Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 21 def. Newtown Jets 18
| 1973 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13153 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Endeavour (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,558 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Steve EDMONDS | 2 | T | Paul DAWSON | |||||
| Ray CORCORAN | Dennis GARDINER | |||||||
| Ken MADDISON | ||||||||
| Paul TAYLOR | ||||||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 3 | G | 6/7 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| Cronulla | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Barry ANDREWS | 6 | FB | 1 | Barry COX | ||||
| Steve EDMONDS | 2 | W | 2 | Dave OLIVERI | ||||
| Paul TAYLOR | 3 | C | 3 | Brian MOORE | ||||
| Bob WEAR | 4 | C | 4 | John BONHAM | ||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 5 | W | 5 | John BRADSTOCK | ||||
| Chris WELLMAN | 1 | FE | 6 | Ken WILSON | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Des O'CONNOR (c) | ||||
| Maurie RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Neil PRINGLE | ||||
| Olaf PRATTL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Gary SULLIVAN | ||||
| Ken MADDISON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Paul DAWSON | ||||
| Grahame BOWEN | 11 | FR | 11 | Tom MELVILLE | ||||
| Ron TURNER | 12 | HK | 12 | Mark ROBERTSON | ||||
| Cliff WATSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Dennis GARDINER | ||||
| John MAGUIRE | 22 | B | 16 | Ron FOGARTY | ||||
| B | 18 | Mark COHEN | ||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Eric Archer (centre), Kevin Hogan (five-eighth)
- In:
- Ray Corcoran (wing), Chris Wellman (five-eighth), Maurie Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Bob Wear (wing to centre), John Maguire (second row to bench), Olaf Prattl (lock to second row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Final vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Peter Parry (second row)
- In:
- Paul Dawson (second row), Ron Fogarty (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark Cohen (wing to bench), Dave Oliveri (centre to wing), Brian Moore (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Cronulla made a late switch to the team and swapped Barry Andrews & Chris Wellman.
Maurie Raper injured a knee early in the match and was replaced by John Maguire.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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