1972 NSWRFL

North Sydney Bears - Season Summary

Coach

Merv Hicks

Captains

Merv Hicks (13)

John McDonell (5)

Tim Pickup (3)

Keith Outten (1)

Biggest home crowd

12,897 (vs. South Sydney in round 6)

Average home crowd

5,977

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Peter Inskip (134)

All Matches: Peter Inskip (134)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: George Ambrum (14)

All Matches: George Ambrum (16)

Players

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Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
				App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
AMBRUM, George	29	Thursday Island		20	-	20	14	-	-	42	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	23	-	23	16	-	-	48	-	-	List
ANDERSON, Brian	24			10	1	11	1	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	11	1	-	-	3	-	1	List
BOCKOS, Phil	-			2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
BOOBY, John	-			1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	2	-	2	-	6	-	12	-	-	3	-	3	-	7	-	14	-	-	List
CAVANAGH, Noel	30			5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
COLLIEN, Kerry	22			12	-	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
COLLINS JNR, Frank	-			1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DOYLE, Bob	28	Sydney		2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
EVANS, Warren	-			-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FAIRNS, Johnny	-			13	2	15	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	2	3	-	2	-	4	-	-	14	4	18	2	2	-	10	-	-	List
FITZPATRICK, Bruce	23			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FORLONGE, Grahame	-			8	-	8	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
FRANKLIN, Ross	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GIERSCH, Phil	-			2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
GLASGOW, Barry	-			-	3	3	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	1	2	-	4	-	8	-	-	1	4	5	-	6	-	12	-	-	List
HANEY, Joe	-			7	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HERRING, Tony	22	Sydney		2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HICKS, Merv	28	Cardiff		13	-	13	1	-	-	3	-	1	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	17	-	17	2	-	-	6	-	1	List
INSKIP, Peter	24	Urunga		21	1	22	3	62	1	134	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	1	22	3	62	1	134	-	-	List
McDONELL, John	29	Berry		20	-	20	5	-	-	15	-	-	4	-	4	2	-	-	6	-	-	24	-	24	7	-	-	21	-	-	List
McLACHLAN, Mal	-			5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McLEAN, Michael	-			8	1	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	2	13	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
MILLS, Jim	27	Aberdare		7	-	7	1	-	-	3	-	1	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	1	-	-	3	-	1	List
MORASCHI, Laurie	29	Ingham		8	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	2	-	-	6	-	-	11	1	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
MURPHY, Rex	-			9	-	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
O'DONNELL, Owen	21	Wellington		20	-	20	4	-	-	12	-	-	4	-	4	2	1	-	8	-	-	24	-	24	6	1	-	20	-	-	List
OUTTEN, Keith	25			10	2	12	2	-	-	6	-	-	4	-	4	-	1	-	2	-	-	14	2	16	2	1	-	8	-	-	List
PAYNE, John	27			7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	8	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
PICKUP, Tim	23	Sydney		17	-	17	5	-	-	15	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	21	-	21	6	-	-	18	-	-	List
PRETTI, Gary	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SHEERIN, Ian	-			3	2	5	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	5	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
VARELA, George	-			5	-	5	4	-	-	12	-	-	3	1	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	8	1	9	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
WALKER, Bruce	20	Brisbane		22	-	22	9	-	-	27	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	26	-	26	10	-	-	30	-	-	List
WARNER, Ross	28	Tamworth		17	-	17	3	-	-	9	-	2	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	21	-	21	4	-	-	12	-	2	List
WHITNEY, Glen	-			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
35 players	26.00		3 cur. / 11 tot.	22 matches			63	65	1	320	0	6	4 matches			13	14	0	67	0	0	26 matches			76	79	1	387	0	6

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 20 Aug 1972. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Max Turner

Sources:Widnes RLFC History