Round 3
Western Suburbs Magpies 22 def. Newtown 17
| 1972 Wills Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27340 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 3rd March, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Barry Barnes | |||||||
| Venue | Lidcombe (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,487 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 12 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | Scoresheet | Newtown | ||||||
| Allan ASHMORE | 2 | T | Barry BRIGGS | |||||
| Olaf PRATTL | Peter BYRNE | |||||||
| Rod SMITH | Wayne PINDER | |||||||
| Steve SATTERLY | 5 | G | 4 | John BONHAM | ||||
| Western Suburbs | Teams | Newtown | ||||||
| Steve SATTERLY | 1 | FB | 1 | Wayne PINDER | ||||
| Don ROGERS | 2 | W | 2 | Lionel WILLIAMSON | ||||
| Stephen KNIGHT | 3 | C | 3 | Ron FOGARTY | ||||
| John ELFORD | 4 | C | 4 | Peter BYRNE | ||||
| Russell MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Nelson CLARK | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob CARNEGIE (c) | ||||
| Brian WINNEY | 7 | HB | 7 | John BONHAM | ||||
| Rod SMITH | 8 | L | 8 | Neil PRINGLE | ||||
| Olaf PRATTL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BRIGGS | ||||
| Russell JOHNSTONE | 13 | 2R | 10 | Paul DAWSON | ||||
| Steve WINTER | 11 | FR | 11 | Col CASEY | ||||
| Ken STONESTREET | 12 | HK | 12 | Mark ROBERTSON | ||||
| John WALKER | 17 | FR | 13 | Colin LARKIN | ||||
| Tony FORD | 14 | B | 27 | Bill COVERDALE | ||||
| Allan ASHMORE | 15 | B | ||||||
| John SHERIDAN | 18 | B | ||||||
| Don PARISH | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Game 2 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- John Baker (second row), Barry Bryant (second row)
- In:
- Steve Satterly (fullback), John Walker (front row), Rod Smith (lock), Allan Ashmore (bench)
- Changes:
- Tony Ford (fullback to bench), Russell Johnstone (front row to second row), Olaf Prattl (lock to second row)
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Game 2 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Des O'Connor (five-eighth), Dennis Gardiner (front row), Doug Kemister (hooker), Chris Kenna (second row)
- In:
- Peter Byrne (centre), Colin Larkin (front row), Mark Robertson (hooker), Paul Dawson (second row), Bill Coverdale (bench)
- Changes:
- Neil Pringle (centre to lock), Bob Carnegie (lock to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Alan Ashmore was listed in the programme as A.Aiken and reported in newspapers following the game as Alan Aiken it was not revealed until early the following week to be actually Alan Ashmore a Canberra Rugby Union winger.
John Baker withdrew from the Wests team on Thursday and was replaced by John Walker with Russell Johnstone moving to the 2nd row.
Alan Ashmore replaced John Elford at halftime due to concussion, Ford replaced Mullins & Sheridan for Walker.
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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