Preseason Cup 1963

Game 2

Western Suburbs Magpies 17 def. Eastern Suburbs 10

Preseason Cup 1963
Game 2
Western Suburbs
Magpies
17
10
Eastern Suburbs
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27080
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 7th March, 1963
Kick Off 9:00 PM (local time)
Referee Col Pearce
Venue Lidcombe (Sydney)
Crowd 11,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 10
Scrums 3 23
Western Suburbs Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Dave BARSLEY 2 T Mike HAMMOND
John MOWBRAY   Bob HEFFERNAN
 
Ken BRAY 2 G 2 Bob LANDERS
Don PARISH 2      
 
Gil MacDOUGALL OFF    
Western Suburbs Teams Eastern Suburbs
Ken BRAY 1 FB 1 John BISSETT
Dave BARSLEY 2 W 2 Bob LANDERS
Peter DIMOND 3 C 3 Bill BROWN
Gil MacDOUGALL 4 C 4 Peter GALLAGHER
John MOWBRAY 5 W 5 Boyce BEETON
 
Don PARISH 6 FE 6 Bruce RANIER
Arthur SUMMONS (c) 7 HB 7 Ian BUGDEN
 
Kevin SMYTH 8 L 8 Bob HEFFERNAN
Garry RUSSELL 16 2R 9 Dick SEE
Jim CODY 10 2R 18 Mike HAMMOND
Denis MEANEY 11 FR 11 Neville CHARLTON
John HAYES 13 HK 12 Ken ASHCROFT
John ROCHESTER 18 FR 13 Terry FEARNLEY (c)
 
Jack FITZGERALD   HC   Dick DUNN
   
 

Team Info

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1963 - Game 1 vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1963 - Round 3 vs. Balmain
Out:
Fred Norden (wing), Don Malone (five-eighth), Noel Kelly (hooker), Bill Carson (second row)
In:
Ken Bray (fullback), John Mowbray (wing), John Rochester (front row), Garry Russell (second row)
Changes:
Don Parish (fullback to five-eighth), John Hayes (front row to hooker)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1963 - Game 1 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1963 - Round 3 vs. South Sydney
Out:
Doug Ricketson (centre), Geoff Waldie (second row), Gary Williams (bench)
In:
Ian Bugden (halfback), Mike Hammond (second row)
Changes:
Peter Gallagher (five-eighth to centre), Bruce Ranier (halfback to five-eighth)

Match Notes

Noel Kelly & Bill Carson were late withdrawals from the Wests team they were replaced by John Rochester at prop with Joh Hayes moving to hooker & Garry Russell.

Geoff Waldie withdrew from the Easts team with a corked thigh and was replaced by Mike Hammond.

Gil MacDougall was sent off for repeated offside infringements 15 mins from the end.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin