Round 1
Balmain Tigers 7 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 2
| 1978 Channel Ten Challenge Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27590 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 31st August, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Gocher | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 2 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Wayne WIGHAM | T | |||||||
| Peter NINNESS | 2 | G | Russell FAIRFAX | |||||
| Balmain | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Allan McMAHON (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Russell FAIRFAX | ||||
| Mike FISH | 2 | W | 2 | Ian SCHUBERT | ||||
| Dennis BENDALL | 3 | C | 3 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| Wayne WIGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Terry MURPHY | ||||
| Larry COROWA | 5 | W | 5 | John HUNTER | ||||
| Lloyd MARTIN | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary WARNECKE | ||||
| Peter NINNESS | 7 | HB | 7 | Kevin HASTINGS | ||||
| Neil PRINGLE | 8 | L | 8 | Paul JELFS | ||||
| Gary SPEARS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Michael MOSMAN | ||||
| Trevor RYAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Royce AYLIFFE | ||||
| Geoff NAYLOR | 11 | FR | 11 | Bob O'REILLY (c) | ||||
| Guy TULLY | 12 | HK | 12 | Mal CONNOR | ||||
| Dave EDWARDS | 13 | FR | 13 | Grant HEDGER | ||||
| Les MARA | 14 | B | 14 | Des O'REILLY | ||||
| Gary WEBSTER | 15 | B | 15 | John HIGGINS | ||||
| Wayne MIRANDA | 16 | B | 16 | Bill MARKOU | ||||
| John STAINES | 17 | B | 17 | Gavin MILLER | ||||
| Ron WILLEY | HC | Arthur BEETSON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 22 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- 1978 Channel Ten Challenge Cup - Semi Final vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Keith Cook (front row)
- In:
- Trevor Ryan (second row), Gary Webster (bench), Wayne Miranda (bench), John Staines (bench)
- Changes:
- Les Mara (five-eighth to bench), Dave Edwards (second row to front row), Lloyd Martin (bench to five-eighth)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 22 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Bob Fulton (centre), Bill Mullins (wing), Kevin Stevens (five-eighth), Arthur Mountier (hooker), John Mackay (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- John Hunter (wing), Gary Warnecke (five-eighth), Mal Connor (hooker), Paul Jelfs (lock), Des O'Reilly (bench), John Higgins (bench), Bill Markou (bench), Gavin Miller (bench)
- Changes:
- Michael Mosman (front row to second row), Grant Hedger (bench to front row), Terry Murphy (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Allan McMahon was Man of the Match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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