Round 1
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 21 def. St George Dragons 8
| 1969 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12611 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 30th March, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Les Samuelson | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,432 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 8 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Alan GILL | T | |||||||
| Kevin JUNEE | ||||||||
| Barry REILLY | ||||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 5 | G | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Kevin ASHLEY | FG | Phil HAWTHORNE | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Dennis PRESTON | ||||
| Bill MULLINS | 2 | W | 2 | Stan GORTON | ||||
| Alan GILL | 3 | C | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Ron SADDLER | 4 | C | 4 | Ken MADDISON | ||||
| Les HAYES | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny KING | ||||
| John PEARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Kevin JUNEE | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil HAWTHORNE | ||||
| Barry REILLY | 8 | L | 8 | John RAPER (c) | ||||
| Kevin ASHLEY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Grahame BOWEN | ||||
| Louis NEUMANN (c) | 10 | 2R | 10 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| Jim HALL | 11 | FR | 11 | Keith MADDISON | ||||
| Peter MOSCATT | 12 | HK | 12 | Norm HENDERSON | ||||
| John WALKER | 13 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG | ||||
| B | 17 | Dennis BRANDLEY | ||||||
| Louis NEUMANN | HC | John RAPER | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1969 Preseason Cup - Round 4 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Bruce Stewart (wing), John McVay (front row), Graham Mayhew (second row), Cliff Boyd (bench)
- In:
- Bill Mullins (wing), John Walker (front row), Louis Neumann (second row)
- Changes:
- Les Hayes (centre to wing), Alan Gill (wing to centre)
St George
- Previous Game:
- 1969 Preseason Cup - Round 4 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Dick Breadon (front row), Denis O'Callaghan (bench)
- In:
- Dennis Preston (fullback), Keith Maddison (front row)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback to centre), Dennis Brandley (centre to bench)
Match Notes
Les Hayes injured a nerve in his arm early in the 2nd half and had to have his jersey cut away however after treatment he was OK to resume but has to wear jersey 44 to complete the match.
Stan Gorton injured a shoulder and was replaced by Dennis Brandley in the 1st half.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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