Round 4
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 10 def. North Sydney Bears 9
| 1968 Preseason Cup Round 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27224 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 15th March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,308 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 4 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| T | John SNEDDON | |||||||
| Jim MATTHEWS | 4 | G | 3 | Dan SHEARER | ||||
| Jim MATTHEWS | FG | |||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Cliff BOYD | 14 | FB | 14 | John SNEDDON | ||||
| Gary COLLINS | 2 | W | 2 | Dan SHEARER | ||||
| Jim MATTHEWS (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Denis CUBIS | ||||
| Ron SADDLER | 4 | C | 4 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| George FLEMING | 5 | W | 5 | Warren THOMPSON | ||||
| John PEARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary BANKS | ||||
| Johnny MAYES | 7 | HB | 7 | Bernie PLATER | ||||
| John GERAGHTY | 8 | L | 8 | Colin GREENWOOD (c) | ||||
| Kevin ASHLEY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Eric PITT | ||||
| Graham MAYHEW | 10 | 2R | 10 | John McDONELL | ||||
| John WALKER | 11 | FR | 11 | Bill CANE | ||||
| Ken OWENS | 12 | HK | 12 | Jim SCHRODER | ||||
| Cyril PEEL | 13 | FR | 13 | Lloyd WEIER | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Game 3 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. St George
- Out:
- Allan McKean (fullback), Les Hayes (centre), Trevor Grady (wing), B Steed (five-eighth), Sid Walsh (front row), Bill Schultz (hooker)
- In:
- Cliff Boyd (fullback), Jim Matthews (centre), Ron Saddler (centre), John Peard (five-eighth), Ken Owens (hooker), John Walker (front row)
- Changes:
- Gary Collins (centre to wing)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Game 3 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Mick Maher (fullback), Dick Harris (hooker), Warren Chatfield (second row)
- In:
- John Sneddon (fullback)
- Changes:
- John McDonell (centre to second row), Jim Schroder (front row to hooker), George Ambrum (bench to centre), Bill Cane (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Allan McKean dropped out of the Easts team on Thursday still suffering from concussion and was replaced by Cliff Boyd.
John Snedden replaced Mick Maher in the Norths team due to a cork thigh suffered the previous weekend.
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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