NSWRFL 1971

Round 11

South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12

NSWRFL 1971
Round 11
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
28
12 Eastern Suburbs
Roosters
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12939
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 5th June, 1971
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Keith Holman (Melbourne)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 13,072
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 7
Scrums 15 11
South Sydney Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Ray BRANIGHAN 2 T Kevin GOLDSPINK
Denis PITTARD 2   Mark HARRIS
Bob McCARTHY      
Paul SAIT      
 
Ray BRANIGHAN 3/5 G 3 Allan McKEAN
Claude WILLIAMS 2/2      
South Sydney Teams Eastern Suburbs
Ray BRANIGHAN 1 FB 1 Allan McKEAN
Keith EDWARDS 2 W 2 Michael CLEARY
Phil SMITH 3 C 3 Les HAYES
Paul SAIT 4 C 4 Mark HARRIS
Bob HONAN 5 W 18 Jim PORTER
 
Denis PITTARD 6 FE 6 John BALLESTY
Bob GRANT 7 HB 7 Kevin JUNEE (c)
 
Ron COOTE 8 L 8 Barry REILLY
Gary STEVENS 9 2R 21 Ron SADDLER
Bob McCARTHY 10 2R 10 Louis NEUMANN
John O'NEILL 11 FR 11 Ian BAKER
Elwyn WALTERS 12 HK 12 Kel BROWN
John SATTLER (c) 13 FR 9 Kevin GOLDSPINK
 
Claude WILLIAMS 19 B 19 John PEARD
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Don FURNER
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 10 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 12 vs. St George
Out:
Dallas O'Neill (front row), Gordon Fraser (bench)
In:
Paul Sait (centre), John Sattler (front row)
Changes:
Bob Honan (centre to wing), Claude Williams (wing to bench)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 10 vs. Penrith
Next Game:
Round 12 vs. Newtown
Out:
Jim Morgan (front row), John Quayle (second row)
In:
Les Hayes (centre), Ian Baker (front row), Ron Saddler (second row)
Changes:
John Ballesty (centre to five-eighth), John Peard (five-eighth to bench)

Match Notes

Easts lost John Brass, Jim Morgan & Bill Mullins on Thursday with injuries they were replaced by Les Hayes, Jim Porter & Ron Saddler. Kevin Goldspink moved from 2nd row to prop and Saddler to the 2nd row.

Claude Williams replaced Phil Smith who had his nose broken early in the 2nd half.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables