Preseason Cup 1969

Round 4

Summary of Matches

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View  North Sydney 22 (K. Irvine 2, G. Ambrum, M. Maher tries; K. Irvine 4 goals; K. Irvine field goal) defeated Balmain 12 (S. Williams 2 tries; S. Williams 3 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Thu, 13th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 12-10.   Scrums: North Sydney 15-6.   Referee: Keith Page.   Crowd: 4,396.
North Sydney: Maher (C), Irvine, Cubis, Banks, Ambrum; Toohey, Lang; Weier, Warner, Norton, Chatfield, Pitt, McDonell.
Balmain: Smithies, Williams, Browne, Parker, Cross; Fitzgibbon, Outten; Leo, Crawford, McTaggart, Spencer, Prattl, Provan (C).
View  Manly 26 (D. Gough 2, F. Jones, J. McDonald, D. Moritz, D. Ward tries; B. Batty 4 goals) defeated Newtown 10 (B. Keyes, J. Vasta tries; D. Cotter 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Fri, 14th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Newtown 10-8.   Referee: Ernie Cook.   Crowd: 8,046.
Manly: Batty, Gough, McDonald, McLean, Moritz; Toole, Ward; Hamilton, Jones (C), Veivers, Morgan, Antunac, Bradstreet. Int: Thomson, Pounder.
Newtown: Maddalena, Cotter, Keyes, Barsley, Bell; Carnegie (C), Foreman; Cartwright, Kemister, Vasta, Cuneo, Oakley, Nobbs. Int: Ryan, Brown.
View  Western Suburbs 22 (M. Alchin, N. Hornery tries; T. Ford 6 goals; B. Glasgow 2 field goals) defeated Penrith 16 (D. Applebee, W. Crust, M. Leary, G. Moran tries; B. Landers 2 goals) at Penrith Park.
Date: Fri, 14th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Western Suburbs 13-5.   Scrums: 9-all.   Referee: Les Samuelson.   Crowd: 7,330.
Penrith: Leary, Landers, Gibson, Moran, Mara; Goodman, Fagan (C); Clothier, Workman, Broad, Harvey, Elliott, Raper. Int: Applebee, Crust.
Western Suburbs: Ford, Alchin, Glasgow, Gunton, Flanders; Murphy, Beer; Winter, Stonestreet, Kelly (C), Hornery, Walsh, Baker.
View  South Sydney 15 (A. Heiler, B. James, B. McCarthy tries; E. Simms 3 goals) defeated Canterbury 10 (L. Johns 3 goals; L. Johns 2 field goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 15th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 5-4.   Penalties: Canterbury 18-10.   Referee: Arthur Neville.   Crowd: 16,595.
Canterbury: Johns, Kelly, Hagan (C), Doyle, Kear; Perry, Kidd; Goldspink, Brown, Allison, Smith, Gardiner, Greenwood. Int: Brown, Wells.
South Sydney: Simms, Heiler, Honan, Branighan, James; Pittard, Grant; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Moses, Sait. Int: Branighan, Coote.
View  Parramatta 18 (I. Lingard, D. Thornett tries; A. Brown 6 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 12 (K. Junee, R. Saddler tries; A. McKean 2 goals; K. Ashley field goal) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 16th March.   Kickoff: 4:00 PM.   Halftime: Parramatta 11-7.   Scrums: Eastern Suburbs 12-7.   Penalties: Parramatta 15-6.   Referee: Jack Farrelly.   Crowd: 6,637.
Parramatta: Moss, Brown, Rushworth, Delaney, Irvine; Wilson, Lingard; O'Reilly, Coy, Leaney, Thornett (C), Vincent, Lynch.
Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Stewart, Hayes, Saddler, Gill; Peard, Junee (C); McVay, Moscatt, Hall, Mayhew, Ashley, Reilly. Int: Boyd.
View  Cronulla 9 (G. Abercrombie try; T. Hughes 3 goals) defeated St George 7 (S. Gorton try; G. Langlands goal; P. Hawthorne field goal) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sun, 16th March.   Kickoff: 4:00 PM.   Halftime: 5-all.   Scrums: St George 16-13.   Referee: Phil McCarroll.   Crowd: 7,482.
St George: Langlands, Gorton, Maddison, Brandley, King; Branson, Hawthorne; Wittenberg, Henderson, Breadon, Bowen, Beath, Raper (C). Int: O'Callaghan.
Cronulla: Abercrombie, Westwood, Taylor, Fleming, Cox; Monie, Hughes; Gallagher, Thornton (C), McRitchie, MacDougall, Levin, Sams.

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