Grand Final
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 def. St George Dragons 10
| 1971 NSWRFL Grand Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13014 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th September, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 62,838 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 1 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 11 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | T | Barry BEATH | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | Ted WALTON | |||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 3/4 | G | 2/4 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Eric SIMMS | FG | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Ken BATTY | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 3 | C | 3 | Bob CLAPHAM | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 4 | C | 4 | Ken MADDISON | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 5 | W | 5 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH | ||||
| Ron COOTE | 8 | L | 8 | Ted WALTON | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Peter FITZGERALD | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Grahame BOWEN | ||||
| George PIGGINS | 12 | HK | 12 | Col RASMUSSEN | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Harry EDEN | ||||
| B | 39 | Russell COX | ||||||
| B | 22 | Mick DRYDEN | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round masf vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Elwyn Walters (hooker)
- Changes:
- George Piggins (bench to hooker)
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round pf vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Keith Maddison (front row)
- In:
- Mick Dryden (bench)
- Changes:
- Grahame Bowen (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Russell Cox replaced Grahame Bowen at halftime & Mick Dryden replaced Peter Fitzgerald with 5 mins remaining.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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