Craven Mild Cup 1978

Game 3

South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 2

Craven Mild Cup 1978
Game 3
South Sydney
Rabbitohs
7
2 Western Suburbs
Magpies
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27556
Status Completed
Date Friday, 10th March, 1978
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Gary Cook
Venue Redfern (Sydney)
Crowd 13,151
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 0
Scrums 10 12
Penalties 11 9
South Sydney Scoresheet Western Suburbs
Glen BISHOP T    
 
Steve LITTLE 2/3 G Don MOSELEY
South Sydney Teams Western Suburbs
Steve LITTLE 1 FB 1 John DORAHY
Glen BISHOP 2 W 4 Wayne SMITH
Robert LAURIE 3 C 3 Ron GITEAU
John BERNE 4 C 15 Ken BOURKE
Terry FAHEY 5 W 5 Peter ROWLES
 
Gary WRIGHT 6 FE 2 Don MOSELEY
David SINCLAIR 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS (c)
 
John PEEK 8 L 8 Mick LIUBINSKAS
Darrell BAMPTON (c) 9 2R 9 Geoff FOSTER
John DYKES 15 2R 10 Steve BLYTH
Peter REED 16 FR 11 John DONNELLY
Ken STEWART 17 HK 16 Shayne DAY
Harry BRYANT 13 FR 17 Bill CLOUGHESSY
 
Trevor BARNES 14 B 18 Ron BRODRICK
Joe SQUADRITO 18 B 19 Graeme O'GRADY
Peter TUNKS 19 B 20 Bruce GIBBS
Steve MAYOH 20 B    
 
Jack GIBSON   HC   Roy MASTERS
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Game 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Final vs. Canterbury
Out:
Paul Sait (front row), Bill Annabel (front row), Bob McMillan (bench), Bruce Buchan (bench)
In:
Peter Reed (front row), John Dykes (second row), Trevor Barnes (bench), Peter Tunks (bench), Steve Mayoh (bench)
Changes:
Harry Bryant (second row to front row)

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Game 2 vs. Balmain
Next Game:
Round 1 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Steve Eisenhuth (wing), Peter Walsh (five-eighth), Peter Young (front row), John Purcell (hooker)
In:
Ken Bourke (centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Ron Brodrick (bench), Graeme O'Grady (bench), Bruce Gibbs (bench)
Changes:
Wayne Smith (centre to wing), Don Moseley (halfback to five-eighth), Shayne Day (bench to hooker), Bill Cloughessy (bench to front row)

Match Notes

Bob McCarthy, Bill Annabel & George Piggins all dropped out of the South team with injuries and were replaced by John Dykes, Peter Reed & Ken Stewart.

Les Boyd was selected at 5/8 for Wests but was not allowed to play as he have to serve out a suspension from reserve grade from 1977 so Don Moseley move from wing to 5/8 Wayne Smith from centre to wing and Ken Bourke the new centre. Peter Young also dropped out through injury and was replaced by Bill Cloughessy.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin