Round 1
Balmain Tigers 27 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 5
| 1979 NSWRFL Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13987 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th March, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,268 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Les MARA | 2 | T | Kevin HASTINGS | |||||
| Rod MORRIS | ||||||||
| Allan McMAHON | ||||||||
| Wayne WIGHAM | ||||||||
| Wayne MIRANDA | 6/7 | G | Ken WRIGHT | |||||
| OFF | Royce AYLIFFE | |||||||
| John HARVEY | ||||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Allan McMAHON | 1 | FB | 1 | Russell FAIRFAX | ||||
| Wayne MIRANDA | 2 | W | 2 | Ian SCHUBERT | ||||
| Dennis BENDALL | 3 | C | 3 | Greg OWENS | ||||
| Wayne WIGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Ken WRIGHT | ||||
| Larry COROWA | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||
| Les MARA | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) | ||||
| Greg OLIPHANT (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Kevin HASTINGS | ||||
| Neil PRINGLE | 8 | L | 8 | John MACKAY | ||||
| Gary SPEARS | 9 | 2R | 9 | John HARVEY | ||||
| Mick LIUBINSKAS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Garry METCALFE | ||||
| David GRANT | 11 | FR | 11 | Royce AYLIFFE | ||||
| Frank MARINO | 12 | HK | 12 | Arthur MOUNTIER | ||||
| Rod MORRIS | 13 | FR | 13 | Bob O'REILLY | ||||
| Percy KNIGHT | 14 | B | 14 | Mark HARRIS | ||||
| Gary WEBSTER | 15 | B | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Craven Mild Cup - Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Guy Tully (hooker), Geoff Naylor (front row), Steve Lavers (second row), Peter Ninness (bench)
- In:
- David Grant (front row), Gary Webster (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Spears (lock to second row), Frank Marino (bench to hooker), Neil Pringle (bench to lock)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Craven Mild Cup - Final vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- 1979 AMCO Cup - Round 1 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Gavin Miller (centre), Paul Jelfs (bench), Des O'Reilly (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Owens (bench to centre)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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