Round 1
Balmain Tigers 15 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 11
| 1972 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13018 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th March, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Bennett | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,591 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 18 | – | 7 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Paul CROSS | T | Tony FORD | ||||||
| Tim MURPHY | Russell MULLINS | |||||||
| John SPENCER | Ken STONESTREET | |||||||
| Michael ROSS | 3/6 | G | 1/4 | Tony FORD | ||||
| Balmain | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Michael ROSS | 1 | FB | 1 | Tony FORD | ||||
| Paul CROSS | 2 | W | 2 | Don ROGERS | ||||
| Trevor RYAN | 3 | C | 3 | Stephen KNIGHT | ||||
| Geoff STARLING | 4 | C | 4 | John ELFORD | ||||
| Mal McMARTIN | 5 | W | 5 | Russell MULLINS | ||||
| Tim MURPHY | 6 | FE | 6 | John HEYWARD | ||||
| Alan TILBROOK | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | ||||
| John SPENCER (c) | 8 | L | 21 | Rod SMITH | ||||
| Terry CROSS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry BRYANT | ||||
| Greg FRYER | 10 | 2R | 8 | John BAKER | ||||
| Barry McTAGGART | 11 | FR | 11 | Russell JOHNSTONE | ||||
| Dick JEFFERY | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken STONESTREET | ||||
| Garry LEO | 13 | FR | 13 | John WALKER | ||||
| Ron LOOMES | 18 | B | 14 | Steve SATTERLY | ||||
| Bob BOLIN | 21 | B | 22 | John SHERIDAN | ||||
| Leo NOSWORTHY | HC | Don PARISH | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Russell Worth (bench), D Thorne (bench)
- In:
- Ron Loomes (bench), Bob Bolin (bench)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Wills Cup - Round 4 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- John Glachan (five-eighth), Steve Winter (front row), Allan Ashmore (bench)
- In:
- Tony Ford (fullback), John Baker (second row)
- Changes:
- Steve Satterly (fullback to bench), Russell Johnstone (second row to front row), John Heyward (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Wests dropped Olaf Prattl on Friday for failing to attend training he was replaced by Rod Smith with John Baker moving to 2nd row.
Balmain replaced Trevor Ryan & Barry McTaggart early in the 2nd half they were replaced by Ron Loomes & Bob Bolin, Bolin then left the field with broken ribs with 12 mins remaining but could not be replaced.
John Baker did not return in the 2nd half due to a shoulder injury he was replaced by John Sheridan.
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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