1979 NSWRFL

Balmain Tigers - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: Ron Willey
Captains: Greg Oliphant (19); Allan McMahon (3)
Biggest home crowd: 18,659 (vs. Western Suburbs in round 13)
Average home crowd: 11,333
Top pointscorer: Premiership: Wayne Miranda (130); All Matches: Wayne Miranda (160)
Top tryscorer: Premiership: Larry Corowa (14); All Matches: Larry Corowa (19)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Feb 24	Sat 4:30pm	CMC (1)	H	Western Suburbs	W	18	-	17	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	5,820		>
Mar 3	Sat 4:30pm	CMC (2)	H	Parramatta	W	19	-	5	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	5,526		>
11	Sun 4:30pm	CMC (3)	A	Penrith	W	17	-	16	G Oliphant	R Willey	Penrith Park	7,001		>
17	Sat 8:00pm	CMC (F)	A *	Eastern Suburbs	L	9	-	12	G Oliphant	R Willey	SCG	16,865		>
25	Sun 3:00pm	Round 1	H	Eastern Suburbs	W	27	-	5	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	10,268	3rd	>
31	Sat 3:00pm	Round 2	A	Western Suburbs	L	12	-	22	G Oliphant	R Willey	Lidcombe	10,856	2nd	>
Apr 8	Sun 3:00pm	Round 3	A	Cronulla	W	14	-	5	G Oliphant	R Willey	Endeavour	11,868	5th	>
15	Sun 3:00pm	Round 4	H	Canterbury	L	13	-	26	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	15,736	3rd	>
21	Sat 3:00pm	Round 5	H	St George	W	27	-	20	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	11,621	2nd	>
25	Wed 7:30pm	AC (1)	A *	Western Suburbs	L	11	-	22	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	5,956		>
29	Sun 3:00pm	Round 6	A	Newtown	W	16	-	12	G Oliphant	R Willey	Henson	6,328	5th	>
May 6	Sun 3:00pm	Round 7	H	Manly	W	12	-	7	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	4,638	3rd	>
13	Sun 3:00pm	Round 8	A	Penrith	D	18	-	18	G Oliphant	R Willey	Penrith Park	10,736	2nd	>
20	Sun 3:00pm	Round 9	H	North Sydney	W	25	-	10	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	6,689	4th	>
27	Sun 3:00pm	Round 10	A	Parramatta	L	7	-	42	G Oliphant	R Willey	Cumberland	18,347	3rd	>
Jun 3	Sun 3:00pm	Round 11	H	Souths	W	15	-	5	A McMahon	R Willey	Leichhardt	8,003	6th	>
10	Sun 3:00pm	Round 12	A	Eastern Suburbs	W	31	-	3	A McMahon	R Willey	Sports Ground	8,027	5th	>
18	Mon 3:00pm	Round 13	H	Western Suburbs	L	15	-	17	A McMahon	R Willey	Leichhardt	18,659	4th	>
20	Wed 7:00pm	AC (2)	H	Souths	W	5	-	3	L Mara	R Willey	Leichhardt			>
Jul 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 15	A	Canterbury	L	15	-	17	G Oliphant	R Willey	Belmore	15,105	5th	>
8	Sun 3:00pm	Round 16	A	St George	W	20	-	7	G Oliphant	R Willey	Kogarah	17,168	6th	>
11	Wed 7:00pm	AC (3)	A	NSW Country Firsts	W	25	-	11	G Oliphant	R Willey	Oakes	8,000		>
15	Sun 3:00pm	Round 17	H	Newtown	W	12	-	8	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	6,394	2nd	>
22	Sun 3:00pm	Round 18	A	Manly	L	8	-	24	G Oliphant	R Willey	Brookvale	12,521	5th	>
29	Sun 3:00pm	Round 19	H	Penrith	W	20	-	13	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	8,930	5th	>
Aug 5	Sun 3:00pm	Round 20	A	North Sydney	W	22	-	18	G Oliphant	R Willey	North Sydney	4,157	6th	>
12	Sun 3:00pm	Round 21	H	Parramatta	L	10	-	11	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	17,500	4th	>
19	Sun 3:00pm	Round 14	H	Cronulla	L	8	-	11	G Oliphant	R Willey	Leichhardt	16,227	6th	>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 22	A	Souths	L	11	-	12	G Oliphant	R Willey	Redfern	12,610	6th	>

29 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
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Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
BENDALL, Dennis	22			20	-	20	4	-	-	12	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	26	-	26	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
BONNER, Des	26			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
COROWA, Larry	22			17	-	17	14	-	-	42	-	-	5	-	5	5	-	-	15	-	-	22	-	22	19	-	-	57	-	-	List
DALZIEL, Paul	-			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DELPECH, Lindsay	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DUFFY, Peter	27			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FREWIN, Steve	-			4	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GILLOGLY, Tom	25	Taree		-	2	2	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-	5	-	-	List
GRANT, David	23			17	-	17	5	-	-	15	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	5	-	-	15	-	-	List
HILLIARD, Bill	27			2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KERR, Steve	19			7	1	8	3	14	-	37	-	-	2	1	3	-	8	-	16	-	-	9	2	11	3	22	-	53	-	-	List
KING, David	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KNIGHT, Percy	24			4	4	8	3	-	-	9	-	-	2	3	5	1	-	-	3	-	-	6	7	13	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
LAVERS, Steve	25			14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	21	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
LAWSON, Mark	20			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LIUBINSKAS, Mick	24	Perth		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
LONNON, Gary	-			-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McMAHON, Allan	25	Wollongong		16	-	16	4	-	-	12	-	1	5	-	5	2	-	-	6	-	-	21	-	21	6	-	-	18	-	1	List
MARA, Les	-			17	-	17	7	-	-	21	-	-	6	1	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	1	24	7	-	-	21	-	-	List
MARINO, Frank	-			5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MARTIN, Lloyd	24			3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MAYBURY, Noel	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MIRANDA, Wayne	22			18	-	18	4	59	-	130	-	-	6	-	6	-	15	-	30	-	-	24	-	24	4	74	-	160	-	-	List
MORRIS, Rod	29	Ipswich		20	-	20	1	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	24	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
MUGGLETON, John	19	Sydney		5	1	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	8	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
NAYLOR, Geoff	-			15	1	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	1	23	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
NINNESS, Peter	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OLIPHANT, Greg	29	Brisbane		19	-	19	2	-	3	9	-	1	6	-	6	-	-	1	1	-	-	25	-	25	2	-	4	10	-	1	List
PRINGLE, Neil	27			14	2	16	5	-	-	15	-	-	3	1	4	4	-	-	12	-	1	17	3	20	9	-	-	27	-	1	List
SCHAEFER, Phil	21	Dhaka		3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SPEARS, Gary	22			22	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	27	1	28	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
TULLY, Guy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WEBSTER, Gary	21	Sydney		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WHITTAKER, Neil	22	Crookwell		16	1	17	2	-	-	6	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	2	20	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
WIGHAM, Wayne	21			22	-	22	13	-	-	39	-	-	7	-	7	1	3	-	9	-	-	29	-	29	14	3	-	48	-	-	List
35 players	24.02		4 cur. / 13 tot.	22 matches			69	74	3	358	0	3	7 matches			17	26	1	104	0	1	29 matches			86	100	4	462	0	4

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 26 Aug 1979. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Max Turner

1979 NSWRFL

Balmain Tigers - Season Summary

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