Round 17
North Sydney Bears 13 lost to Penrith Panthers 17
| NSWRFL 1971 Round 17 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/12975 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th July, 1971 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | North Sydney (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,373 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| North Sydney | Scoresheet | Penrith | ||||||
| Frank COLLINS JNR | T | Rod ELLIOTT | ||||||
| Phil FRANKS | Reg HATTON | |||||||
| John McDONELL | Ralph MICHAELS | |||||||
| Owen O'DONNELL | 2 | G | 4/4 | Ian McKECHNIE | ||||
| North Sydney | Teams | Penrith | ||||||
| Phil FRANKS | 1 | FB | 1 | Mike LEARY | ||||
| George VARELA | 2 | W | 2 | Ralph MICHAELS | ||||
| Owen O'DONNELL (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Mal McMARTIN | ||||
| Laurie MORASCHI | 4 | C | 4 | Ian McKECHNIE (c) | ||||
| Frank COLLINS JNR | 5 | W | 5 | Reg HATTON | ||||
| Mal McLACHLAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Grahame MORAN | ||||
| Johnny FAIRNS | 7 | HB | 7 | Noel SING | ||||
| Bruce WALKER | 8 | L | 8 | Phil KLIENDIENST | ||||
| John McDONELL | 9 | 2R | 9 | Rod ELLIOTT | ||||
| John PAYNE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gary HARVEY | ||||
| Glen WHITNEY | 11 | FR | 11 | Terry GEARY | ||||
| Ross FRANKLIN | 12 | HK | 12 | Ron WORKMAN | ||||
| Jim MILLS | 13 | FR | 13 | Tim SHEENS | ||||
| Brian ROWE | 14 | B | 14 | Zac OLEJARNIK | ||||
| Merv HICKS | HC | Bob BOLAND | ||||||
Team Info
North Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- John Booby (wing), Rex Murphy (centre), George Ambrum (wing), Steve Williams (halfback), Ross Warner (hooker), Noel Cavanagh (second row), Warren Evans (second row), F Marshall (bench)
- In:
- Phil Franks (fullback), Owen O'Donnell (centre), Frank Collins Jnr (wing), Johnny Fairns (halfback), Ross Franklin (hooker), John Payne (second row), John McDonell (second row), Brian Rowe (bench)
- Changes:
- Laurie Moraschi (fullback to centre), George Varela (centre to wing)
Penrith
- Previous Game:
- Round 16 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 18 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- David Applebee (centre)
- In:
- Ralph Michaels (wing), Zac Olejarnik (bench)
- Changes:
- Mal McMartin (wing to centre)
Match Notes
Bruce Ward dropped out of the Penrith side on Thursday still suffering from a knee injury and was replaced by Tim Sheens, John Moran dropped out Friday also with a knee injury he was replaced by Ralph Michaels.
Grahame Moran was replaced at halftime by Zac Olejarnik due to a leg injury.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Max Turner

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