Round 4
Newtown 10 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 9
| NSWRFL 1971 Round 4 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12902 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 18th April, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Farrelly | |||||||
| Venue | Henson (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,610 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 13 | |||||
| Newtown | Scoresheet | Cronulla | ||||||
| Danny GOUGH | T | Dave COTTER | ||||||
| Brian MOORE | ||||||||
| John BONHAM | 2 | G | 3 | Barry ANDREWS | ||||
| OFF | Rod URQUHART | |||||||
| Newtown | Teams | Cronulla | ||||||
| Dave BARSLEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg PIERCE | ||||
| Danny GOUGH | 15 | W | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | ||||
| Barry WOOD | 3 | C | 3 | Barry ANDREWS | ||||
| Brian MOORE (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Bob WEAR | ||||
| Alan MADDALENA | 5 | W | 5 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| Des O'CONNOR | 6 | FE | 6 | Kevin HOGAN | ||||
| John BONHAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Tommy BISHOP (c) | ||||
| Bob CARNEGIE | 8 | L | 8 | Rod URQUHART | ||||
| Barry BRIGGS | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dave COOPER | ||||
| Greg BANDIERA | 10 | 2R | 10 | John MAGUIRE | ||||
| Col CASEY | 11 | FR | 11 | George TAYLFORTH | ||||
| Graham TUCKER | 38 | HK | 12 | Ron TURNER | ||||
| Charlie RENILSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Greg ALLEN | ||||
| Doug COLEMAN | 19 | B | 24 | Fred DENNEHY | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Tommy BISHOP | ||||||
Team Info
Newtown
- Previous Game:
- Round 3 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Doug Kemister (hooker), Oscar Danielson (front row), Gary Sullivan (second row)
- In:
- Des O'Connor (five-eighth), Graham Tucker (hooker), Barry Briggs (second row), Bob Carnegie (lock)
- Changes:
- Doug Coleman (centre to bench), Barry Wood (five-eighth to centre), Col Casey (second row to front row), Greg Bandiera (lock to second row)
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 3 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 5 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Paul Taylor (centre), Les Bell (bench)
- In:
- Barry Andrews (centre), Fred Dennehy (bench)
Match Notes
Lionel Williamson & Mark Robertson dropped out of the Newtown team following Thursday training and were replaced by Danny Gough & Graham Tucker.
Rod Urquhart was sent off 5 mins before halftime for a head butt. Tommy Bishop was taken from the field with 17 mins remaining due to concussion and was replaced by Fred Dennehy. George Taylforth who suffered a depressed fracture of the cheekbone refused to leave the field and completed the game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner

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