Round 17
South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 def. North Sydney Bears 2
| 1972 NSWRFL Round 17 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13115 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th July, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,339 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 3 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 17 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| George PIGGINS | 2 | T | ||||||
| Denis PITTARD | 2 | |||||||
| Ross BIRRELL | ||||||||
| Paul SAIT | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 5 | G | Peter INSKIP | |||||
| John SATTLER | OFF | Brian ANDERSON | ||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Peter INSKIP | ||||
| Tom MOONEY | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry COLLIEN | ||||
| Ross BIRRELL | 3 | C | 3 | Laurie MORASCHI | ||||
| Paul SAIT | 4 | C | 4 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Keith EDWARDS | 5 | W | 5 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Denis PITTARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob DOYLE | ||||
| Noel MURRAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith OUTTEN | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON | 8 | L | 8 | Grahame FORLONGE | ||||
| Gary STEVENS | 9 | 2R | 9 | John McDONELL (c) | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY | 10 | 2R | 10 | Bruce WALKER | ||||
| Dennis LEE | 11 | FR | 11 | Brian ANDERSON | ||||
| George PIGGINS | 27 | HK | 12 | Ian SHEERIN | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) | 13 | FR | 13 | Joe HANEY | ||||
| Steve KOSTA | 18 | B | 58 | Tony HERRING | ||||
| Herbie TIMMS | 24 | B | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Merv HICKS | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Kerry Burke (five-eighth), Bob Grant (halfback)
- In:
- Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Noel Murray (halfback), Bob McCarthy (second row), Gary Stevens (second row)
- Changes:
- Steve Kosta (centre to bench), Herbie Timms (second row to bench), Darrell Bampton (second row to lock), Paul Sait (lock to centre)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Rex Murphy (centre), Ross Warner (hooker), John Payne (second row)
- In:
- Laurie Moraschi (centre), John McDonell (second row), Tony Herring (bench)
- Changes:
- Owen O'Donnell (wing to centre), Kerry Collien (centre to wing), Ian Sheerin (bench to hooker)
Match Notes
Elwyn Walter was rested following the test match on Saturday and was replaced by George Piggins.
John Fairns dropped out of the Norths team on Thursday with a back injury & was replaced by Keith Outten, Rex Murphy & Tim Pickup dropped out of a 15 man team Murphy was bracket with George Ambrum who backed up from Saturday's test & Pickup was rested after the test he was bracket with Bob Doyle.
John Sattler & Brian Anderson were sent off 10 mins into the 2nd half for fighting.
Gary Stevens tore his hamstring in the 1st half and was replaced by Herbie Timms, Keith Edwards left the field with a corked thigh in the 2nd half and was replaced by Steve Kosta.
Norths replaced Graeme Forlonge in the 2nd half due to concussion with Tony Herring, when Herring came onto the field there was a dispute over who was to be replaced and Norths played for a time with 13 men when they should have only had 12 since Anderson had been sent off the touch judge advised the ref Norths had 13 men and Forlonge left the field.
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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