Channel Ten Challenge Cup 1978

Game 1

Balmain Tigers 7 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 2

Channel Ten Challenge Cup 1978
Game 1
Balmain
Tigers
7
2 Eastern Suburbs
Roosters
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27590
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 31st August, 1978
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee John Gocher
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 2,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 2
Balmain Scoresheet Eastern Suburbs
Wayne WIGHAM T    
 
Peter NINNESS 2 G Russell FAIRFAX
Balmain Teams Eastern Suburbs
Allan McMAHON (c) 1 FB 1 Russell FAIRFAX
Mike FISH 2 W 2 Ian SCHUBERT
Dennis BENDALL 3 C 3 Mark HARRIS
Wayne WIGHAM 4 C 4 Terry MURPHY
Larry COROWA 5 W 5 John HUNTER
 
Lloyd MARTIN 6 FE 6 Gary WARNECKE
Peter NINNESS 7 HB 7 Kevin HASTINGS
 
Neil PRINGLE 8 L 8 Paul JELFS
Gary SPEARS 9 2R 9 Michael MOSMAN
Trevor RYAN 10 2R 10 Royce AYLIFFE
Geoff NAYLOR 11 FR 11 Bob O'REILLY (c)
Guy TULLY 12 HK 12 Mal CONNOR
Dave EDWARDS 13 FR 13 Grant HEDGER
 
Les MARA 14 B 14 Des O'REILLY
Gary WEBSTER 15 B 15 John HIGGINS
Wayne MIRANDA 16 B 16 Bill MARKOU
John STAINES 17 B 17 Gavin MILLER
 
Ron WILLEY   HC   Arthur BEETSON
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Round 22 vs. St George
Next Game:
Channel Ten Challenge Cup 1978 - Semi Final vs. South Sydney
Out:
Keith Cook (front row)
In:
Trevor Ryan (second row), Gary Webster (bench), Wayne Miranda (bench), John Staines (bench)
Changes:
Les Mara (five-eighth to bench), Dave Edwards (second row to front row), Lloyd Martin (bench to five-eighth)

Eastern Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 22 vs. Manly
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Bob Fulton (centre), Bill Mullins (wing), Kevin Stevens (five-eighth), Arthur Mountier (hooker), John Mackay (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
In:
John Hunter (wing), Gary Warnecke (five-eighth), Mal Connor (hooker), Paul Jelfs (lock), Des O'Reilly (bench), John Higgins (bench), Bill Markou (bench), Gavin Miller (bench)
Changes:
Michael Mosman (front row to second row), Grant Hedger (bench to front row), Terry Murphy (bench to centre)

Match Notes

Allan McMahon was Man of the Match.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin