Round 1
Balmain Tigers 12 lost to Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14
| 1990 NSWRL Winfield Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/5822 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 18th March, 1990 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,170 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Martin Bella | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 9 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Manly | ||||||
| Gary FREEMAN | T | 2 | Michael O'CONNOR | |||||
| James GRANT | Des HASLER | |||||||
| Tim BRASHER | 2/3 | G | 1/4 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| 0/1 | Chris WHITE | |||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Manly | ||||||
| Michael MOSS | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank STOKES | ||||
| Tony CHALMERS | 2 | W | 2 | Sean TOWNSEND | ||||
| Tim BRASHER | 3 | C | 13 | Des HASLER | ||||
| James GRANT | 4 | C | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR (c) | ||||
| Steve O'BRIEN | 5 | W | 5 | Tony IRO | ||||
| Peter PHILLIPS | 6 | FE | 6 | Cliff LYONS | ||||
| Gary FREEMAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Geoff TOOVEY | ||||
| Steve ROACH | 8 | FR | 8 | Martin BELLA | ||||
| Ben ELIAS (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | Mal COCHRANE | ||||
| Steve EDMED | 10 | FR | 10 | David HOSKING | ||||
| Paul SIRONEN | 11 | 2R | 45 | John JONES | ||||
| Bruce McGUIRE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Matt DUNFORD | ||||
| John ELIAS | 13 | L | 11 | Glenn RYAN | ||||
| Kevin HARDWICK | 40 | B | 25 | Peter CULLUM | ||||
| B | 44 | Chris WHITE | ||||||
| Warren RYAN | HC | Graham LOWE | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1990 Channel Ten Challenge Cup - Quarter Final vs. Canberra
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Garry Jack (fullback), Michael Pobjie (centre), Michael Neil (five-eighth), Wayne Pearce (lock), David Brooks (bench), Steve Benkic (bench)
- In:
- Michael Moss (fullback), Tony Chalmers (wing), Kevin Hardwick (bench)
- Changes:
- James Grant (wing to centre), John Elias (bench to lock), Peter Phillips (bench to five-eighth)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- 1990 Channel Ten Challenge Cup - Round 1 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Newcastle
- Out:
- David Ronson (centre), Glenn Bourne (front row), Owen Cunningham (lock), Craig Hancock (bench), Michael Greenaway (bench)
- In:
- David Hosking (front row), Matt Dunford (second row), Peter Cullum (bench)
- Changes:
- Des Hasler (halfback to centre), Chris White (second row to bench), Geoff Toovey (bench to halfback), Glenn Ryan (bench to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
Your Say
16 Aug 2026 7:39pm
With around 25 minutes remaining, a hailstorm hit the ground, followed by torrential rain.
Referee Eddie Ward consulted captains Ben Elias and Michael O’Connor who agreed to continue the match.
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