Round 16
Newtown Jets 7 lost to South Sydney Rabbitohs 8
| 1973 NSWRFL Round 16 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13242 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 8th July, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,909 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 5 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Tom MELVILLE | T | 2 | Tom MOYLAN | |||||
| John BONHAM | 2 | G | 1/3 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Newtown | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| John FLOYD | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Tom MOYLAN | ||||
| Brian MOORE | 3 | C | 3 | Tom MOONEY | ||||
| Henry WILLIAMSON | 4 | C | 4 | Jeff WITHERS | ||||
| Ron FOGARTY | 5 | W | 5 | Keith EDWARDS | ||||
| John BONHAM | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD (c) | ||||
| Des O'CONNOR | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob GRANT | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN | 8 | L | 8 | Rod URQUHART | ||||
| Graham MATTHEWS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Gary STEVENS | ||||
| Paul DAWSON | 10 | 2R | 10 | Paul SAIT | ||||
| Tom MELVILLE | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim HALL | ||||
| Mark ROBERTSON | 12 | HK | 12 | George PIGGINS | ||||
| Col CASEY | 13 | FR | 22 | Herbie TIMMS | ||||
| Bruce PICKETT | 18 | B | 36 | Brian WALL | ||||
| Dennis GARDINER | 26 | B | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 15 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 17 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Neil Pringle (lock), John Bradstock (bench), David Bell (bench)
- In:
- Graham Matthews (second row), Bruce Pickett (bench), Dennis Gardiner (bench)
- Changes:
- Des O'Connor (five-eighth to halfback), John Bonham (halfback to five-eighth), Gary Sullivan (second row to lock)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 15 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 17 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Ross Birrell (centre), Bob McMillan (halfback), Steve Reilly (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Bob McCarthy (second row), Darrell Bampton (bench)
- In:
- Jeff Withers (centre), Bob Grant (halfback), Herbie Timms (front row), George Piggins (hooker), Rod Urquhart (lock), Brian Wall (bench)
- Changes:
- Keith Edwards (centre to wing), Tom Mooney (wing to centre), Paul Sait (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Steve Reilly withdrew from the Souths team on Thursday with a calf injury and was replaced by Herbie Timms, Bob McMillan failed a fitness test on Friday and was replaced by Bob Grant.
Bruce Pickett replaced Ron Fogerty late in the 2nd half.
Brian Wall replaced Bob Grant with 10 mins remaining due to a shoulder injury.
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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