Round 5
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 23 def. Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 17
| NSWRFL 1971 Round 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12907 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 25th April, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Bennett | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,559 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 14 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | Cronulla | ||||||
| John BRASS | T | Fred DENNEHY | ||||||
| Michael CLEARY | Ron TURNER | |||||||
| Kevin JUNEE | Chris WELLMAN | |||||||
| Jim MORGAN | ||||||||
| Bill MULLINS | ||||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 4 | G | 4 | Barry ANDREWS | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | Cronulla | ||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg PIERCE | ||||
| Michael CLEARY | 2 | W | 2 | Ray CORCORAN | ||||
| John BRASS (c) | 3 | C | 6 | Kevin HOGAN | ||||
| Mark HARRIS | 4 | C | 4 | Bob WEAR | ||||
| Bill MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Dave COTTER | ||||
| John BALLESTY | 6 | FE | 3 | Barry ANDREWS | ||||
| Kevin JUNEE | 7 | HB | 7 | Fred DENNEHY | ||||
| Ron SADDLER | 21 | L | 8 | Chris WELLMAN | ||||
| Kevin GOLDSPINK | 9 | 2R | 9 | Dave COOPER | ||||
| Louis NEUMANN | 10 | 2R | 10 | John MAGUIRE | ||||
| Jim MORGAN | 11 | FR | 11 | Alan KENNINGTON | ||||
| Kel BROWN | 25 | HK | 12 | Ron TURNER (c) | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON | 13 | FR | 13 | Greg ALLEN | ||||
| Don FURNER | HC | Tommy BISHOP | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- John Peard (five-eighth), Peter Moscatt (hooker), John Quayle (second row), Barry Reilly (lock)
- In:
- John Ballesty (five-eighth), Kel Brown (hooker), Jim Morgan (front row), Ron Saddler (lock)
- Changes:
- Kevin Goldspink (front row to second row)
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. St George
- Out:
- Tommy Bishop (halfback), George Taylforth (front row), Rod Urquhart (lock)
- In:
- Alan Kennington (front row), Chris Wellman (lock)
- Changes:
- Barry Andrews (centre to five-eighth), Kevin Hogan (five-eighth to centre), Fred Dennehy (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Peter Moscatt & Barry Reilly both withdrew on Thursday from the Easts team with leg & shoulder injuries they were replaced by Kel Brown & Ron Saddler.
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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