Round 1
Penrith Panthers 36 def. Western Division 5
| 1977 AMCO Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27525 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th April, 1977 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Gocher | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Phil Phillips | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penrith | Scoresheet | Western Division | ||||||
| Ross GIGG | 3 | T | Ken CAMPBELL | |||||
| Terry QUINN | 2 | |||||||
| John RYAN | 2 | |||||||
| Terry WICKEY | ||||||||
| Jim HINDMARSH | 6/8 | G | Kimball RILEY | |||||
| Penrith | Teams | Western Division | ||||||
| Kevin DANN | 1 | FB | 1 | Kimball RILEY | ||||
| John RYAN | 2 | W | 2 | Marshall PEACHEY | ||||
| Ross GIGG | 3 | C | 3 | Mark PRIDDIS | ||||
| Glenn WEST | 4 | C | 4 | Steve MERRITT | ||||
| Terry QUINN | 5 | W | 5 | Steve OLSEN | ||||
| Jim HINDMARSH | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve HALL | ||||
| Terry WICKEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil PHILLIPS (c) | ||||
| Zac OLEJARNIK | 8 | L | 8 | Pat SMITH | ||||
| Bruce WARD | 9 | 2R | 9 | Steve KING | ||||
| Paul MERLO | 10 | 2R | 10 | Trevor HAWTHORNE | ||||
| Merv HAYWARD | 11 | FR | 11 | Ken CAMPBELL | ||||
| Mike STEPHENSON (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | John BEECROFT | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY | 13 | FR | 13 | Neil MILLER | ||||
| Brian HENDERSON | 14 | B | 14 | Bill HILTON | ||||
| Ross CALE | 15 | B | 15 | Mark PAULING | ||||
| George LONGHURST | 16 | B | 16 | Greg WOODS | ||||
| Tim SHEENS | 17 | B | 17 | Brian WILSON | ||||
| Don PARISH | HC | Barry RUSHWORTH | ||||||
Team Info
Penrith
- Previous Game:
- Round 6 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 7 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- John King (second row), Ray Blacklock (bench)
- In:
- Bruce Ward (second row), Brian Henderson (bench), George Longhurst (bench), Tim Sheens (bench)
Western Division
- Previous Game:
- 1976 AMCO Cup - Game 1 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Round 1 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- Dave Cotter (wing), Neville Kelly (centre), John Wilson (centre), Peter Hope (wing), Bruce Gibbs (front row), Reg Davison (hooker), Des Bonner (front row), Ross Cale (second row), Greg Fryer (second row), Richard Davis (bench), Dennis Ritchie (bench)
- In:
- Marshall Peachey (wing), Steve Hall (five-eighth), Neil Miller (front row), John Beecroft (hooker), Ken Campbell (front row), Trevor Hawthorne (second row), Steve King (second row), Pat Smith (lock), Mark Pauling (bench), Greg Woods (bench), Brian Wilson (bench)
- Changes:
- Bill Hilton (five-eighth to bench), Steve Merritt (lock to centre), Mark Priddis (bench to centre), Steve Olsen (bench to wing)
Match Notes
Referee John Gocher incorrectly allowed Penrith's last goal of that game by Jim Hindmarsh. Which he kicked to convert Penrith's last try of that game after the siren. Hindmarsh did a drop-kick instead of a place kick.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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