AMCO Cup 1979

Game 1

Western Suburbs Magpies 22 def. Balmain Tigers 11

AMCO Cup 1979
Game 1
Western Suburbs
Magpies		 22
–
11 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27618
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 25th April, 1979
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Greg Hartley (Sydney)
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 5,956
Official Player of the Match Les Boyd
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 2
Scrums 11 – 10
Penalties 8 – 10
Western Suburbs Scoresheet Balmain
Mark BEAVEN T Percy KNIGHT
John HEYWARD      
Graeme O'GRADY      
Wayne SMITH      
 
John DORAHY 5 G 2 Steve KERR
      2 Wayne MIRANDA
Western Suburbs Teams Balmain
Eric CAIN 1 FB 1 Allan McMAHON
Wayne SMITH 2 W 2 Wayne MIRANDA
Ron GITEAU 3 C 3 Percy KNIGHT
John DORAHY 4 C 4 Wayne WIGHAM
Warren BOLAND 5 W 5 Larry COROWA
 
John HEYWARD 6 FE 6 Les MARA
Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) 7 HB 7 Greg OLIPHANT (c)
 
Graeme O'GRADY 8 L 8 Gary SPEARS
Les BOYD 9 2R 9 Steve FREWIN
Gerard CROWE 10 2R 10 Steve LAVERS
Bill CLOUGHESSY 11 FR 11 Geoff NAYLOR
Ray BROWN 12 HK 12 Frank MARINO
Bruce GIBBS 13 FR 13 Rod MORRIS
 
Peter WALSH 14 B 14 Peter NINNESS
Mark BEAVEN 15 B 15 Steve KERR
Brian COOK 16 B 16 Neil WHITTAKER
Charlie HERBERT 17 B 17 Paul DALZIEL
 
Roy MASTERS   HC   Ron WILLEY
   
 

Team Info

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. Cronulla
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Don Moseley (fullback), Ron Brodrick (centre), Jack Jeffries (hooker), Pat Hundy (front row), Bob Cooper (second row)
In:
Eric Cain (fullback), Ron Giteau (centre), John Heyward (five-eighth), Bill Cloughessy (front row), Gerard Crowe (second row), Peter Walsh (bench), Mark Beaven (bench), Brian Cook (bench), Charlie Herbert (bench)
Changes:
Graeme O'Grady (five-eighth to lock), Ray Brown (second row to hooker), Les Boyd (lock to second row)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 5 vs. St George
Next Game:
Round 6 vs. Newtown
Out:
Dennis Bendall (centre), David Grant (second row)
In:
Steve Lavers (second row), Peter Ninness (bench), Steve Kerr (bench), Neil Whittaker (bench), Paul Dalziel (bench)
Changes:
Percy Knight (bench to centre)

Match Notes

Les Boyd was Man of the Match.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

See also: