Round 1
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 12 drew with Canterbury Bankstown 12
Team Info
Manly
- Previous Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Playoff vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. St George
- Out:
- Gary Thoroughgood (centre), Max Brown (centre), Rod Jackson (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), John Bucknall (front row), John Barber (front row), John Payne (second row), Daryl Pierce (bench), Terry Hill (bench), Mark Willoughby (bench)
- In:
- Ray Branighan (centre), Bob Fulton (centre), Bill Clare (wing), Ian Martin (five-eighth), Bill Hamilton (front row), John O'Neill (front row), Terry Randall (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock), Alan Maddalena (bench)
- Changes:
- Peter Peters (second row to bench), Bill Bradstreet (lock to second row)
Canterbury
- Previous Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Playoff vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Max Cole (wing), Harold Stringer (centre), Les Ewing (wing), Dave Gandy (five-eighth), Les Hutchings (halfback), Greg Purcell (hooker), Ernie Graham (second row), Graham Herring (second row), Ray Dodd (bench), Phil Charlton (bench), Ray Payne (bench)
- In:
- Don Rogers (wing), Bernie Lowther (centre), Terry Murphy (centre), Peter Winchester (five-eighth), Phil Young (halfback), Dennis Manteit (front row), Barry Phillis (hooker), Geoff Connell (second row), John McDonell (second row)
- Changes:
- Stan Cutler (fullback to bench), Chris Anderson (centre to wing), Bill Noonan (front row to bench), Garry Dowling (bench to fullback)
Match Notes
Max Brown had to withdraw from the Manly team due to an incident when trying to catch a ferry at Mosman wharf when he tried to jump onto the ferry and hit the rail and knocked out a tooth and cut his mouth he was replaced by Bill Clare.
Harold Stringer withdrew from the Canterbury team as clearance from his English club Leigh had not been made so Terry Murphy took his place.
Mal Reilly injured his ribs midway through the 2nd half and was replaced by Peter Peters.
Dennis Manteit was sent off for a high tackle 10 mins into the 2nd half, Bill Noonan replaced Henry Tatana in the 2nd half & Stan Cutler replaced Bernie Lowther who had a corked thigh.
Ken irvine became the first player to score 200 first grade tries in this game.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables
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