Playoff
Parramatta Eels 22 def. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12
| 1968 Preseason Cup Playoff | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27231 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 24th March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 1:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,359 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Manly | ||||||
| Fred PICKUP | 2 | T | Peter GALLAGHER | |||||
| Bill JONES | Robert HARDIE | |||||||
| Dick THORNETT | ||||||||
| Arch BROWN | 4 | G | David KNOX | |||||
| Ed WHILEY | ||||||||
| Dick THORNETT | FG | Ed WHILEY | ||||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Manly | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT | 1 | FB | 1 | Ron MURRAY | ||||
| Arch BROWN | 2 | W | 2 | Peter GALLAGHER | ||||
| Fred PICKUP | 3 | C | 3 | Alec TENNANT | ||||
| Barry RUSHWORTH | 4 | C | 4 | Michael McLEAN | ||||
| Joe TURSKI | 5 | W | 5 | Les HANIGAN | ||||
| Paul GIBSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Robert HARDIE | ||||
| Brian WINNEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Ed WHILEY | ||||
| Mal McMARTIN | 8 | L | 8 | Rob CAMERON (c) | ||||
| Dick THORNETT (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | David KNOX | ||||
| Peter PETERS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Mick VEIVERS | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY | 11 | FR | 11 | John BUCKNALL | ||||
| Bill JONES | 12 | HK | 12 | Tony KELLY | ||||
| Mike JONES | 13 | FR | 13 | John MORGAN | ||||
| Ivor LINGARD | 16 | B | 14 | Adrian ASTORQUIA | ||||
| Ian JOHNSTON | HC | George HUNTER | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Semi Final vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ron Graham (bench)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- 1968 Preseason Cup - Semi Final vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Howard Whitaker (wing), Gil MacDougall (centre), Dennis Ward (halfback), Ken Day (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock)
- In:
- Peter Gallagher (wing), Ed Whiley (halfback), John Bucknall (front row), Adrian Astorquia (bench)
- Changes:
- Mick Veivers (front row to second row), Michael McLean (bench to centre), Rob Cameron (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Ivor Lingard replaced Paul Gibson at halftime.
Adrian Astorquia replaced John Morgan at halftime.
At fulltime scores were level at 12 all both captains wanted to toss a coin to decide the result but Ken McCaffery deputy secretary of the NSWRFL had to run onto the field to tell the captains 10 mins extra time each way had to be played.
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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