Round 1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 6 lost to Western Suburbs Magpies 13
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/11958 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 5th April, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 9:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,900 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 4 | |||||
| Manly | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| T | Arthur SUMMONS | |||||||
| Barry O'CONNELL | 3 | G | 5/8 | Don PARISH | ||||
| OFF | Wal HINKLEY | |||||||
| Noel KELLY | ||||||||
| Manly | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Tony PASKINS (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken BRAY | ||||
| Brian ALLSOP | 2 | W | 2 | John MOWBRAY | ||||
| Frank STANTON | 3 | C | 3 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Fred YAKICH | 4 | C | 4 | Gil MacDOUGALL | ||||
| Bob BATTY | 5 | W | 5 | Peter DIMOND | ||||
| Barry O'CONNELL | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob McGUINNESS | ||||
| Peter BURKE | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur SUMMONS (c) | ||||
| Jack SINCLAIR | 8 | L | 8 | Kevin SMYTH | ||||
| George HUGO | 9 | 2R | 9 | John HAYES | ||||
| Doug WALKADEN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Jim CODY | ||||
| Bernie CUNEO | 11 | FR | 11 | Denis MEANEY | ||||
| Fred JONES | 12 | HK | 12 | Wal HINKLEY | ||||
| Rex MOSSOP | 13 | FR | 13 | Noel KELLY | ||||
| Tony PASKINS | HC | Jack FITZGERALD | ||||||
Team Info
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1963 - Semi Final vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ross Everingham (centre), Nick Yakich (wing)
- In:
- Fred Yakich (centre), Bob Batty (wing)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Preseason Cup 1963 - Round 4 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Dave Barsley (wing), Roger Buttenshaw (five-eighth), Garry Russell (second row), Don White (second row)
- In:
- Gil MacDougall (centre), Peter Dimond (wing), Bob McGuinness (five-eighth), Noel Kelly (front row)
- Changes:
- Jim Cody (centre to second row), John Hayes (front row to second row)
Match Notes
This was the first ever game played at night in the NSWRL
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables

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