Round 1
Balmain Tigers 10 lost to Parramatta Eels 37
| 1980 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4331 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 30th March, 1980 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,246 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 11 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Parramatta | ||||||
| Rod MORRIS | T | 2 | Garry DOWLING | |||||
| Neil WHITTAKER | 2 | Peter WYNN | ||||||
| Geoff GERARD | ||||||||
| Neville GLOVER | ||||||||
| Eric GROTHE | ||||||||
| Wayne MIRANDA | 2/4 | G | 8 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Balmain | Teams | Parramatta | ||||||
| Phil SCHAEFER | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry DOWLING | ||||
| Wayne MIRANDA | 2 | W | 2 | Neville GLOVER | ||||
| Olsen FILIPAINA | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Wayne WIGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Mark LEVY | ||||
| Larry COROWA | 5 | W | 5 | Eric GROTHE | ||||
| Lance THOMPSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Mick PATTISON | ||||
| Greg OLIPHANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING | ||||
| Wayne PEARCE | 8 | L | 8 | Peter WYNN | ||||
| Gary SPEARS | 9 | 2R | 10 | Geoff GERARD | ||||
| Ron PILON | 10 | 2R | 11 | Arthur BEETSON | ||||
| Kerry HEMSLEY | 11 | FR | 9 | Ron HILDITCH (c) | ||||
| Neil WHITTAKER | 12 | HK | 12 | Steve EDGE | ||||
| Rod MORRIS (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob O'REILLY | ||||
| Des BONNER | 20 | B | 18 | Graeme ATKINS | ||||
| B | 23 | Steve SHARP | ||||||
| Dennis TUTTY | HC | John PEARD | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Craven Mild Cup - Final vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Steve Kerr (fullback), Lloyd Martin (centre), Steve Lavers (front row), Steve Frewin (second row), Percy Knight (bench), Frank Marino (bench), Chris Di Leva (bench)
- In:
- Phil Schaefer (fullback), Olsen Filipaina (centre), Kerry Hemsley (front row), Ron Pilon (second row), Des Bonner (bench)
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Craven Mild Cup - Round 3 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Graham Murray (lock)
- In:
- Bob O'Reilly (front row), Graeme Atkins (bench), Steve Sharp (bench)
- Changes:
- Arthur Beetson (front row to second row), Peter Wynn (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Graeme Atkins replaced Eric Grothe in the 73rd minute.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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