NSWRFL 1969

Round 18

Balmain Tigers 29 def. Newtown 19

NSWRFL 1969
Round 18
Balmain
Tigers
29
19
Newtown
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12709
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th July, 1969
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Don MacDonald
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 8,126
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 9
Balmain Scoresheet Newtown
Paul CROSS 3 T Bob CARNEGIE
Len KILLEEN   Dave COTTER
Keith OUTTEN   Bob KEYES
Peter PROVAN      
Joe WALSH      
 
Len KILLEEN 3/9 G 5/8 Dave BARSLEY
 
Len KILLEEN FG    
Balmain Teams Newtown
Bob SMITHIES 1 FB 1 Dave BARSLEY
Paul CROSS 2 W 2 Dave COTTER
Olaf PRATTL 3 C 6 Bob KEYES
Terry PARKER 4 C 4 Alan MADDALENA
Len KILLEEN 5 W 5 Lionel WILLIAMSON
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 7 Des O'CONNOR
Keith OUTTEN 7 HB 20 Peter FOREMAN
 
Peter PROVAN (c) 8 L 8 Bob CARNEGIE (c)
Joe WALSH 9 2R 9 Larry RALEIGH
Allan FITZGIBBON 14 2R 10 Charlie RENILSON
Arthur BEETSON 11 FR 11 Joe VASTA
John CRAWFORD 12 HK 12 Doug KEMISTER
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 Phil CARTWRIGHT
 
Peter FARDELL 15 B    
Kevin BOWREY 21 B    
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 17 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
Round 19 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Philip Carey (hooker), Greg Fryer (second row), Vic Querin (bench)
In:
Dave Bolton (five-eighth), John Crawford (hooker), Allan Fitzgibbon (second row), Kevin Bowrey (bench)
Changes:
Peter Fardell (five-eighth to bench)

Newtown

Previous Game:
Round 17 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 19 vs. Cronulla
Out:
Brian Moore (centre), Con Ryan (second row)
In:
Larry Raleigh (second row)
Changes:
Bob Keyes (five-eighth to centre), Des O'Connor (bench to five-eighth)

Match Notes

Greg Fryer dropped out of the Balmain team with the flu and was replaced by Allan Fitzgibbon.

Brian Moore withdrew from the Newtown team also with the flu Peter Foreman came in at halfback with Des O'Connor to 5/8 and Bob Keyes into the centre.

Prattl injured his leg early in the game and was replaced by Bowrey who went to the 2nd row & Fitzgibbon to the centre. Not long afterward Bolton left the field also with a leg injury and was replaced by Peter Fardell.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash