Round 3
Results
St George 13
(C. Fraser try; M. O'Connor 4 goals; S. Linnane field goal) defeated Penrith 10 (B. Gonzales, T. Trudgett tries; G. Alexander goal) at Kogarah Oval.
Date: Sat, 30th March. Halftime: 10-all. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: St George 13-7. Referee: Mick Stone. Crowd: 5,962.
Date: Sat, 30th March. Halftime: 10-all. Scrums: 5-all. Penalties: St George 13-7. Referee: Mick Stone. Crowd: 5,962.
Balmain 32
(R. Gartner 4, J. Davidson 2 tries; R. Conlon 4 goals) defeated Cronulla 8 (C. Dimond try; D. Carney 2 goals) at Leichhardt Oval.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Balmain 26-2. Scrums: Cronulla 14-5. Penalties: Balmain 12-6. Referee: Kevin Roberts. Crowd: 7,409.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Balmain 26-2. Scrums: Cronulla 14-5. Penalties: Balmain 12-6. Referee: Kevin Roberts. Crowd: 7,409.
Canberra 28
(C. Bellamy 2, P. Elliott, A. Gilbert, C. O'Sullivan tries; R. Giteau 4 goals) defeated North Sydney 20 (A. Burns, C. Lyons, P. McCaffery, D. McKinnon tries; L. Kelly 2 goals) at Seiffert Oval.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Canberra 14-10. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: 11-all. Referee: Barry Barnes. Crowd: 7,172.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Canberra 14-10. Scrums: 7-all. Penalties: 11-all. Referee: Barry Barnes. Crowd: 7,172.
Illawarra 23
(J. Dorahy, K. Kelly, A. McIndoe, G. Selby tries; J. Dorahy 3 goals; J. Dorahy field goal) defeated South Sydney 10 (D. Neville try; N. Baker 2, G. Evans goals) at Wollongong Showground.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Illawarra 11-4. Scrums: Illawarra 13-10. Penalties: South Sydney 9-8. Referee: John Gocher. Crowd: 6,732.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Illawarra 11-4. Scrums: Illawarra 13-10. Penalties: South Sydney 9-8. Referee: John Gocher. Crowd: 6,732.
Illawarra:
Dorahy, Saunders, Moon, Hetherington (C), McIndoe; Pattison, Mackey; Smith, O'Connor, O'Connell, Reddy, Carberry, Selby. Int: Kelly, Larder, Bradley, Worthington.
South Sydney:
Pobjie, Biles, McCarthy, Murphy, Longbottom; Baker, Coleman; Evans, Fenech (C), Ayliffe, Andrews, Akkary, Chisholm. Int: Harrington, Davies, Cruickshank, Neville.
Manly 24
(K. Boustead, N. Cleal, C. Close, D. Shearer, P. Vautin tries; T. Melrose 2 goals) defeated Canterbury 4 (S. Mortimer try) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Manly 10-4. Scrums: Canterbury 9-3. Penalties: 11-all. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 11,549.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Manly 10-4. Scrums: Canterbury 9-3. Penalties: 11-all. Referee: Greg McCallum. Crowd: 11,549.
Eastern Suburbs 42
(D. Bell 2, W. Challis 2, J. Harvey, W. Portlock, T. Riley, L. Spina tries; W. Portlock 5 goals) defeated Western Suburbs 4 (C. Stephandellis 2 goals) at Lidcombe Oval.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 12-2. Scrums: Western Suburbs 12-7. Penalties: Western Suburbs 15-7. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 8,086.
Date: Sun, 31st March. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 12-2. Scrums: Western Suburbs 12-7. Penalties: Western Suburbs 15-7. Referee: Graeme West. Crowd: 8,086.