Minor Prelim Semi
Parramatta Eels 22 def. Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 15
| 1978 NSWRFL Minor Prelim Semi | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13978 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 27th August, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,967 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Michael Cronin | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 4 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Canterbury | ||||||
| Greg HEDDLES | 2 | T | 2 | Steve MORTIMER | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | Steve GEARIN | |||||||
| Ron HILDITCH | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 5/8 | G | 3/4 | Steve GEARIN | ||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Canterbury | ||||||
| Ken HEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg BRENTNALL | ||||
| Neville GLOVER | 2 | W | 2 | Chris ANDERSON | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 3 | C | 3 | Peter MORTIMER | ||||
| Ed SULKOWICZ | 4 | C | 4 | Mark HUGHES | ||||
| Graeme ATKINS | 5 | W | 5 | Steve GEARIN | ||||
| Glen HOLTON | 6 | FE | 7 | Tim PICKUP | ||||
| Graham MURRAY | 7 | HB | 6 | Steve MORTIMER | ||||
| Ray PRICE (c) | 8 | L | 8 | Graeme HUGHES | ||||
| John BAKER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Steve HAGE | ||||
| Geoff GERARD | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gary STEVENS | ||||
| Graham OLLING | 11 | FR | 11 | Bill NOONAN | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH | 12 | HK | 12 | George PEPONIS (c) | ||||
| Bob JAY | 13 | FR | 13 | John COVENEY | ||||
| John PEARD | 14 | B | 24 | Geoff ROBINSON | ||||
| Greg HEDDLES | 15 | B | ||||||
| Terry FEARNLEY | HC | Ted GLOSSOP | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Round 22 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round misf vs. Manly
- Out:
- Mark Levy (fullback)
- In:
- John Baker (second row), John Peard (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Heddles (second row to bench), Ken Hey (bench to fullback)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 22 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- 1978 Channel Ten Challenge Cup - Round 1 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Phil Charlton (front row)
- In:
- Bill Noonan (front row), Geoff Robinson (bench)
- Changes:
- Steve Mortimer (five-eighth to halfback), Tim Pickup (halfback to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Glenn West dropped out of the Parramatta team on Friday with an ankle injury and was replaced by Ed Sulkowicz.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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