Round 1
Western Suburbs Magpies 6 lost to North Sydney Bears 23
| 1973 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13154 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don MacDonald | |||||||
| Venue | Lidcombe (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,961 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 16 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 7 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| T | Dave COOPER | |||||||
| Terry DOUGLAS | ||||||||
| Mal McLACHLAN | ||||||||
| Tony FORD | 3 | G | 7/8 | Barry GLASGOW | ||||
| Western Suburbs | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Tony FORD | 1 | FB | 1 | Barry GLASGOW | ||||
| Robbie PARKER | 2 | W | 2 | George VARELA | ||||
| Stephen KNIGHT | 3 | C | 3 | Mal McLACHLAN | ||||
| John HEYWARD | 4 | C | 4 | Terry DOUGLAS | ||||
| Russell MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Neville SINCLAIR | 6 | FE | 19 | Keith OUTTEN | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary PRETTI | ||||
| Ted WALTON | 8 | L | 8 | Bruce WALKER | ||||
| John BAKER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dave COOPER | ||||
| Barry BRYANT | 10 | 2R | 10 | Eddie HEATLEY | ||||
| Jim MURPHY | 11 | FR | 11 | Brian ANDERSON | ||||
| Shane DAY | 12 | HK | 12 | Ross WARNER (c) | ||||
| Brian ISBESTER | 13 | FR | 13 | Steve WINTER | ||||
| Terry MULLINS | 17 | B | ||||||
| Nick MOROKO | 24 | B | ||||||
| Don PARISH | HC | Noel KELLY | ||||||
Team Info
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Allan Ashmore (wing), Reg Hatton (wing), Jim Cody (front row), Wayne Golding (second row), John Sheridan (second row), George Skeers (bench), Jeff Nielsen (bench)
- In:
- Tony Ford (fullback), Neville Sinclair (five-eighth), Brian Isbester (front row), Barry Bryant (second row), John Baker (second row), Terry Mullins (bench), Nick Moroko (bench)
- Changes:
- Russell Mullins (fullback to wing), Robbie Parker (centre to wing), John Heyward (five-eighth to centre)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Johnny Fairns (bench)
- In:
- Keith Outten (five-eighth)
Match Notes
Tim Pickup withdrew from the Norths team on Friday with a hamstring injury and was replaced by Keith Outten.
Wests replaced Ted Walton with a back injury & John Baker an elbow injury at halftime they were replaced by Terry Mullins & Nick Moroko, Jim Murphy was carried from the field in the 2nd half with a suspected fractured jaw he could not be replaced and West played the last 20 mins with 12 men.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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