tries; S. Rogers 3 goals) at Penrith Park.
Date: Sun, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Penrith 17-7.   Scrums: 10-all.   Penalties: Penrith 12-9.   Referee: Martin Weekes.   Crowd: 5,835.
Penrith: Jennings, Wolffe, Levy, West, McMahon; Fenton, Foster; Brohman, Simmons, Quinn, Sheens (C), Zivanovic, Martin. Int: Baitieri, Pobjie.
Cronulla: Mullane Jnr, Jarvie, Berne, Mullane, Edmonds; Forrest, Haddock; Khan, Beckett, Sorensen, Hatch, Sorensen, Rogers (C). Int: Laming.
View  North Sydney 22 (J. Adam 2, S. Brockwell, M. Graham tries; J. Gray 3, R. Henniker, P. McCaffery goals) defeated South Sydney 7 (P. Tunks try; E. Ferguson 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sun, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 7-2.   Scrums: North Sydney 13-12.   Penalties: North Sydney 15-6.   Referee: Barry Goldsworthy.   Crowd: 6,126.
South Sydney: Ferguson, Brennan, Niszczot, Wright, Walsh; Fairfax, Murray; Hambly, Stewart, Tunks, Metcalfe, Gibbs (C), Pattison. Int: Peek, Mosman, Frith.
North Sydney: McIntyre, Sheppard, Brockwell, Adam, Harris; Smith, McCaffery; McKinnon, Gray (C), Mayoh, Harris, Cross, Graham. Int: Henniker, Springall.
View  Manly 24 (J. Dorahy 2, M. Broadhurst, J. Gibbs tries; G. Eadie 6 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 12 (T. Goodwin, A. Neil tries; J. Ribot 3 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sun, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Manly 7-2.   Scrums: Western Suburbs 7-4.   Penalties: Manly 16-11.   Referee: Greg Hartley.   Crowd: 9,137.
Western Suburbs: Dowling, Ribot, Goodwin, Beaven, Schubert; Lamb, Neil (C); Arber, Jeffries, Donnelly, McLeod, Cooper, Leis. Int: Merlo, Leabeater.
Manly: Eadie, Mooney, Dorahy, Thompson, Montgomery; Martin, Gibbs; Gerard, Brown, Broadhurst, Randall (C), Boyd, Vautin. Int: Teasdell.

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