Round 9
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 def. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 4
| 1969 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12656 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th May, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ernie Cook | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,710 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 12 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Manly | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | T | |||||||
| Alan HEILER | ||||||||
| John O'NEILL | ||||||||
| Paul SAIT | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 2/7 | G | 2 | Bob BATTY | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Manly | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Bob BATTY | ||||
| Alan HEILER | 2 | W | 2 | Danny GOUGH | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 3 | C | 3 | John McDONALD | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 4 | C | 4 | Alec TENNANT | ||||
| Brian JAMES | 5 | W | 5 | Les HANIGAN | ||||
| Ivan JONES | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 8 | L | 10 | Bill BRADSTREET | ||||
| Bob MOSES (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Peter PETERS | ||||
| Alan SCOTT | 10 | 2R | 15 | John MORGAN | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Mick VEIVERS | ||||
| George PIGGINS | 12 | HK | 12 | Fred JONES | ||||
| Jim MORGAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Bill HAMILTON | ||||
| Dennis LEE | 24 | B | 24 | John BUCKNALL | ||||
| B | 49 | Tony ANTUNAC | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | George HUNTER | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Bob Honan (centre), Greg Norgard (centre), Denis Pittard (five-eighth), John Sattler (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Kerry Burke (bench)
- In:
- Keith Edwards (centre), Ray Branighan (centre), Ivan Jones (five-eighth), Jim Morgan (front row), Dennis Lee (bench)
- Changes:
- George Piggins (bench to hooker)
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Frank Stanton (centre), Allan Thomson (second row), Rob Cameron (lock)
- In:
- John McDonald (centre), John Morgan (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock), John Bucknall (bench), Tony Antunac (bench)
Match Notes
Souths decided to rest all their Australian players selected for NZ tour, Manly played theirs.
Rob Cameron withdrew following Thursday night training and was replaced by John Morgan in the 2nd row and Bradstreet moving to lock.
Alan Scott retired at halftime and was replaced by Lee.
John Morgan injured his leg after 16 mins and was replaced by John Bucknell who was then forced to retire at halftime and replaced by Antunac. Antunac then dislocated his shoulder with 12 mins remaining and retired from the game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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