NSWRFL 1972

Round 1

Balmain Tigers 15 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 11

NSWRFL 1972
Round 1
Balmain
Tigers
15
11 Western Suburbs
Magpies
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13018
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 26th March, 1972
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Gary Bennett
Venue Sports Ground (Sydney)
Crowd 7,591
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 8
Scrums 8 12
Penalties 18 7
Balmain Scoresheet Western Suburbs
Paul CROSS T Tony FORD
Tim MURPHY   Russell MULLINS
John SPENCER   Ken STONESTREET
 
Michael ROSS 3/6 G 1/4 Tony FORD
Balmain Teams Western Suburbs
Michael ROSS 1 FB 1 Tony FORD
Paul CROSS 2 W 2 Don ROGERS
Trevor RYAN 3 C 3 Stephen KNIGHT
Geoff STARLING 4 C 4 John ELFORD
Mal McMARTIN 5 W 5 Russell MULLINS
 
Tim MURPHY 6 FE 6 John HEYWARD
Alan TILBROOK 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS (c)
 
John SPENCER (c) 8 L 21 Rod SMITH
Terry CROSS 9 2R 9 Barry BRYANT
Greg FRYER 10 2R 8 John BAKER
Barry McTAGGART 11 FR 11 Russell JOHNSTONE
Dick JEFFERY 12 HK 12 Ken STONESTREET
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 John WALKER
 
Ron LOOMES 18 B 26 Steve WINTER
Bob BOLIN 21 B    
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Don PARISH
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1972 - Round 4 vs. Cronulla
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Russell Worth (bench), D Thorne (bench)
In:
Ron Loomes (bench), Bob Bolin (bench)

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1972 - Round 4 vs. Souths
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Steve Satterley (fullback), John Glachan (five-eighth), John Sheridan (second row), Allan Ashmore (bench)
In:
Tony Ford (fullback)
Changes:
John Heyward (bench to five-eighth), John Baker (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Wests dropped Olaf Prattl on Friday for failing to attend training he was replaced by Rod Smith with John Baker moving to 2nd row.

Balmain replaced Trevor Ryan & Barry McTaggart early in the 2nd half they were replaced by Ron Loomes & Bob Bolin, Bolin then left the field with broken ribs with 12 mins remaining but could not be replaced.

John Baker did not return in the 2nd half due to a shoulder injury he was replaced by Steve Winter.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables