Round 22
Newtown 11 lost to North Sydney Bears 15
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12870 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd August, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Arthur Neville | |||||||
| Venue | Erskineville (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,666 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 12 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | North Sydney | ||||||
| Brian MOORE | T | 2 | Ken IRVINE | |||||
| George AMBRUM | ||||||||
| John BONHAM | 4/6 | G | 3 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Newtown | Teams | North Sydney | ||||||
| Dave BARSLEY | 1 | FB | 1 | John BOOBY | ||||
| Dave COTTER | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE | ||||
| Brian MOORE | 3 | C | 3 | Owen O'DONNELL | ||||
| Bob CARNEGIE (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Dave WOOD | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | 5 | W | 5 | George AMBRUM | ||||
| Barry WOOD | 6 | FE | 6 | Graham WILLIAMS (c) | ||||
| John BONHAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny FAIRNS | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN | 8 | L | 8 | John McDONELL | ||||
| Charlie RENILSON | 9 | 2R | 9 | Noel CAVANAGH | ||||
| Phil FLACK | 23 | 2R | 10 | Peter JACQUES | ||||
| Oscar DANIELSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| Doug KEMISTER | 12 | HK | 12 | Dick HARRIS | ||||
| Terry BOWLES | 13 | FR | 13 | Dave BRIDGEWATER | ||||
| John OAKLEY | 22 | B | 14 | Warren CHATFIELD | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Roy FRANCIS | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Endeavour Cup 1970 - Round 1 vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Bob Keyes (wing), Col Casey (second row)
- In:
- Dave Cotter (wing), Terry Bowles (front row)
- Changes:
- Phil Flack (front row to second row)
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Leo Toohey (five-eighth), Peter Mullins (hooker)
- In:
- Dick Harris (hooker), Warren Chatfield (bench)
- Changes:
- Graham Williams (halfback to five-eighth), Johnny Fairns (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
This match was scheduled to be played Sat 22 Aug at Henson Park however a strike by Marrickville Council workers closed the ground. The NSWRL moved the match to Sun 23 Aug at Erskinville Oval.
Phil Flack was a late replacement for Col Casey in the Newtown team.
Ken Irvine scored the last try in the premiership at Erskineville Oval.
John Bonham's last goal in this game. was also the last points in the premiership at Erskineville Oval.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables

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