Round 8
St George Dragons 14 lost to Parramatta Eels 23
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12926 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | Kogarah (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,768 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 8 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Parramatta | ||||||
| Stan GORTON | 2 | T | 3 | Kevin MacFARLANE | ||||
| Graeme SAMS | 2 | Peter LANGMACK | ||||||
| Ron LYNCH | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | G | 4 | Keith CAMPBELL | |||||
| St George | Teams | Parramatta | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken THORNETT | ||||
| Stan GORTON | 2 | W | 2 | Terry SCURFIELD | ||||
| Ken BATTY | 3 | C | 3 | Ron GRAHAM | ||||
| David BELL | 4 | C | 4 | Peter LANGMACK | ||||
| Geoff CARR | 5 | W | 5 | Kevin MacFARLANE | ||||
| Tony BRANSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Graham LYE | ||||
| Mark SHULMAN | 33 | HB | 7 | John WILSON | ||||
| Graeme SAMS | 8 | L | 8 | Keith CAMPBELL | ||||
| Barry BEATH | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dick THORNETT | ||||
| Ken MADDISON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ron LYNCH (c) | ||||
| Brian NORTON | 11 | FR | 11 | Denis FITZGERALD | ||||
| Col RASMUSSEN | 12 | HK | 12 | John McMARTIN | ||||
| Keith MADDISON | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob O'REILLY | ||||
| Apisai TOGA | 23 | B | 14 | Laurie WAKEFIELD | ||||
| Harry EDEN | 37 | B | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Ian WALSH | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Paul Mills (wing), Dennis Brandley (centre), Ross Strudwick (halfback), Grahame Bowen (front row), Mick Dryden (second row), Dennis Preston (bench)
- In:
- Stan Gorton (wing), Ken Batty (centre), Brian Norton (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Apisai Toga (bench), Harry Eden (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark Shulman (bench to halfback)
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Barry Rushworth (bench)
- In:
- Laurie Wakefield (bench)
Match Notes
Ross Strudwick dropped out of the St.George team midweek and was replaced by Mark Shulman, Dennis Brandley dropped out on Saturday and David Bell was recalled to take his spot.
Both Maddison brothers were injured in the 1st half Harry Eden replaced Keith after 27 mins and Apisai Toga replaced Ken at halftime. Graeme Langlands left the field with 5 mins remaining with a shoulder injury but could not be replaced.
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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