Preseason Cup 1968

Game 2

Newtown 26 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11

Preseason Cup 1968
Game 2

Newtown
26
11 Eastern Suburbs
Roosters
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27216
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 3rd March, 1968
Kick Off 3:30 PM (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:
Preseason Cup 1968 - Game 1 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1968 - 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:
Preseason Cup 1968 - Game 1 vs. Souths
Next Game:
Preseason Cup 1968 - 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.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin