Round 1
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 19 def. Western Suburbs Magpies 14
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Round 3 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Mal Connor (hooker), Royce Ayliffe (front row), Paul Jelfs (bench)
- In:
- Arthur Mountier (hooker), Gary Metcalfe (front row)
- Changes:
- Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth), Kevin Stevens (five-eighth to second row), Des O'Reilly (second row to bench), Terry Murphy (bench to centre)
Western Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Craven Mild Cup 1978 - Round 3 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- Round 2 vs. St George
- Out:
- John Dorahy (fullback), Ken Bourke (centre), Bill Cloughessy (front row), Ron Brodrick (bench), Bruce Gibbs (bench)
- In:
- Trevor Scarr (wing), Peter Young (front row), Steve Eisenhuth (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Smith (wing to centre), Don Moseley (five-eighth to fullback), Graeme O'Grady (bench to five-eighth)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash