Round 1
Balmain Tigers 14 lost to St George Dragons 29
| 1973 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13152 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (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:
- 1973 Wills Cup - 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:
- 1973 Wills Cup - 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:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron
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