Round 22
North Sydney Bears 15 def. Balmain Tigers 13
| 1971 NSWRFL Round 22 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13005 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st August, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | North Sydney (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,885 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 20 | |||||
| North Sydney | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Kerry COLLIEN | T | Paul CROSS | ||||||
| Laurie MORASCHI | Garry LEO | |||||||
| George VARELA | Olaf PRATTL | |||||||
| John BOOBY | 3 | G | 2 | Steve SATTERLY | ||||
| Merv HICKS | OFF | Olaf PRATTL | ||||||
| North Sydney | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| John BOOBY | 1 | FB | 1 | Bob SMITHIES | ||||
| Kerry COLLIEN | 2 | W | 2 | Paul CROSS | ||||
| George VARELA | 3 | C | 3 | Geoff STARLING | ||||
| Laurie MORASCHI | 4 | C | 4 | Ron LOOMES | ||||
| George AMBRUM | 5 | W | 5 | Steve SATTERLY | ||||
| Leo TOOHEY | 6 | FE | 6 | Keith OUTTEN (c) | ||||
| Johnny FAIRNS | 7 | HB | 7 | Alan TILBROOK | ||||
| Bruce WALKER | 8 | L | 8 | Olaf PRATTL | ||||
| John McDONELL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dennis TUTTY | ||||
| Warren EVANS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Greg FRYER | ||||
| Glen WHITNEY | 11 | FR | 11 | Terry CROSS | ||||
| Ross WARNER | 12 | HK | 12 | Peter BOULTON | ||||
| Merv HICKS (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Garry LEO | ||||
| B | 26 | Geoff FALLON | ||||||
| B | 34 | John SPENCER | ||||||
| Merv HICKS | HC | Leo NOSWORTHY | ||||||
Team Info
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- 1971 Endeavour Cup - Round 1 vs. Eastern Suburbs
No changes.
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- 1971 Endeavour Cup - Round 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Michael Ross (fullback)
- In:
- Bob Smithies (fullback), Geoff Fallon (bench), John Spencer (bench)
Match Notes
John Spencer replaced Dennis Tutty just before halftime due to a head wound & thumb injury, then Terry Cross with concussion was replaced by Geoff Fallon.
Merv Hicks and Olaf Prattl were sent off just after halftime Prattl for kneeing and Hicks for punching.
The game ran 2 mins overtime due to an issue with the electric hooter and no alternative being available the timekeeper ran onto the ground to alert the touch judge who ran onto advise the ref it was fulltime.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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