Preseason Cup 1963

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Balmain 22 (B. Mara 2, W. Bischoff Jnr, R. Mack tries; L. Fagan 5 goals) defeated Canterbury 4 (D. Pickett 2 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Thu, 28th February.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 9,000.
Balmain: Barnes (C), Mack, Bischoff Jnr, Dunlop, Mara; McGarry, Fagan; Raven, Wilson, Piper, Cooper, Boland, Provan.
Canterbury: Petley, Blume, Tunks, Pickett, Smith; Gartner, Gartner (C); Dawson, Anderson, Fitzgerald, Brown, Cridland, Goldspink.
View  St George 24 (E. Lumsden 2, R. Gasnier, J. Greaves, J. King, J. Raper tries; K. McDonald 3 goals) defeated North Sydney 12 (K. Irvine, E. Sladden tries; F. Griffiths 3 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Thu, 28th February.   Kickoff: 7:30 PM.   Halftime: St George 8-2.   Referee: Jack Bradley.   Crowd: 17,750.
St George: McDonald, Lumsden, Gasnier, Riley, King; Clay, Evans; Ryan, Walsh, Porter, Rasmussen, Provan (C), Raper. Int: Greaves.
North Sydney: Griffiths (C), Irvine, Cubis, Maher, Sladden; Diett, Love; McKinnon, Halstead, Wilson, May, Cross, Gudgeon.
View  Parramatta 26 (N. Dolton, B. Hambly, M. Jackson, R. Lynch, B. Roney, D. Thornett tries; B. Bugden 4 goals) defeated South Sydney 4 (G. McMillan 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Thu, 28th February.   Kickoff: 9:00 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 4-3.   Referee: Arthur Neville.   Crowd: 17,750.
South Sydney: Walpole, Robinson, Chapman (C), Longbottom, McMillan; Lisle, Hannah; Harris, Gehrke, Coyne Jr, McCarthy, Lee, Sattler. Int: Powell, Clegg.
Parramatta: Cox, Roney, Weekes, Boden, Jackson; Toohey, Bugden; McCall, Rayner, Dolton, Thornett, Hambly, Lynch (C).
View  Western Suburbs 14 (F. Norden, D. Parish tries; D. Parish 4 goals) defeated Newtown 6 (P. Cuneo, B. Moore tries) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Thu, 28th February.   Kickoff: 9:00 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 5-3.   Referee: Darcy Lawler.   Crowd: 9,000.
Western Suburbs: Parish, Barsley, Dimond, MacDougall, Norden; Malone, Summons (C); Hayes, Kelly, Meaney, Cody, Carson, Smyth.
Newtown: Wright, Keyes, Cuneo, Everingham, Moore; Brown (C), Griffin; Gibson, Ellis, Nelson, Oakley, Wilson, Allen. Int: Brown, Rowlands.
View  Manly 12 (B. Batty, L. Wadling tries; B. O'Connell 3 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 3 (B. Beeton try) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sun, 3rd March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: 3-all.   Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 14-10.   Referee: Laurie Bruyeres.   Crowd: 5,725.
Eastern Suburbs: Bissett, Landers, Brown, Ricketson, Beeton; Gallagher, Ranier; Fearnley (C), Ashcroft, Charlton, Waldie, See, Heffernan. Int: Williams.
Manly: Paskins (C), Batty, Stanton, O'Connell, Wadling; Madge, Burke; Bertoli, Jones, Mossop, Nelson, Hugo, Sinclair. Int: Cuneo, Preston.

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