Wills Cup 1971

Round 4

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Summary of Matches

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> Manly 16 (K. Irvine 2, I. Martin, E. Whiley tries; B. Batty, G. Eadie goals) defeated Newtown 4 (J. Bonham 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Manly 5-4. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 11,058.

Manly: Batty, Irvine, McDonald, Randall, Moritz; Martin, Ward; Hamilton, Jones (C), Pounder, Thomson, Moses, Drake. Int: Whiley, Eadie.

Newtown: Barsley, Williamson, Carnegie (C), Moore, Maddalena; O'Connor, Bonham; Reid, Robertson, Bowles, Casey, Renilson, Raleigh.

> South Sydney 20 (B. Grant, B. McCarthy, G. Stevens, E. Walters tries; E. Simms 4 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 (K. Junee try; A. McKean 2 goals) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Fri, 12th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: South Sydney 4-2. Referee: Jack Farrelly. Crowd: 7,742.

South Sydney: Simms, Honan, Smith, Sait, Branighan; Pittard, Grant; Sattler (C), Walters, O'Neill, McCarthy, Stevens, Bampton. Int: Edwards.

Eastern Suburbs: McKean, Mullins, Brass (C), Harris, Williams; Peard, Junee; Goldspink, Moscatt, Morgan, Walker, Baker, Reilly. Int: Larkin.

> Cronulla 25 (D. Cotter, K. Dixon, K. Hogan, M. Souter, B. Wear tries; G. Taylforth 5 goals) defeated Canterbury 10 (R. Costello, R. Strudwick tries; P. Inskip 2 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 12-5. Referee: Phil McCarroll. Crowd: 13,700.

Canterbury: Inskip, Strudwick, Greaves (C), Rhodes, James; Scahill, Hutchings; Payne, Driscoll, Charlton, Costello, Hornery, Raper. Int: Bellamy.

Cronulla: Pierce, Corcoran, Taylor, Wear, Cotter; Hogan, Bishop (C); Souter, Turner, Taylforth, Dixon, Cooper, Urquhart.

> North Sydney 17 (O. O'Donnell, M. Simmons, G. Williams tries; B. Glasgow 4 goals) defeated Balmain 13 (P. Cross 2, G. Leo tries; L. Killeen 2 goals) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sat, 13th March. Kickoff: 8:30 PM. Halftime: North Sydney 7-5. Referee: Les Samuelson. Crowd: 5,911.

North Sydney: Glasgow, Ambrum, O'Donnell, Wood, Arrand; Doyle, Williams; Mills, Warner, Hicks (C), Simmons, Cavanagh, McDonell. Int: Jacques, Mullins, McLachlan, Grew.

Balmain: Smithies, Cross, Parker, Thomson, Killeen; Fardell, Outten (C); Leo, Boulton, McTaggart, Tutty, Connell, Palmer. Int: Starling, Mayhew.

> Parramatta 26 (K. Campbell, J. McMartin, K. MacFarlane, J. Wilson tries; B. Liles 7 goals) drew with Western Suburbs 26 (D. Timbs 3, B. Bryant, T. Raudonikis, K. Stonestreet tries; P. Flanders 4 goals) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 4:00 PM. Halftime: Parramatta 24-3. Referee: Laurie Bruyeres. Crowd: 3,090.

Parramatta: Liles, Langmack, Pethybridge, Rushworth, MacFarlane; Wilson, Warby; O'Reilly, McMartin, Fitzgerald, Lynch, Thornett (C), Campbell.

Western Suburbs: Ford, Elford, Ferguson (C), Murphy, Alchin; Raudonikis, Maxwell; Skeers, Stonestreet, Winter, Baker, Cody, Bryant. Int: Flanders, Timbs.

> St George 28 (G. Langlands 3, B. Beath 2, K. Maddison tries; G. Langlands 5 goals) defeated Penrith 0 at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sun, 14th March. Kickoff: 4:00 PM. Halftime: St George 15-0. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 5,037.

St George: Langlands (C), Gorton, Carr, O'Sullivan, King; Hawthorne, Smith; Bowen, Rasmussen, Norton, Maddison, Beath, Fitzgerald. Int: Maddison.

Penrith: Leary, Hatton, Moran, Applebee, McMartin; Steele, Sing; Johnstone, Workman (C), Broad, Harvey, Stapley, Kliendienst.