NSWRFL 1978

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Coach
Jack Gibson
Captains
Darrell Bampton (16)
Paul Sait (5)
George Piggins (1)
Biggest home crowd
17,641 (vs. Parramatta in round 21)
Average home crowd
11,934
Top pointscorer
Eric Ferguson (161)
Top tryscorer
Gary Wright (8)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Feb 25 Sat 8:00pm CMC (1)     A Manly W 10-4 G Piggins J Gibson Brookvale 9,665 View
Mar 4 Sat 8:00pm CMC (2) H     Eastern Suburbs W 15-6 P Sait J Gibson Redfern 10,448 View
10 Fri 8:00pm CMC (3) H     Western Suburbs W 7-2 D Bampton, P Sait J Gibson Redfern 13,151 View
19 Sun 3:00pm CMC (F) H     * Canterbury W 10-3 D Bampton, P Sait J Gibson Henson 4,259 View
25 Sat 3:00pm Round 1     A Cronulla L 7-25 G Piggins J Gibson Endeavour 9,902 7th View
Apr 2 Sun 3:00pm Round 2 H     Eastern Suburbs W 10-8 P Sait J Gibson Redfern 15,208 1st View
8 Sat 3:00pm Round 3 H     St George W 16-8 P Sait J Gibson Redfern 12,169 4th View
16 Sun 3:00pm Round 4 H     Penrith W 9-8 P Sait J Gibson Redfern 8,614 3rd View
23 Sun 3:10pm Round 5     A * Canterbury L 10-24 P Sait J Gibson SCG 44,507 6th View
30 Sun 3:00pm Round 6 H     Newtown W 16-15 P Sait J Gibson Redfern 7,188 3rd View
May 7 Sun 3:00pm Round 7 H     Balmain L 8-26 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 14,145 6th View
14 Sun 3:00pm Round 8     A Manly W 30-5 D Bampton J Gibson Brookvale 11,103 5th View
17 Wed AC (2) H     * Western Division W 22-9     Leichhardt   View
21 Sun 3:00pm Round 9 H     Western Suburbs D 11-11 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 10,724 6th View
28 Sun 3:00pm Round 10     A Parramatta L 7-16 D Bampton J Gibson Cumberland 17,207 7th View
31 Wed AC (3)     A Northern Division W 9-5     Scully 1,524 View
Jun 4 Sun 3:00pm Round 11 H     North Sydney W 22-13 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 7,305 4th View
10 Sat 3:00pm Round 12 H     Cronulla W 21-10 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 8,413 5th View
18 Sun 3:00pm Round 13     A Eastern Suburbs W 25-17 D Bampton J Gibson Sports Ground 14,131 4th View
25 Sun 3:00pm Round 14     A St George L 14-15 D Bampton J Gibson Kogarah 21,559 4th View
Jul 2 Sun 3:00pm Round 15     A Penrith W 10-2 D Bampton J Gibson Penrith Park 4,684 4th View
4 Tue AC (4)     A * Manly L 9-11     Lang Park 3,000 View
9 Sun 3:00pm Round 16 H     Canterbury L 6-9 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 12,719 4th View
16 Sun 3:00pm Round 17     A Newtown W 28-5 D Bampton J Gibson Henson 3,527 4th View
23 Sun 3:00pm Round 18     A Balmain W 7-3 D Bampton J Gibson Leichhardt 11,641 4th View
30 Sun 3:00pm Round 19 H     Manly L 10-14 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 17,148 5th View
Aug 6 Sun 3:00pm Round 20     A Western Suburbs L 7-10 D Bampton J Gibson Lidcombe 13,172 7th View
13 Sun 3:00pm Round 21 H     Parramatta L 10-50 D Bampton J Gibson Redfern 17,641 7th View
19 Sat 3:00pm Round 22     A North Sydney W 14-6 D Bampton J Gibson North Sydney 1,515 7th View
24 Thu 7:30pm CTCC (1) H     * St George W 12-10 D Bampton J Gibson Leichhardt   View
Sep 7 Thu 7:30pm CTCC (SF)     A Balmain W 7-5 D Bampton J Gibson Leichhardt   View
15 Fri 7:30pm CTCC (F)     A * North Sydney L 14-23 D Bampton J Gibson Leichhardt 2,500 View

