Round 1
Parramatta Eels 16 lost to Balmain Tigers 17
| NSWRFL 1968 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12476 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st March, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Bradley | |||||||
| Venue | Cumberland (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,968 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Barry RUSHWORTH | T | 2 | George RUEBNER | |||||
| Brian WINNEY | Len KILLEEN | |||||||
| Peter PETERS | 3 | G | 4 | Len KILLEEN | ||||
| Brian WINNEY | 2 | FG | ||||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT | 1 | FB | 1 | Michael ROSS | ||||
| Arch BROWN | 2 | W | 2 | Hal BROWNE | ||||
| Ron GRAHAM | 3 | C | 3 | Laurie MORASCHI | ||||
| Barry RUSHWORTH | 4 | C | 4 | George RUEBNER | ||||
| Paul GIBSON | 5 | W | 5 | Len KILLEEN | ||||
| Fred PICKUP | 6 | FE | 6 | Peter JONES | ||||
| Brian WINNEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Syd WILLIAMS | ||||
| Ron LYNCH | 8 | L | 8 | Allan FITZGIBBON | ||||
| Dick THORNETT (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Peter PROVAN (c) | ||||
| Peter PETERS | 10 | 2R | 10 | John SPENCER | ||||
| Mike JONES | 11 | FR | 11 | Ron CLOTHIER | ||||
| Bill JONES | 12 | HK | 12 | Norm MILLER | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY | 13 | FR | 13 | Peter DAVIES | ||||
| Kerry BURKE | 14 | B | ||||||
| Ian JOHNSTON | HC | Keith BARNES | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Playoff vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Joe Turski (wing), Mal McMartin (lock), Ivor Lingard (bench)
- In:
- Ron Graham (centre), Ron Lynch (lock), Kerry Burke (bench)
- Changes:
- Fred Pickup (centre to five-eighth), Paul Gibson (five-eighth to wing)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1968 - Round 4 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- John Gilligan (fullback), Mick Alchin (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Garry Leo (front row), Norm Henderson (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row)
- In:
- Michael Ross (fullback), Hal Browne (wing), Peter Jones (five-eighth), Peter Davies (front row), Norm Miller (hooker)
- Changes:
- Ron Clothier (second row to front row), Peter Provan (lock to second row), Allan Fitzgibbon (bench to lock)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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