Round 8
Results
Cronulla 7
(P. O'Brien try; D. Cotter 2 goals) defeated Manly 0 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 15th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 2-0. Scrums: Manly 13-12. Penalties: Manly 14-10. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 7,491.
Date: Sat, 15th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Cronulla 2-0. Scrums: Manly 13-12. Penalties: Manly 14-10. Referee: Keith Page. Crowd: 7,491.
Balmain 23
(P. Cross 2, G. Leo, B. Smithies, G. Starling tries; L. Killeen 4 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 14 (J. Baker, B. Bryant, T. Raudonikis, D. Rogers tries; N. Hurford goal) at Sydney Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Balmain 18-0. Scrums: Balmain 9-6. Penalties: Balmain 15-11. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 13,768.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Balmain 18-0. Scrums: Balmain 9-6. Penalties: Balmain 15-11. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 13,768.
Balmain:
Smithies, Cross, Parker, Starling, Killeen; Fardell, Outten (C); Leo, Boulton, Cross, Fryer, Tutty, Spencer. Int: Palmer.
Western Suburbs:
Ford, Rogers, Murphy, Hurford, Merry; Raudonikis, Maxwell; Skeers, Stonestreet, Antunac, Baker (C), Bryant, Smith.
Eastern Suburbs 27
(B. Mullins 2, M. Cleary, K. Junee, P. Moscatt tries; A. McKean 6 goals) defeated Canterbury 10 (R. Jackson, G. Tucker tries; P. Inskip 2 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 9-0. Scrums: Canterbury 13-9. Penalties: Canterbury 12-7. Referee: Les Samuelson. Crowd: 4,799.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 9-0. Scrums: Canterbury 13-9. Penalties: Canterbury 12-7. Referee: Les Samuelson. Crowd: 4,799.
North Sydney 8
(G. Ambrum, L. Moraschi tries; J. Booby goal) drew with Newtown 8 (D. Gough 2 tries; J. Bonham goal) at North Sydney Oval.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: 3-all. Scrums: Newtown 14-9. Penalties: North Sydney 11-6. Referee: Jack Farrelly. Crowd: 5,242.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: 3-all. Scrums: Newtown 14-9. Penalties: North Sydney 11-6. Referee: Jack Farrelly. Crowd: 5,242.
South Sydney 12
(B. Honan, B. McCarthy tries; R. Branighan 3 goals) defeated Penrith 10 (T. Geary, J. Moran tries; I. McKechnie 2 goals) at Penrith Park.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: South Sydney 5-0. Scrums: South Sydney 13-9. Penalties: Penrith 17-11. Referee: Laurie Bruyeres. Crowd: 5,630.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: South Sydney 5-0. Scrums: South Sydney 13-9. Penalties: Penrith 17-11. Referee: Laurie Bruyeres. Crowd: 5,630.
Parramatta 23
(K. MacFarlane 3, P. Langmack, R. Lynch tries; K. Campbell 4 goals) defeated St George 14 (S. Gorton 2, G. Sams 2 tries; G. Langlands goal) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: 8-all. Scrums: Parramatta 7-5. Penalties: St George 11-8. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 13,768.
Date: Sun, 16th May. Kickoff: 2:30 PM. Halftime: 8-all. Scrums: Parramatta 7-5. Penalties: St George 11-8. Referee: Keith Holman. Crowd: 13,768.
St George:
Langlands (C), Gorton, Batty, Bell, Carr; Branson, Shulman; Maddison, Rasmussen, Norton, Maddison, Beath, Sams. Int: Toga, Eden.
Parramatta:
Thornett, Scurfield, Graham, Langmack, MacFarlane; Lye, Wilson; O'Reilly, McMartin, Fitzgerald, Lynch (C), Thornett, Campbell. Int: Wakefield.