Round 3
South Sydney Rabbitohs 7 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 2
| Craven Mild Cup 1978 Round 3 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27556 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 10th March, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Redfern (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,151 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 10 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Glen BISHOP | T | |||||||
| Steve LITTLE | 2/3 | G | Don MOSELEY | |||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Western Suburbs | ||||||
| Steve LITTLE | 1 | FB | 1 | John DORAHY | ||||
| Glen BISHOP | 2 | W | 4 | Wayne SMITH | ||||
| Robert LAURIE | 3 | C | 3 | Ron GITEAU | ||||
| John BERNE | 4 | C | 15 | Ken BOURKE | ||||
| Terry FAHEY | 5 | W | 5 | Peter ROWLES | ||||
| Gary WRIGHT | 6 | FE | 2 | Don MOSELEY | ||||
| David SINCLAIR | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) | ||||
| John PEEK | 8 | L | 8 | Mick LIUBINSKAS | ||||
| Darrell BAMPTON (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | Geoff FOSTER | ||||
| John DYKES | 15 | 2R | 10 | Steve BLYTH | ||||
| Peter REED | 16 | FR | 11 | John DONNELLY | ||||
| Ken STEWART | 17 | HK | 16 | Shane DAY | ||||
| Harry BRYANT | 13 | FR | 17 | Bill CLOUGHESSY | ||||
| Trevor BARNES | 14 | B | 18 | Ron BRODRICK | ||||
| Joe SQUADRITO | 18 | B | 19 | Graeme O'GRADY | ||||
| Peter TUNKS | 19 | B | 20 | Bruce GIBBS | ||||
| Steve MAYOH | 20 | B | ||||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Roy MASTERS | ||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Game 2 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Final vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Paul Sait (front row), Bill Annabel (front row), Bob McMillan (bench), Bruce Buchan (bench)
- In:
- Peter Reed (front row), John Dykes (second row), Trevor Barnes (bench), Peter Tunks (bench), Steve Mayoh (bench)
- Changes:
- Harry Bryant (second row to front row)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Game 2 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 1 vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Out:
- Steve Eisenhuth (wing), Peter Walsh (five-eighth), Peter Young (front row), John Purcell (hooker)
- In:
- Ken Bourke (centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Ron Brodrick (bench), Graeme O'Grady (bench), Bruce Gibbs (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Smith (centre to wing), Don Moseley (halfback to five-eighth), Shane Day (bench to hooker), Bill Cloughessy (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Bob McCarthy, Bill Annabel & George Piggins all dropped out of the South team with injuries and were replaced by John Dykes, Peter Reed & Ken Stewart.
Les Boyd was selected at 5/8 for Wests but was not allowed to play as he have to serve out a suspension from reserve grade from 1977 so Don Moseley move from wing to 5/8 Wayne Smith from centre to wing and Ken Bourke the new centre. Peter Young also dropped out through injury and was replaced by Bill Cloughessy.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

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