Round 17
Canterbury Bankstown 15 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 17 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12978 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 18th July, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Belmore (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,497 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Canterbury | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Les HUTCHINGS | T | Keith EDWARDS | ||||||
| Dennis SCAHILL | Alan HEILER | |||||||
| Garry DOWLING | 4 | G | 3/5 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Neville HORNERY | FG | |||||||
| Canterbury | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| Garry DOWLING | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Wayne PECKHAM | 2 | W | 2 | Keith EDWARDS | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES (c) | 3 | C | 5 | Ray BRANIGHAN | ||||
| Johnny RHODES | 4 | C | 4 | Bob HONAN | ||||
| Peter VAN GULIK | 5 | W | 17 | Alan HEILER | ||||
| Dennis SCAHILL | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD | ||||
| Les HUTCHINGS | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob GRANT | ||||
| Ron RAPER | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE | ||||
| Neville HORNERY | 9 | 2R | 24 | Darrell BAMPTON | ||||
| Graham HERRING | 23 | 2R | 40 | Gordon FRASER | ||||
| Dennis MANTEIT | 11 | FR | 11 | Dennis LEE | ||||
| Greg PURCELL | 12 | HK | 27 | George PIGGINS | ||||
| John ARMSTRONG | 13 | FR | 13 | John SATTLER (c) | ||||
| Roger KINLYSIDE | 20 | B | 32 | Arthur BRANIGHAN | ||||
| Norm THOMAS | 24 | B | ||||||
| Bob HAGAN | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. St George
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Peter Bellamy (centre), Alan Burwell (five-eighth)
- In:
- Wayne Peckham (wing), Dennis Scahill (five-eighth), Norm Thomas (bench)
- Changes:
- Johnny Rhodes (wing to centre), Garry Dowling (bench to fullback)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Phil Smith (centre), Elwyn Walters (hooker), John O'Neill (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row), Gary Stevens (second row)
- In:
- Alan Heiler (wing), Dennis Lee (front row), Darrell Bampton (second row), Arthur Branighan (bench)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to centre), George Piggins (bench to hooker), Gordon Fraser (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Souths lost Bob McCarthy on Saturday with a bruised shoulder he was replaced by Gordon Fraser earlier on Friday Phil Smith, Gary Stevens & Elwyn Waters pulled out with hamstring & ankle injuries they were replaced by Alan Heiler, Darrel Bampton & George Piggins, Ray Branigan moved from wing to centre.
In the 2nd half for Canterbury Roger Kinlyside replaced Les Hutchings who broke his nose & Norm Thomas replaced John Armstrong who had a hand injury.
Arthur Branighan replaced Alan Heiler in the 2nd half who had broken his nose.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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