NSWRFL 1973

Round 1

Balmain Tigers 14 lost to St George Dragons 29

NSWRFL 1973
Round 1
Balmain
Tigers
14
29 St George
Dragons
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13152
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 25th March, 1973
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Barry Barnes
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Crowd 12,580
Match Stats
Halftime Score 11 2
Scrums 4 11
Penalties 11 14
Balmain Scoresheet St George
Glen CAPELIN T Barry BEATH
Jeff SHIELD   Bob CLAPHAM
John SPENCER   Ted GOODWIN
Geoff STARLING   Brian NORTON
      Mark SHULMAN
 
John SPENCER G 7/9 Graeme LANGLANDS
Balmain Teams St George
Mark TONKS 1 FB 1 Graeme LANGLANDS (c)
Mal McMARTIN 2 W 2 Ted GOODWIN
Trevor RYAN 3 C 3 Gary PETHYBRIDGE
Bob BOLIN 4 C 4 Bob CLAPHAM
Glen CAPELIN 5 W 5 John CHAPMAN
 
Tim MURPHY 6 FE 6 Tony BRANSON
Jeff SHIELD 7 HB 7 Mark SHULMAN
 
Geoff STARLING 8 L 8 Rod REDDY
Joe WALSH 9 2R 9 Barry BEATH
John SPENCER (c) 10 2R 10 Peter FITZGERALD
Greg FRYER 11 FR 11 Inosi TOGA
Dick JEFFERY 12 HK 12 Steve EDGE
Garry LEO 13 FR 13 Brian NORTON
 
Peter KACHEL 16 B    
Ray BLACK 18 B    
 
Leo NOSWORTHY   HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

Balmain

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1973 - Round 4 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Paul Cross (bench)
In:
Mal McMartin (wing), Peter Kachel (bench)
Changes:
Ray Black (wing to bench)

St George

Previous Game:
Wills Cup 1973 - Final vs. Newtown
Next Game:
Round 2 vs. Manly
Out:
Geoff Carr (wing), Harry Eden (front row), Col Rasmussen (hooker), Lindsay Drake (lock), John Peard (bench)
In:
Gary Pethybridge (centre), Brian Norton (front row), Steve Edge (hooker), Barry Beath (second row)
Changes:
Ted Goodwin (centre to wing), Rod Reddy (second row to lock)

Match Notes

Trevor Ryan injured a hamstring in the 1st half and was replaced by Ray Black then Black injured a knee in the 2nd half and was replaced by Peter Kachel.

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson