Final
South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 10
Info On Record
- Champions
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 28
- No. Of Players
- 278
Final
| 1972 Wills Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27351 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th March, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 19,909 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 10 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Denis PITTARD | T | Harry CAMERON | ||||||
| Bill MULLINS | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 4/4 | G | 2 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Tom MOONEY | 2 | W | 2 | Mick ALCHIN | ||||
| Claude WILLIAMS | 14 | C | 3 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| Kerry BURKE | 4 | C | 4 | Harry CAMERON | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 5 | W | 5 | Bill MULLINS | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | John BALLESTY | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE (c) | ||||
| Herbie TIMMS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Laurie FREIER | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | John ARMSTRONG | ||||
| Bob BROAD | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Peter MOSCATT | ||||
| Dennis LEE | 15 | FR | 13 | Jim MORGAN | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 16 | B | 14 | John BRASS | ||||
| Gordon FRASER | 17 | B | 15 | Greg BANDIERA | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON | 18 | B | 16 | Charlie RENILSON | ||||
| B | 17 | Geoff NEILSON | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Don FURNER | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Phil Smith (centre), Steve Kosta (centre), John Sattler (front row)
- In:
- Claude Williams (centre), Dennis Lee (front row), Keith Edwards (bench), Gordon Fraser (bench), Darrell Bampton (bench)
- Changes:
- Kerry Burke (bench to centre)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Kevin Junee (halfback)
- In:
- Johnny Mayes (halfback), Charlie Renilson (bench), Geoff Neilson (bench)
Match Notes
Souths lost John Sattler & Phil Smith on Thursday with injuries and were replaced by Dennis Lee & Claude Williams.
Dennis Lee was replaced after 10 mins by Gordon Fraser, Darrell Bampton & Keith Edwards replaced Herbie Timms & Claude Williams at halftime.
In the 1st half Charlie Renilson replaced Jim Morgan & Geoff Neilson replaced Peter Moscatt then at halftime John Brass & Greg Bandiera replaced Harry Cameron & John Armstrong.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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