Preseason Cup 1968

Round 2

Other Rounds

Summary of Matches

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> Canterbury 8 (C. Gartner, R. Kidd tries; R. Raper goal) defeated Balmain 7 (H. Browne try; S. Williams 2 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Thu, 29th February. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Balmain 5-3. Referee: Brian Barry. Crowd: 12,476.

Canterbury: Johns, Brown, Hughes, Gartner, Reynolds; Doyle, Kidd; Hicks, Brown, Ryan (C), Goldspink, Taylforth, Raper. Int: Wedgewood, Smith.

Balmain: Gilligan, Browne, Moraschi, Ruebner, Moss; Bolton, Williams; Leo, Henderson, Beetson, Spencer, Clothier, Provan (C). Int: Fryer, Fitzgibbon.

> St George 11 (K. Maddison try; D. Preston 4 goals) defeated North Sydney 6 (K. Russell 3 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Fri, 1st March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: North Sydney 6-4. Scrums: St George 17-9. Referee: Laurie Bruyeres. Crowd: 7,761.

St George: Langlands, Preston, Branson, Maddison, King; Hawthorne, Smith; Wittenberg, Riipinen, Toga, Beath, Rasmussen, Raper (C). Int: Bowen.

North Sydney: Maher, Russell, Cubis, McDonell, Thompson; Banks, Plater; Norton, Warner, Schroder, Pitt, Hancock, Greenwood (C). Int: Sneddon, Chatfield.

> Manly 15 (B. Batty, K. Day, M. McLean tries; B. Batty 3 goals) defeated Cronulla 7 (T. Hughes try; T. Hughes goal; J. Danzey Jnr field goal) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sat, 2nd March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Manly 7-5. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 2,938.

Manly: Batty, Whitaker, Tennant, MacDougall, Hanigan; Fulton (C), Stanton; Hamilton, Jones, Veivers, Day, Knox, Bradstreet. Int: McLean, Simmons.

Cronulla: Abercrombie, Westwood, Dutton, Ryan, Newell; Danzey Jnr (C), Hughes; McRitchie, Hynes, Wilson, Levin, Wilson, Sams.

> Western Suburbs 8 (D. Barsley 4 goals) drew with Penrith 8 (L. Fagan, B. Tonkin tries; B. Landers goal) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sat, 2nd March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Western Suburbs 6-2. Referee: Les Samuelson. Crowd: 3,200.

Western Suburbs: Barsley, Packham, Ferguson, Glasgow, Fisher; McGuinness, Maxwell; Allison, Stonestreet, Walkaden, Armstrong, Hayes (C), Hornery. Int: Goodman, Bryant.

Penrith: Bailey, Mara, Gillon, Peckham, Landers; Moran, Fagan; Boland (C), Workman, Piper, Linde, Tonkin, Raper. Int: Wilson.

> Newtown 26 (B. Carnegie 3, R. Hatton, B. Keyes, B. Moore tries; D. Cotter 3 goals; K. Haimes field goal) defeated Eastern Suburbs 11 (G. Collins try; A. McKean 2 goals; K. Ashley, K. Junee field goals) at Henson Park.
Date: Sun, 3rd March. Kickoff: 3:30 PM. Halftime: Newtown 12-4. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 4,078.

Newtown: Maddalena, Cotter, Moore, Keyes (C), Hatton; Carnegie, Haimes; Harris, Jeffreys, Cuneo, Oakley, Melville, Puddick.

Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Plater, Dickenson, Saddler, Grady; Matthews (C), Junee; Walsh, Schultz, Walker, Crofton, Ashley, Geraghty. Int: Collins, Owens.

> Parramatta 17 (D. Thornett, J. Turski, B. Winney tries; A. Brown 4 goals) defeated South Sydney 16 (M. Cleary, W. Stevens tries; K. Longbottom 3, E. Simms goals; E. Simms field goal) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 3rd March. Kickoff: 3:30 PM. Halftime: Parramatta 12-6. Referee: Jack Bradley. Crowd: 15,623.

Parramatta: Thornett, Brown, Graham, Rushworth, Turski; Pickup, Winney; Jones, Dugid, Leaney, Lynch, Thornett (C), Heinrich. Int: Burke.

South Sydney: Longbottom, Cleary, Lisle, Moses, Stevens; Norgard, Jones; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Scott, Coote. Int: Simms, Stevens.