Round 2
Balmain Tigers 22 def. Newcastle Knights 20
| 1989 NSWRL Winfield Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2284 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th March, 1989 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,275 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 16 | |||||
| Balmain | Scoresheet | Newcastle | ||||||
| Gary FREEMAN | 2 | T | Jeff DOYLE | |||||
| Michael POBJIE | Peter JOHNSTON | |||||||
| Gary WURTH | ||||||||
| David BROOKS | 5/8 | G | 4/6 | Brian QUINTON | ||||
| BIN5 | Tony BUTTERFIELD | |||||||
| James GOULDING | ||||||||
| BIN | Glenn FRENDO | |||||||
| OFF | Peter JOHNSTON | |||||||
| Balmain | Teams | Newcastle | ||||||
| James GRANT | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary WURTH | ||||
| Tony CHALMERS | 2 | W | 2 | Brian QUINTON | ||||
| Steve BENKIC | 3 | C | 3 | Jeff DOYLE | ||||
| Michael POBJIE | 4 | C | 4 | Robbie McCORMACK | ||||
| Russel GARTNER | 5 | W | 5 | Glenn FRENDO | ||||
| Michael NEIL | 6 | FE | 6 | Michael HAGAN | ||||
| Gary FREEMAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve FULMER | ||||
| Paul CLARKE | 8 | FR | 8 | Peter JOHNSTON | ||||
| Ben ELIAS (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | Tony BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Bruce McGUIRE | 10 | FR | 10 | Mark SARGENT | ||||
| Paul SIRONEN | 11 | 2R | 11 | David THORNE | ||||
| Steve EDMED | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sam STEWART (c) | ||||
| David BROOKS | 13 | L | 13 | Marc GLANVILLE | ||||
| Matt PARISH | 14 | B | 14 | Michael McKIERNAN | ||||
| Michael MOSS | 15 | B | 15 | James GOULDING | ||||
| B | 16 | Tony TOWNSEND | ||||||
| B | 17 | Dairi KOVAE | ||||||
| Warren RYAN | HC | Allan McMAHON | ||||||
Team Info
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Brisbane
- Out:
- Steve O'Brien (centre), Steve Roach (front row), Kevin Hardwick (lock)
- In:
- Paul Clarke (front row), Matt Parish (bench), Michael Moss (bench)
- Changes:
- David Brooks (second row to lock), Steve Benkic (bench to centre), Steve Edmed (bench to second row)
Newcastle
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Arnold Krewanty (bench), John Allanson (bench)
- In:
- Tony Townsend (bench), Dairi Kovae (bench)
Match Notes
- Gary Freeman was cited and charged for gouging, copping a 12 week suspension. Peter Johnston was sent off for a similar offense but received no suspension
- Newcastle were incensed with the penalty count, including 8-1 to Balmain in the second half
- Steve Edmed played for 30 minutes with a broken jaw before being replaced
- Newcastle were down to 10 men at one stage in the match
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
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