Round 1
South Sydney Rabbitohs 26 def. St George Dragons 20
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12883 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 28th March, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,926 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 10 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 2 | T | Tony BRANSON | |||||
| Phil SMITH | 2 | Johnny KING | ||||||
| Kerry BURKE | Mark SHULMAN | |||||||
| Keith EDWARDS | Billy SMITH | |||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 4/6 | G | 4 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| South Sydney | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny KING | ||||
| Phil SMITH | 3 | C | 3 | Geoff CARR | ||||
| Bob HONAN | 4 | C | 4 | Kevin O'SULLIVAN | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | 5 | W | 5 | Stan GORTON | ||||
| Kerry BURKE | 6 | FE | 6 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Bob GRANT | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 8 | L | 8 | Peter FITZGERALD | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Ken MADDISON | ||||
| John O'NEILL | 11 | FR | 11 | Grahame BOWEN | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS | 12 | HK | 12 | Col RASMUSSEN | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Keith MADDISON | ||||
| B | 16 | Dennis BRANDLEY | ||||||
| B | 33 | Mark SHULMAN | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Darrell Bampton (lock)
- In:
- Kerry Burke (five-eighth)
- Changes:
- Bob Honan (wing to centre), Paul Sait (centre to lock), Keith Edwards (bench to wing)
St George
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Final vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Norm Henderson (bench), Jeff Bell (bench), Inosi Toga (bench), Ross Strudwick (bench)
- In:
- Dennis Brandley (bench), Mark Shulman (bench)
Match Notes
Billy Smith broke his arm early in the 2nd half and was replaced by Mark Shulman, Dennis Brandley replaced Stan Gorton in the 2nd half due to a shoulder injury.
Johnny King announced his retirement after the match.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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