NSWRFL 1971

Round 9

Balmain Tigers 35 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 12

NSWRFL 1971
Round 9
Balmain
Tigers
35
12 Cronulla Sutherland
Sharks
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12929
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd May, 1971
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Keith Page
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 10,443
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 5
Scrums 13 7
Penalties 11 9
Balmain Scoresheet Cronulla
John SPENCER 2 T 2 Ray CORCORAN
Paul CROSS      
Greg FRYER      
Len KILLEEN      
Keith OUTTEN      
Geoff STARLING      
 
Len KILLEEN 7 G 3 Dave COTTER
Balmain Teams Cronulla
Bob SMITHIES 1 FB 1 Les BELL
Paul CROSS 2 W 2 Ray CORCORAN
Ron PALMER 3 C 3 Greg PIERCE
Geoff STARLING 4 C 4 Dave COTTER
Len KILLEEN 5 W 5 Pete O'BRIEN
 
Peter FARDELL 6 FE 6 Kevin HOGAN (c)
Keith OUTTEN (c) 7 HB 7 Fred DENNEHY
 
John SPENCER 8 L 8 Chris WELLMAN
Dennis TUTTY 9 2R 20 John MAGUIRE
Greg FRYER 10 2R 10 Rod URQUHART
Terry CROSS 11 FR 11 Alan KENNINGTON
Peter BOULTON 12 HK 12 Ron TURNER
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 Greg ALLEN
 
Graham MAYHEW 23 B 14 Kevin DIXON
    B 15 George TAYLFORTH
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Tommy BISHOP
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 10 vs. Canterbury
Out:
Terry Parker (centre)
In:
Graham Mayhew (bench)
Changes:
Ron Palmer (bench to centre)

Cronulla

Previous Game:
Round 8 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 10 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Tommy Bishop (halfback), Dave Cooper (second row), Denis Stapleton (bench)
In:
Fred Dennehy (halfback), Kevin Dixon (bench), George Taylforth (bench)
Changes:
John Maguire (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Dave Cooper was a late withdrawal for Cronulla and was replaced by John Maguire.

Dennis Tutty left the field in the 2nd half with a corked thigh and was replaced by Graham Mayhew.

For Cronulla Ron Turner broke his leg in the opening minutes and was replaced by Kevin Dixon with John Maguire moving to hooker, Greg Allen then a few minutes later left the field with a shoulder injury and was replaced by George Taylforth.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables