Round 2
Newtown 26 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11
| 1968 Preseason Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27216 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 3rd March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,078 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 4 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Bob CARNEGIE | 3 | T | Gary COLLINS | |||||
| Reg HATTON | ||||||||
| Bob KEYES | ||||||||
| Brian MOORE | ||||||||
| Dave COTTER | 3 | G | 2 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Ken HAIMES | FG | Kevin ASHLEY | ||||||
| Kevin JUNEE | ||||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Alan MADDALENA | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 2 | W | 2 | Gary PLATER | ||||
| Brian MOORE | 3 | C | 3 | Peter DICKENSON | ||||
| Bob KEYES (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Ron SADDLER | ||||
| Reg HATTON | 5 | W | 5 | Trevor GRADY | ||||
| Bob CARNEGIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Jim MATTHEWS (c) | ||||
| Ken HAIMES | 7 | HB | 7 | Kevin JUNEE | ||||
| Frank PUDDICK | 8 | L | 8 | John GERAGHTY | ||||
| Tom MELVILLE | 9 | 2R | 9 | Kevin ASHLEY | ||||
| John OAKLEY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gavin CROFTON | ||||
| Paul CUNEO | 11 | FR | 11 | John WALKER | ||||
| Clarrie JEFFREYS | 12 | HK | 12 | Bill SCHULTZ | ||||
| Alf HARRIS | 13 | FR | 13 | Sid WALSH | ||||
| B | 14 | Gary COLLINS | ||||||
| B | 15 | Ken OWENS | ||||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Game 1 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Round 3 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Bob Lanigan (wing), Des O'Connor (five-eighth), Brian Blowes (hooker)
- In:
- Reg Hatton (wing), Bob Carnegie (five-eighth), Clarrie Jeffreys (hooker)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Game 1 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Round 3 vs. Parramatta
- Changes:
- Gary Collins (wing to bench), Ken Owens (hooker to bench), John Geraghty (second row to lock), Kevin Ashley (lock to second row), Gary Plater (bench to wing), Bill Schultz (bench to hooker)
Match Notes
Kevin Junee broke a thumb in the 1st half and was replaced at halftime by Gary Collins and Gavin Crofton was replace by Ken Owens.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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