Round 2
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 2
| 1973 Wills Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27359 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th February, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Brookvale (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,289 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 0 | |||||
| Manly | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Ian MARTIN | T | |||||||
| Malcolm REILLY | ||||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 4 | G | Neville SINCLAIR | |||||
| Fred JONES | OFF | Shane DAY | ||||||
| Manly | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Graham EADIE | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony FORD | ||||
| Ken IRVINE | 2 | W | 2 | Allan ASHMORE | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 3 | C | 3 | Stephen KNIGHT | ||||
| Gary THOROUGHGOOD | 15 | C | 4 | Robbie PARKER | ||||
| Max BROWN | 5 | W | 5 | Russell MULLINS | ||||
| Ian MARTIN | 6 | FE | 6 | Neville SINCLAIR | ||||
| Johnny MAYES | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | ||||
| Malcolm REILLY | 8 | L | 8 | John BAKER | ||||
| Terry RANDALL | 9 | 2R | 9 | John ELFORD | ||||
| Bill BRADSTREET | 10 | 2R | 10 | Barry BRYANT | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | John O'BRYAN | ||||
| Fred JONES (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Shane DAY | ||||
| Bill HAMILTON | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim MURPHY | ||||
| Bill CLARE | 14 | B | 14 | Ted WALTON | ||||
| Steve SYMONDS | 16 | B | 15 | George SKEERS | ||||
| John PAYNE | 17 | B | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY | HC | Don PARISH | ||||||
Team Info
Manly
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Bob Fulton (centre), John Barber (front row), Max Krilich (bench)
- In:
- John O'Neill (front row), Steve Symonds (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Thoroughgood (bench to centre)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Game 1 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- 1973 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- John Heyward (five-eighth), Russell Johnstone (second row), Ian Sheerin (bench), Peter Archibald (bench)
- In:
- Ted Walton (bench), George Skeers (bench)
- Changes:
- John Elford (bench to second row), Neville Sinclair (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Bob Fulton withdrew from the Manly team with a leg injury and was replaced by Gary Thoroughgood.
John Heyward was a late withdrawal for Wests and was replaced by Nev Sinclair.
At halftime Manly replaced Ken Irvine with Bill Clare, Bill Bradstreet with John Payne & Johnny Mayes with Steve Symonds.
Jim Murphy left the field in the 20th min with a facial injury and was replaced by Ted Walton.
Fred Jones & Shane Day were sent of 10 mins from fulltime Jones for head butting and Day for punching Jones was suspended for 2 matches & Day 1.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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