Round 9
St George Dragons 14 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 8
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12928 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd May, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Clive Edwards | |||||||
| Venue | Kogarah (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,587 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 3 | |||||
| Scrums | 19 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 2 | – | 11 | |||||
| St George | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Stan GORTON | 2 | T | Rod SMITH | |||||
| Barry BEATH | Brian WINNEY | |||||||
| Kevin O'SULLIVAN | ||||||||
| Dennis PRESTON | G | Tony FORD | ||||||
| St George | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Dennis PRESTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony FORD | ||||
| Stan GORTON | 2 | W | 2 | Don ROGERS | ||||
| Ken BATTY | 5 | C | 3 | Roy FERGUSON | ||||
| Kevin O'SULLIVAN | 29 | C | 4 | John ELFORD | ||||
| Geoff CARR | 3 | W | 18 | Jon CLARK | ||||
| Tony BRANSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||
| Mark SHULMAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Brian WINNEY | ||||
| Graeme SAMS | 8 | L | 8 | Rod SMITH | ||||
| Barry BEATH (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BRYANT | ||||
| Peter FITZGERALD | 34 | 2R | 10 | John BAKER | ||||
| Brian NORTON | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim CODY (c) | ||||
| Col RASMUSSEN | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken STONESTREET | ||||
| Apisai TOGA | 13 | FR | 23 | Russell JOHNSTONE | ||||
| Paul MILLS | 14 | B | 26 | George SKEERS | ||||
| Phil HAWTHORNE | 19 | B | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Ron WATSON | ||||||
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), David Bell (centre), Keith Maddison (front row), Ken Maddison (second row), Harry Eden (bench)
- In:
- Dennis Preston (fullback), Kevin O'Sullivan (centre), Peter Fitzgerald (second row), Paul Mills (bench), Phil Hawthorne (bench)
- Changes:
- Apisai Toga (bench to front row)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Tim Murphy (centre), Noel Hurford (centre), Wayne Merry (wing), John Maxwell (halfback), Tony Antunac (front row)
- In:
- Roy Ferguson (centre), John Elford (centre), Jon Clark (wing), Brian Winney (halfback), Russell Johnstone (front row), Jim Cody (front row)
- Changes:
- George Skeers (front row to bench)
Match Notes
Billy Smith withdrew from a 14 man St.George team, on Thurday Dennis Brandley & Ken Maddison withdrew and were replaced by Kevin O'Sullivan & Peter Fitzgerald, Batty moving from wing to centre & Carr from centre to wing.
Kevin Timbs dropped out of the Wests team on Thursday with a bruised heel and was replaced by Russell Johnstone. There is evidence to suggest Tim Murphy was a late drop out from the Wests team on Sunday morning and Jon Clark started the game.
At halftime St.George lost Geoff Carr with a hamstring injury & Tony Branson with concussion they were replaced by Paul Mills & Phil Hawthorne.
Russell Johnstone was replaced 10 mins into the 2nd half with an ankle injury by George Skeers.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron
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