32 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games 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  
ANNABEL, Bill 30   1 1 2 - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 4 1 5 1 - - 3 - - List
BAMPTON, Darrell 29   22 - 22 - - - - - - 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 29 - 29 1 - - 3 - - List
BARNES, Trevor 26     19 1 20 2 3 2 14 - - 4 1 5 1 - - 3 - - 23 2 25 3 3 2 17 - - List
BERNE, John 24 Co Antrim   21 - 21 1 - - 3 - 1 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 28 - 28 2 - - 6 - 1 List
BISHOP, Glen 22     1 - 1 - - - - - - 4 - 4 2 - - 6 - - 5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - List
BRYANT, Harry -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 4 3 7 1 - - 3 - - 5 3 8 1 - - 3 - - List
BUCHAN, Bruce -     4 4 8 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 4 6 10 - - - - - - List
CHEESEMAN, Col -     1 3 4 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 4 5 - - - - - - List
CORAK, Denis 21     3 1 4 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 4 1 - - 3 - - List
DYKES, John 29     7 2 9 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 2 10 - - - - - - List
FAHEY, Terry 24 Wellington Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales Country Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 19 - 19 7 - - 21 - 1 7 - 7 2 - - 6 - - 26 - 26 9 - - 27 - 1 List
FERGUSON, Eric 23     15 - 15 3 56 - 121 - - 3 - 3 - 20 - 40 - - 18 - 18 3 76 - 161 - - List
GIBBS, Nathan 18     - 5 5 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - 7 7 - - - - - - List
GRIFFITHS, Morrie -     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
KITINAS, Arthur 18     4 4 8 1 - - 3 - - 2 1 3 2 - - 6 - - 6 5 11 3 - - 9 - - List
KNIGHT, Gary -     1 2 3 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 3 - - 3 2 5 2 - - 6 - - List
LAURIE, Robert 22     21 - 21 7 - - 21 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 28 - 28 8 - - 24 - - List
LITTLE, Steve 25     7 2 9 3 14 - 37 - - 4 - 4 1 9 - 21 - - 11 2 13 4 23 - 58 - - List
McCARTHY, Bob 32 Sydney Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 5 - 5 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
McMILLAN, Bob 26     13 1 14 2 - - 6 - - 3 1 4 - - - - - - 16 2 18 2 - - 6 - - List
MARSH, John 27     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PEEK, John 26     22 - 22 3 - - 9 - - 6 - 6 2 - - 6 - - 28 - 28 5 - - 15 - - List
PIGGINS, George 33   Australia New South Wales Firsts 3 - 3 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
ROCHE, Kevin 20     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
SAIT, Paul 31 Sydney Australia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts 16 - 16 1 - - 3 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 21 - 21 1 - - 3 - - List
SEELIN, Dave 22     2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
SELLAR, John 21     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
SINCLAIR, David 21     5 1 6 - - - - - - 3 1 4 - - - - - - 8 2 10 - - - - - - List
STEWART, Ken 23 Manchester   14 1 15 1 - - 3 - 1 3 3 6 - - - - - - 17 4 21 1 - - 3 - 1 List
STRATTON, Bob 23     1 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 - - - - - - List
SWIFT, Jim 24     22 - 22 7 - - 21 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 23 - 23 7 - - 21 - - List
SYDENHAM, Steve -     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - 1 1 1 - - 3 - - List
TUNKS, Peter 20 Sydney   14 5 19 2 - - 6 - - 2 2 4 - - - - - - 16 7 23 2 - - 6 - - List
WRIGHT, Gary 23     19 - 19 8 - - 24 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 26 - 26 9 - - 27 - - List
34 players 1 cur. / 6 tot. 24.80 22 games 50 73 2 298 0 3 10 games 18 29 0 112 0 0 32 games 68 102 2 410 0 3  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

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