Round 5
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 28 def. Balmain Tigers 17
| NSWRFL 1972 Round 5 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/13043 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd April, 1972 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Barry Barnes | |||||||
| Venue | Sports Ground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,577 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 13 | |||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Mark HARRIS | 2 | T | Glen CAPELIN | |||||
| Peter FLANDERS | Tim MURPHY | |||||||
| Johnny MAYES | Dennis PRESTON | |||||||
| Bill MULLINS | ||||||||
| John QUAYLE | ||||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 5 | G | 4 | Dennis PRESTON | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Allan McKEAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Dennis PRESTON | ||||
| Peter FLANDERS | 2 | W | 2 | Paul CROSS | ||||
| Harry CAMERON | 3 | C | 3 | Trevor RYAN | ||||
| Mark HARRIS | 4 | C | 4 | Geoff STARLING | ||||
| Bill MULLINS | 5 | W | 5 | Glen CAPELIN | ||||
| John BALLESTY | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim MURPHY | ||||
| Johnny MAYES | 7 | HB | 7 | Russell WORTH | ||||
| John QUAYLE | 8 | L | 8 | Daryl PALMER | ||||
| Laurie FREIER | 9 | 2R | 22 | Joe WALSH | ||||
| John ARMSTRONG | 10 | 2R | 10 | Greg FRYER (c) | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON | 11 | FR | 11 | Barry McTAGGART | ||||
| Peter MOSCATT | 12 | HK | 12 | Peter BOULTON | ||||
| Jim MORGAN (c) | 13 | FR | 9 | Terry CROSS | ||||
| Don FURNER | HC | Leo NOSWORTHY | ||||||
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Dick Thornett (second row), Greg Bandiera (bench), Graham Olling (bench)
- In:
- Arthur Beetson (front row)
- Changes:
- John Armstrong (front row to second row)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. St George
- Out:
- Garry Leo (front row), Dick Jeffery (bench)
- In:
- Joe Walsh (second row)
- Changes:
- Terry Cross (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Gary Leo failed a fitness test on Thursday and was replaced by Joe Walsh in the 2nd row with Terry Cross moving to prop, Greg Fryer took over as captain.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash

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