Round 1
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 42 def. North Sydney Bears 3
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12882 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 28th March, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | Endeavour (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,502 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 7 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Dave COOPER | 2 | T | Phil FRANKS | |||||
| Kevin HOGAN | 2 | |||||||
| Dave COTTER | ||||||||
| Kevin DIXON | ||||||||
| John MAGUIRE | ||||||||
| Greg PIERCE | ||||||||
| George TAYLFORTH | 9 | G | ||||||
| OFF | John GREW | |||||||
| Ross WARNER | ||||||||
| Cronulla | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Greg PIERCE | 1 | FB | 1 | Barry GLASGOW | ||||
| Ray CORCORAN | 2 | W | 2 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Paul TAYLOR | 3 | C | 3 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Bob WEAR | 4 | C | 4 | Dave WOOD | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 5 | W | 5 | Phil FRANKS | ||||
| Kevin HOGAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob DOYLE | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Graham WILLIAMS | ||||
| John MAGUIRE | 26 | L | 8 | John GREW | ||||
| Dave COOPER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Noel CAVANAGH | ||||
| Kevin DIXON | 10 | 2R | 10 | John McDONELL | ||||
| George TAYLFORTH | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| Ron TURNER | 12 | HK | 12 | Ross WARNER | ||||
| Mick SOUTER | 13 | FR | 13 | Merv HICKS (c) | ||||
| Fred DENNEHY | 24 | B | 14 | John PAYNE | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP | HC | Merv HICKS | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Final vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Les Bell (wing), Rod Urquhart (lock), Barry Andrews (bench)
- In:
- Ray Corcoran (wing)
- Changes:
- John Maguire (bench to lock)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Graham Arrand (wing), Mick Simmons (second row), Peter Jacques (bench), Peter Mullins (bench), Mal McLachlan (bench)
- In:
- Phil Franks (wing), John Payne (bench)
- Changes:
- John McDonell (lock to second row), John Grew (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Rod Urquhart dropped out of the Cronulla team following a training injury on Friday when he injured his leg and was replaced by John Maguire.
Tommy Bishop left the with head injuries 9 mins from fulltime and was replaced by Fred Dennehy.
Merv Hicks left the field with a broken arm an injury he carried into the game and was replaced by John Payne, John Grew & Ross Warner were both sent off within a minute of each other late in the game both for high tackles.
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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