Round 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 lost to Balmain Tigers 20
| 1973 Wills Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27358 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 22nd February, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,762 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | T | 2 | Jeff SHIELD | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | Ray BLACK | |||||||
| John SPENCER | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 2/5 | G | 4/8 | Mark TONKS | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | OFF | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Mark TONKS | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 14 | Ray BLACK | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 3 | C | 3 | Trevor RYAN | ||||
| Jeff WITHERS | 18 | C | 4 | Bob BOLIN | ||||
| Tom MOONEY | 5 | W | 5 | Glen CAPELIN | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim MURPHY | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Jeff SHIELD | ||||
| Rod URQUHART | 8 | L | 8 | Geoff STARLING | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Joe WALSH | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | John SPENCER (c) | ||||
| Steve REILLY | 11 | FR | 11 | Greg FRYER | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Dick JEFFERY | ||||
| Bill SAWERS | 13 | FR | 13 | Garry LEO | ||||
| Bob BROAD | 15 | B | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Leo NOSWORTHY | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. St George
- Out:
- Ross Birrell (wing), Phil Smith (centre), Darrell Bampton (lock), Steve Kosta (bench)
- In:
- Jeff Withers (centre), Steve Reilly (front row)
- Changes:
- Bob Broad (front row to bench), Keith Edwards (bench to wing), Rod Urquhart (bench to lock)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Michael Ross (fullback), Dennis Preston (wing), Terry Cross (front row), Terry Parker (bench), Bruce Doust (bench)
- In:
- Mark Tonks (fullback), Ray Black (wing)
- Changes:
- Geoff Starling (centre to lock), Greg Fryer (second row to front row), John Spencer (lock to second row), Bob Bolin (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Phil Smith withdrew from the Souths team with an arm injury and was replaced by Jeff Withers.
Paul Cross withdrew from the Balmain still suffering from a groin injury and was replaced by Ray Black.
Elwyn Walters & Dick Jeffrey were sent off for repeated scrum infringements midway through the 2nd half.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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