Final
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 43 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 0
Info On Record
- Champions
- Sydney Roosters
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 28
- No. Of Players
- 268
Final
| 1974 Wills Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27409 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 24th March, 1974 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,629 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 2 | – | 6 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Pat KELLY | 3 | T | ||||||
| Mark HARRIS | 2 | |||||||
| Bill MULLINS | 2 | |||||||
| Bruce PICKETT | ||||||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | ||||||||
| John BRASS | 8/9 | G | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| Russell FAIRFAX | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Bruce PICKETT | 2 | W | 2 | Tom MOYLAN | ||||
| John BRASS | 3 | C | 3 | Tom MOONEY | ||||
| Mark HARRIS | 14 | C | 4 | Ross BIRRELL | ||||
| Bill MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Kevin STEVENS | 6 | FE | 6 | Jeff WITHERS | ||||
| Johnny MAYES | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob GRANT (c) | ||||
| Jim PORTER | 4 | L | 8 | Rod URQUHART | ||||
| Pat KELLY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Gary STEVENS | ||||
| Greg BANDIERA | 15 | 2R | 10 | Bob BOLIN | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) | 11 | FR | 11 | Steve REILLY | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 14 | George PIGGINS | ||||
| Mick SOUTER | 13 | FR | 13 | Harry EDEN | ||||
| John PEARD | 14 | B | 15 | Barry WOOD | ||||
| Keith PEIME | 15 | B | 16 | Peter BROWN | ||||
| B | 17 | Jeff WILLIAMS | ||||||
| B | 18 | Steve MAGNUS | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Ron Coote (lock), Les Hayes (bench), Ian Baker (bench)
- In:
- Johnny Mayes (halfback)
- Changes:
- Jim Porter (centre to lock), John Peard (five-eighth to bench), Kevin Stevens (halfback to five-eighth), Mark Harris (bench to centre)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Bob McCarthy (second row)
- In:
- George Piggins (hooker), Barry Wood (bench), Peter Brown (bench), Jeff Williams (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Magnus (hooker to bench), Bob Bolin (bench to second row)
Match Notes
This match was scheduled to be played on Saturday night but due to extreme weather was postponed to Sunday.
George Piggins was replaced by Steve Magnus after 16 minutes with a calf injury.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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