Game 3
Parramatta Eels 12 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 9
| Preseason Cup 1968 Game 3 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27222 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 10th March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Brian Barry | |||||||
| Venue | Cumberland (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,661 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 9 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Arch BROWN | 2 | T | Johnny MAYES | |||||
| Arch BROWN | 3 | G | 2 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| FG | Kevin ASHLEY | |||||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Arch BROWN | 2 | W | 2 | George FLEMING | ||||
| Fred PICKUP | 3 | C | 3 | Gary COLLINS | ||||
| Barry RUSHWORTH | 4 | C | 4 | Les HAYES | ||||
| Joe TURSKI | 5 | W | 5 | Trevor GRADY | ||||
| Paul GIBSON | 6 | FE | 6 | B STEED | ||||
| Brian WINNEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES | ||||
| Ron LYNCH | 8 | L | 8 | John GERAGHTY | ||||
| Dick THORNETT (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Kevin ASHLEY (c) | ||||
| Peter PETERS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Graham MAYHEW | ||||
| Barry LEANEY | 11 | FR | 11 | Cyril PEEL | ||||
| John McMARTIN | 12 | HK | 12 | Bill SCHULTZ | ||||
| Bill JONES | 15 | FR | 13 | Sid WALSH | ||||
| Ted HEINRICH | 16 | B | ||||||
| Ian JOHNSTON | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Ron Graham (centre), Mike Jones (front row), Bill Dugid (hooker), Kerry Burke (bench)
- In:
- Paul Gibson (five-eighth), Bill Jones (front row), John McMartin (hooker), Peter Peters (second row)
- Changes:
- Fred Pickup (five-eighth to centre), Ron Lynch (second row to lock), Ted Heinrich (lock to bench)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Gary Plater (wing), Peter Dickenson (centre), Ron Saddler (centre), Jim Matthews (five-eighth), Kevin Junee (halfback), John Walker (front row), Gavin Crofton (second row), Ken Owens (bench)
- In:
- George Fleming (wing), Les Hayes (centre), B Steed (five-eighth), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Cyril Peel (front row), Graham Mayhew (second row)
- Changes:
- Gary Collins (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Ted Heinrich replaced John McMartin in the 1st half due to an injured shoulder with Bill Jones moving to hooker.
Easts lost 6 players prior to kick off George Fleming replaced Graeme Stevens, Garry Collins for Jim Matthews, Les Hayes for Ron Saddler, Steed for John Peard, Graham Mayhew for Geoff Chambers & Cyril Peel for John Walker.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin