Round 15
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 25 def. Newtown 2
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 15 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12968 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 4th July, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Endeavour (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,863 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 8 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 3 | T | ||||||
| Dave COTTER | ||||||||
| John MAGUIRE | ||||||||
| Dave COTTER | 3 | G | John BONHAM | |||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 2 | |||||||
| Cronulla | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Les BELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Alan MADDALENA | ||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 2 | W | 2 | Lionel WILLIAMSON | ||||
| Greg PIERCE | 3 | C | 3 | Ron FOGARTY | ||||
| Bob WEAR | 4 | C | 4 | Brian MOORE (c) | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 5 | W | 5 | Danny GOUGH | ||||
| Kevin HOGAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Des O'CONNOR | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | John BONHAM | ||||
| Maurie RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Greg BANDIERA | ||||
| Dave COOPER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BRIGGS | ||||
| John MAGUIRE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gary SULLIVAN | ||||
| Alan KENNINGTON | 11 | FR | 11 | Charlie RENILSON | ||||
| Ron SMITH | 12 | HK | 12 | Doug KEMISTER | ||||
| Cliff WATSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Dennis GARDINER | ||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 23 | B | ||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 16 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Paul Taylor (centre), Fred Dennehy (halfback), Greg Allen (front row), Denis Stapleton (second row)
- In:
- Dave Cotter (wing), Kevin Hogan (five-eighth), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Cliff Watson (front row), Dave Cooper (second row)
- Changes:
- Bob Wear (wing to centre), Barry Andrews (five-eighth to bench)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 14 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 16 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Dave Barsley (wing), Oscar Danielson (front row)
- In:
- Lionel Williamson (wing)
- Changes:
- Charlie Renilson (second row to front row), Barry Briggs (lock to second row), Greg Bandiera (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Cronulla had recently signed Cliff Watson from England he had arrived in the country a week earlier this was his first game.
Oscar Danielson dropped out of a 14 man Newtown team.
Tommy Bishop was carried from the field after 30 mins with an Achilles tendon break and was replaced by Barry Andrews with Kevin Hogan moving to 5/8. Bishop was expected to be out for the rest of the season and in hospital for 2 - 3 weeks, Kevin Hogan was appointed stand-in captain-coach with Cliff Watson his assistant.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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