Final
Newtown Jets 17 def. St George Dragons 15
Info On Record
- Champions
- Newtown Jets
- No. Of Teams
- No. Of Games
- 28
- No. Of Players
- 289
Final
| 1973 Wills Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27379 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th March, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,180 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Tom MELVILLE | T | Lindsay DRAKE | ||||||
| Brian MOORE | Ted GOODWIN | |||||||
| Mark ROBERTSON | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||||
| Ken WILSON | 4 | G | 2 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Ted GOODWIN | ||||||||
| Newtown | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Barry COX | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | ||||
| Mark COHEN | 19 | W | 18 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Dave OLIVERI | 3 | C | 3 | Bob CLAPHAM | ||||
| John BONHAM | 4 | C | 2 | Ted GOODWIN | ||||
| John BRADSTOCK | 5 | W | 5 | John CHAPMAN | ||||
| Ken WILSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Des O'CONNOR (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Mark SHULMAN | ||||
| Neil PRINGLE | 8 | L | 8 | Lindsay DRAKE | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Peter FITZGERALD | ||||
| Peter PARRY | 16 | 2R | 19 | Rod REDDY | ||||
| Tom MELVILLE | 11 | FR | 11 | Inosi TOGA | ||||
| Mark ROBERTSON | 12 | HK | 16 | Col RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Dennis GARDINER | 13 | FR | 13 | Harry EDEN | ||||
| Brian MOORE | 17 | B | 18 | John PEARD | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Lionel Williamson (wing), Paul Dawson (second row)
- In:
- Mark Cohen (wing), Peter Parry (second row)
St George
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Semi Final vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Roy Ferguson (centre), Gary Pethybridge (centre), Brian Norton (front row), Russell Cox (hooker), Barry Beath (second row), Steve Edge (bench)
- In:
- Geoff Carr (wing), Bob Clapham (centre), Harry Eden (front row), Col Rasmussen (hooker), John Peard (bench)
- Changes:
- Ted Goodwin (wing to centre), Rod Reddy (lock to second row), Lindsay Drake (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Newtown lost captain Lionel Williamson & Paul Dawson before the game they were replaced by Mark Cohen & Peter Parry with Des O'Connor taking over the captaincy.
St.George lost Gary Pethybridge, Barry Beath & Russell Cox on Friday they were replaced by Geoff Carr, Rod Reddy & Col Rasmussen.
Brian Moore replaced Dave Oliveri at halftime.
John Peard replaced Lindsay Drake at halftime with Tony Branson moving to lock.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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