Round 1
Newtown 12 lost to Eastern Suburbs Roosters 35
| 1972 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13020 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th March, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Clive Edwards | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,584 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| John BRADSTOCK | T | 2 | Mick ALCHIN | |||||
| John FLOYD | 2 | Johnny MAYES | ||||||
| John BALLESTY | ||||||||
| Ron COOTE | ||||||||
| Bill MULLINS | ||||||||
| John BONHAM | 3 | G | 7/10 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Newtown | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| John FLOYD | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McKEAN | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | 2 | W | 2 | Mick ALCHIN | ||||
| Ron FOGARTY | 3 | C | 3 | Harry CAMERON | ||||
| Brian MOORE | 4 | C | 4 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| John BRADSTOCK | 5 | W | 5 | Bill MULLINS | ||||
| Des O'CONNOR | 6 | FE | 6 | John BALLESTY | ||||
| John BONHAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES | ||||
| Neil PRINGLE | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE (c) | ||||
| Barry BRIGGS (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Laurie FREIER | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN | 10 | 2R | 10 | John ARMSTRONG | ||||
| Oscar DANIELSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Arthur BEETSON | ||||
| Bill COVERDALE | 12 | HK | 12 | Peter MOSCATT | ||||
| Col CASEY | 13 | FR | 13 | Jim MORGAN | ||||
| Peter BYRNE | 17 | B | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Don FURNER | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Wayne Pinder (fullback), Glen Dwyer (wing), Nelson Clark (wing), Barry Wood (five-eighth), Colin Larkin (front row), Mark Robertson (hooker), Paul Dawson (second row), Bob Carnegie (lock)
- In:
- John Floyd (fullback), Lionel Williamson (wing), Brian Moore (centre), John Bradstock (wing), Des O'Connor (five-eighth), Bill Coverdale (hooker), Oscar Danielson (front row), Gary Sullivan (second row)
- Changes:
- Peter Byrne (centre to bench), Neil Pringle (bench to lock)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Final vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- John Brass (bench), Greg Bandiera (bench), Charlie Renilson (bench), Geoff Neilson (bench)
Match Notes
Peter Byrne replaced John Bonham in the 2nd half due to a rib injury.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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