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1978 NSWRFL

Transfers & Debuts

This page should not be used as an authoritative guide on player transfers & debuts. It is determined only on the information currently available in the RLP database.

The following points should also be considered:

  • "Debut" denotes players who have not played in the elite Australiasian or European league competition previously
  • Players who transferred mid season do not appear here (these can be easily found by selecting Players above and finding any who have more than one team next to their name)

Balmain Tigers

BONNER, Des
Western Division
COROWA, Larry
Debut
DUFFY, Peter
Balmain Tigers
GRANT, David
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
HILLIARD, Bill
South Sydney Rabbitohs
KNIGHT, Percy
Monaro
MARA, Les
South Sydney Rabbitohs
MARINO, Frank
Penrith Panthers
MARTIN, Lloyd
Past Christian Brothers
MIRANDA, Wayne
Debut
MUGGLETON, Merv
Balmain Tigers
NAYLOR, Geoff
Eastern Suburbs Tigers
PATON, Bob
Debut
SCHAEFER, Phil
Debut
TULLY, Guy
Debut

Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs

COLLIS, Stuart
Debut
FOLKES, Steve
Debut
MORTIMER, Chris
Debut

Cronulla Sutherland Sharks

BECKETT, Rowland
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
COX, Greg
Balmain Tigers
DUDMAN, Scott
Debut
GARDNER, Chris
Debut
NEVILLE, Brendan
Debut
RASMUSSEN, Mick
Debut
STARES, Gary
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks

Eastern Suburbs Roosters

HEALEY, Bill
Debut
JELFS, Paul
Debut
MACKAY, John
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
MILLER, Gavin
Western Suburbs Magpies
MOUNTIER, Arthur
Balmain Tigers
O'REILLY, Bob
Penrith Panthers
PLUMMER, Kevin
Debut
POWER, Alan
Past Christian Brothers
REAICHE, Joe
Debut
TOBIN, John
Debut

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

ASHWORTH, Tony
Debut
CROSS, Greg
Debut
GRAY, John
North Sydney Bears
HEALEY, Mick
North Sydney Bears
HIGGS, Ray
Parramatta Eels
KNIGHT, Stephen
Balmain Tigers
MARTIN, Steve
Riverina
PIERCE, Daryl
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
PLANTEN, Ed
Debut
WALKER, Bruce
North Sydney Bears

Newtown Jets

BOWDEN, Steve
Debut
BOYD, Gary
Debut
BUTTITA, Joe
Debut
DALTON, Dean
Debut
DOYLE, Chris
Debut
ELLIS, Craig
Debut
FOGARTY, Ron
New South Wales Country Firsts
GRECH, Bill
Debut
HETHERINGTON, Brian
Illawarra Firsts
HOWARD, Greg
Canterbury Bankstown
JENSEN, Barry
Balmain Tigers
KERMODE, Mick
Debut
NICHOLSON, Steve
Debut
OBORN, Luke
Debut
PARKER, Alan
Debut
PICKETT, Bruce
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
POBJIE, Kevin
Debut
RIBOT, John
Western Suburbs Brisbane
WOOD, Barry
North Sydney Bears

North Sydney Bears

BRADY, Peter
Debut
COOPER, Lee
Debut
GORTON, Col
Balmain Tigers
HORE, Lance
Debut
HUNTER, Russell
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
KELLY, Pat
Western Suburbs Brisbane
MUDD, Peter
Debut
QUIRK, Tony
St George Dragons
SCHOFIELD, Peter
Illawarra Firsts
SIMONS, Jeff
Debut
SMITH, Geoff
Western Suburbs Magpies
SNUGGS, Mark
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
VANDENBERG, John
Debut

Parramatta Eels

EMERY, David
Debut
FAGAN, Marty
Debut
HEDDLES, Greg
Debut
HEY, Ken
Western Suburbs Magpies
HOLTON, Glen
Debut
HUNDY, Pat
Western Suburbs Magpies
LOGUE, Tim
Parramatta Eels
MANN, John
Debut
PATTISON, Mick
Debut
PLATZ, Lew
Australia
STERLING, Peter
Debut
WEST, Glenn
Penrith Panthers
WHITE, Steve
Canterbury Bankstown

Penrith Panthers

ARMITSTEAD, Tim
Parramatta Eels
BOUSFIELD, Ken
Debut
FARRAGHER, John
Debut
FENTON, Warren
Debut
FOSTER, Henry
Debut
KELLY, Mick
Warrington
LAMBERT, Kent
Debut
MOORE, Greg
Parramatta Eels
MULLINS, Russell
Western Suburbs Magpies
O'DARE, Mark
Debut
PETHYBRIDGE, Gary
St George Dragons
SINCLAIR, Phil
Debut

St George Dragons

BRENNAN, Mitch
Southern Suburbs
BUCHANAN, Brad
Debut
BUCKLEY, Grahame
Debut
FITZPATRICK, Peter
Debut
JEFFRIES, Jack
Debut
KEARNEY, Ken
Debut
McDONNELL, Neil
Debut
TRUDGETT, Tony
Illawarra Firsts

South Sydney Rabbitohs

BAMPTON, Darrell
Illawarra Firsts
BARNES, Trevor
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
BRYANT, Harry
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
BUCHAN, Bruce
Debut
CHEESEMAN, Col
Debut
CORAK, Denis
Debut
DYKES, John
Penrith Panthers
FERGUSON, Eric
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
GIBBS, Nathan
Debut
GRIFFITHS, Morrie
Debut
KITINAS, Arthur
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
KNIGHT, Gary
Debut
LAURIE, Robert
Eastern Suburbs Roosters
McCARTHY, Bob
Canterbury Bankstown
PEEK, John
Canterbury Bankstown
ROCHE, Kevin
Debut
SELLAR, John
Debut
STRATTON, Bob
Debut
SYDENHAM, Steve
Debut

Western Suburbs Magpies

BRODRICK, Ron
Debut
BROUGHTON, Steve
Debut
CAIN, Eric
South Sydney Rabbitohs
CLARKE, Garry
Debut
CLOUGHESSY, Bill
Balmain Tigers
CROW, John
Debut
GIBBS, Bruce
Newtown Jets
REARDON, Trevor
South Sydney Rabbitohs
WAITE, David
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
WALSH, Peter
Western Suburbs Magpies