NSWRFL 1968

Round 1

Parramatta Eels 16 lost to Balmain Tigers 17

NSWRFL 1968
Round 1
Parramatta
Eels
16
17 Balmain
Tigers
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12476
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 31st March, 1968
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Bradley
Venue Cumberland (Sydney)
Crowd 13,968
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 8
Parramatta Scoresheet Balmain
Barry RUSHWORTH T 2 George RUEBNER
Brian WINNEY   Len KILLEEN
 
Peter PETERS 3 G 4 Len KILLEEN
 
Brian WINNEY 2 FG    
Parramatta Teams Balmain
Ken THORNETT 1 FB 1 Michael ROSS
Arch BROWN 2 W 2 Hal BROWNE
Ron GRAHAM 3 C 3 Laurie MORASCHI
Barry RUSHWORTH 4 C 4 George RUEBNER
Paul GIBSON 5 W 5 Len KILLEEN
 
Fred PICKUP 6 FE 6 Peter JONES
Brian WINNEY 7 HB 7 Sid WILLIAMS
 
Ron LYNCH 8 L 8 Allan FITZGIBBON
Dick THORNETT (c) 9 2R 9 Peter PROVAN (c)
Peter PETERS 10 2R 10 John SPENCER
Mike JONES 11 FR 11 Ron CLOTHIER
Bill JONES 12 HK 12 Norm MILLER
Bob O'REILLY 13 FR 13 Peter DAVIES
 
Kerry BURKE 14 B    
 
Ian JOHNSTON   HC   Keith BARNES
   
 

Team Info

Parramatta

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1968 - Playoff vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
Out:
Joe Turski (wing), Mal McMartin (lock), Ivor Lingard (bench)
In:
Ron Graham (centre), Ron Lynch (lock), Kerry Burke (bench)
Changes:
Fred Pickup (centre to five-eighth), Paul Gibson (five-eighth to wing)

Balmain

Previous Game:
Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
John Gilligan (fullback), Mick Alchin (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Garry Leo (front row), Norm Henderson (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row)
In:
Michael Ross (fullback), Hal Browne (wing), Peter Jones (five-eighth), Peter Davies (front row), Norm Miller (hooker)
Changes:
Ron Clothier (second row to front row), Peter Provan (lock to second row), Allan Fitzgibbon (bench to lock)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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