Round 8
Balmain Tigers 23 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 14
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12923 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Bennett | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,768 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 11 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Paul CROSS | 2 | T | John BAKER | |||||
| Garry LEO | Barry BRYANT | |||||||
| Bob SMITHIES | Tom RAUDONIKIS | |||||||
| Geoff STARLING | Don ROGERS | |||||||
| Len KILLEEN | 4 | G | Noel HURFORD | |||||
| Balmain | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Bob SMITHIES | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony FORD | ||||
| Paul CROSS | 2 | W | 2 | Don ROGERS | ||||
| Terry PARKER | 3 | C | 3 | Tim MURPHY | ||||
| Geoff STARLING | 4 | C | 4 | Noel HURFORD | ||||
| Len KILLEEN | 5 | W | 5 | Wayne MERRY | ||||
| Peter FARDELL | 6 | FE | 6 | Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||
| Keith OUTTEN (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | John MAXWELL | ||||
| John SPENCER | 8 | L | 8 | Rod SMITH | ||||
| Dennis TUTTY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BRYANT | ||||
| Greg FRYER | 10 | 2R | 10 | John BAKER (c) | ||||
| Terry CROSS | 11 | FR | 11 | Tony ANTUNAC | ||||
| Peter BOULTON | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken STONESTREET | ||||
| Garry LEO | 13 | FR | 13 | George SKEERS | ||||
| Ron PALMER | 17 | B | ||||||
| Leo NOSWORTHY | HC | Ron WATSON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- George Ruebner (centre)
- In:
- Terry Parker (centre), Ron Palmer (bench)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. St George
- Out:
- John Elford (centre), Jim Cody (front row), Steve Winter (bench)
- In:
- John Maxwell (halfback)
- Changes:
- Tim Murphy (five-eighth to centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback to five-eighth), Tony Antunac (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Jim Cody withdrew from the Wests team following Thursday training with a knee injury he was initially replaced by Steve Winter who also withdrew and Tony Antunac was selected to replace him.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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