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), John Barber (front row), John Payne (second row), John Bucknall (bench)
- In:
- Ray Branighan (centre), Bill Clare (wing), Ian Martin (five-eighth), John O'Neill (front row), Terry Randall (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock), Alan Maddalena (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob Fulton (five-eighth to centre), 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), Dave Cotter (wing), Dave Gandy (five-eighth), Les Hutchings (halfback), Greg Purcell (hooker), Graham Herring (second row), Ray Dodd (bench), Ernie Graham (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)
- Changes:
- Chris Anderson (centre to wing), Bill Noonan (front row to bench)
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.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner