Round 1
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 13 def. St George Dragons 10
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12474 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Holman (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,311 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | St George | ||||||
| Kevin JUNEE | T | Phil HAWTHORNE | ||||||
| Billy SMITH | ||||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 4/5 | G | Dennis PRESTON | |||||
| Kevin ASHLEY | FG | Billy SMITH | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | St George | ||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Dennis PRESTON | ||||
| Gary COLLINS | 2 | W | 2 | Stan GORTON | ||||
| Jim MATTHEWS (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Ron SADDLER | 4 | C | 4 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Bruce STEWART | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny KING | ||||
| John PEARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Phil HAWTHORNE | ||||
| Kevin JUNEE | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH | ||||
| Barry REILLY | 8 | L | 8 | John RAPER (c) | ||||
| Kevin ASHLEY | 9 | 2R | 9 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Graham MAYHEW | 10 | 2R | 10 | Barry BEATH | ||||
| Louis NEUMANN | 11 | FR | 11 | John WITTENBERG | ||||
| Bill SCHULTZ | 12 | HK | 12 | Norm HENDERSON | ||||
| John WALKER | 13 | FR | 13 | Apisai TOGA | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Norm PROVAN | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Cliff Boyd (fullback), George Fleming (wing), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Cyril Peel (front row), Ken Owens (hooker), John Geraghty (lock)
- In:
- Allan McKean (fullback), Bruce Stewart (wing), Kevin Junee (halfback), Bill Schultz (hooker), Louis Neumann (front row), Barry Reilly (lock)
St George
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Ken Maddison (centre), Peter Turner (hooker), Dick Huddart (second row), Graeme Turner (bench)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (centre), Norm Henderson (hooker), Elton Rasmussen (second 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