Round 1
Western Suburbs Magpies 8 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 5
| 1976 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13573 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 21st March, 1976 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr | |||||||
| Venue | Lidcombe (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,538 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 10 | |||||
| Western Suburbs | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Don ROGERS | 2 | T | Kevin STEVENS | |||||
| Graeme O'GRADY | 1/4 | G | 1/1 | Royce AYLIFFE | ||||
| Wayne SMITH | 0/1 | 0/2 | John BRASS | |||||
| Western Suburbs | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Wayne SMITH | 1 | FB | 1 | Russell FAIRFAX | ||||
| Don ROGERS | 2 | W | 2 | Ian SCHUBERT | ||||
| Ron GITEAU | 3 | C | 3 | John BRASS (c) | ||||
| Robbie PARKER | 4 | C | 4 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| Russell MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Bruce PICKETT | ||||
| Graeme O'GRADY | 6 | FE | 6 | Kevin STEVENS | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES | ||||
| Les BOYD | 8 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE | ||||
| Geoff FOSTER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Barry REILLY | ||||
| John ELFORD | 10 | 2R | 10 | Peter FITZGERALD | ||||
| John DONNELLY | 11 | FR | 11 | Ken JONES | ||||
| John PURCELL | 12 | HK | 12 | Elwyn WALTERS | ||||
| Peter YOUNG | 13 | FR | 13 | Royce AYLIFFE | ||||
| Mick LIUBINSKAS | 17 | B | 18 | Terry KEEN | ||||
| B | 19 | Michael MOSMAN | ||||||
| Don PARISH | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1976 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Trevor Scarr (wing), Jim Murphy (front row), Shane Day (hooker), Ron Palmer (second row)
- In:
- Wayne Smith (fullback), Peter Young (front row), John Purcell (hooker), John Elford (second row), Mick Liubinskas (bench)
- Changes:
- Russell Mullins (fullback to wing)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1976 Wills Cup - Round 3 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Penrith
- Out:
- Greg Townsend (fullback), Bill Mullins (wing), Ian Mackay (front row), Trevor Barnes (bench), Des O'Reilly (bench), Mal Connor (bench)
- In:
- Russell Fairfax (fullback), Mark Harris (centre), Terry Keen (bench), Michael Mosman (bench)
- Changes:
- Ian Schubert (centre to wing), Royce Ayliffe (bench to front row)
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
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