Round 2
Canterbury Bankstown 18 def. St George Dragons 13
| 1971 Wills Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27299 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th February, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | Belmore (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,538 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 2 | |||||
| Canterbury | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Johnny GREAVES | 2 | T | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Johnny RHODES | 2 | Kevin O'SULLIVAN | ||||||
| Billy SMITH | ||||||||
| Peter INSKIP | 3 | G | 2 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Canterbury | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Peter INSKIP | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | ||||
| Ray STRUDWICK | 2 | W | 15 | Paul MILLS | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Dennis BRANDLEY | ||||
| Johnny RHODES | 4 | C | 4 | Jeff BELL | ||||
| Alan JAMES | 5 | W | 5 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Dennis SCAHILL | 14 | FE | 6 | Phil HAWTHORNE | ||||
| Alan BURWELL | 6 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH | ||||
| Ron RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Peter FITZGERALD | ||||
| Norm THOMAS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| Ron COSTELLO | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ken MADDISON | ||||
| Phil CHARLTON | 15 | FR | 11 | Keith MADDISON | ||||
| Marty DRISCOLL | 12 | HK | 12 | Col RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Ray PAYNE | 13 | FR | 13 | Grahame BOWEN | ||||
| Les HUTCHINGS | 7 | B | 14 | Ross STRUDWICK | ||||
| B | 16 | Norm HENDERSON | ||||||
| B | 17 | Brian NORTON | ||||||
| B | 18 | Kevin O'SULLIVAN | ||||||
| Bob HAGAN | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Bill Noonan (front row), Neville Hornery (second row), Graham Tucker (bench), Wayne Peckham (bench)
- In:
- Dennis Scahill (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Alan Burwell (five-eighth to halfback), Les Hutchings (halfback to bench), Norm Thomas (front row to second row), Ray Payne (bench to front row), Phil Charlton (bench to front row)
St George
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Johnny King (wing)
- In:
- Kevin O'Sullivan (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Mills (bench to wing)
Match Notes
Bill Noonan had to withdraw due to a small broken bone in his elbow and was replaced by Phil Charlton. Les Hutchings was involved in a car accident on his way to the game and was replaced by Dennis Scahill at 5/8 with Alan Burwell moving to halfback he arrived in time to play in the 2nd half.
Paul Mills replaced Johnny King who was injured in a truck accident during the week.
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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