Round 8
Newtown 14 lost to Eastern Suburbs 16
| 1961 NSWRFL Round 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11809 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 28th May, 1961 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,375 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 7 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Graham FROST | T | Boyce BEETON | ||||||
| Dudley TOWERS | Don FENTON | |||||||
| Jack GIBSON | ||||||||
| Ron HANSON | ||||||||
| Dudley TOWERS | 4 | G | 2 | Bob LANDERS | ||||
| Newtown | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| John KENNY | 40 | FB | 20 | Ron HANSON | ||||
| Dudley TOWERS | 55 | W | 9 | Bob LANDERS | ||||
| Barry WICKHAM | 17 | C | 10 | Bill RONEY | ||||
| Graham FROST | 3 | C | 22 | Doug RICKETSON | ||||
| Norm ALLEN | 5 | W | 12 | Boyce BEETON | ||||
| Kevin ALLEN | 8 | FE | 26 | Johnny FERGUSON | ||||
| John GRIFFIN | 7 | HB | 7 | Bruce RANIER | ||||
| Ron HANSEN | 21 | L | 48 | Don FENTON | ||||
| Graham WILSON | 9 | 2R | 5 | Brian WRIGHT | ||||
| John BURLAND | 10 | 2R | 28 | Bob KENNEDY | ||||
| Jim TURNEY | 37 | FR | 1 | Terry FEARNLEY (c) | ||||
| Greg ELLIS (c) | 12 | HK | 2 | Ken ASHCROFT | ||||
| Brian McGREAL | 13 | FR | 3 | Jack GIBSON | ||||
| Charles CAHILL | HC | Terry FEARNLEY | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Tony Brown (five-eighth)
- In:
- Ron Hansen (lock)
- Changes:
- Kevin Allen (lock to five-eighth)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 9 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Billy McNamara (five-eighth), Bob Heffernan (second row), Bob McDonagh (second row), Dick See (lock)
- In:
- Johnny Ferguson (five-eighth), Bob Kennedy (second row), Brian Wright (second row), Don Fenton (lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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