1965 NSWRL Premiership Grand Final - South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Dragons

1965 NSWRL Premiership - Grand Final

(2v1) South Sydney v St George

Sydney Cricket Ground

Sat Sep 18, 3:00pm

LOSS 8-12

A ground record. Fans climbed over the fence in the SCG No.2 field.Also many went to the Motor Show that was on at the Shwoground and then climbed the fence into the SCG. It was estimated 5,000 fans were turned away.

Back Row: Bob McCarthy, Jim Morgan, Kevin Longbottom, Mike Cleary, Ron Coote, John O'Neill, Bob Moses

Front Row: Mick Falla, Arthur Branighan, Fred Anderson, Jim Lisle(c), Eric Simms, Ivan Jones, John Sattler

     2-0
     2-3
     2-5
HT   4-5
     4-7
     6-7
     6-9
     6-12
     8-12

no tries
Longbottom 3 from 4, Simms 1 from 2 goals

Crowd      78,056
Referee    C.Pearce

Scrums      6-11(1H  3-5 )
Penalties  15-12(1H  - )

Final Line Up
                                   T  G/A  FG

Flbk -  1 - Longbottom, Kevin      -  3/4   - 
Wing -  2 - Simms, Eric            -  1/2   -
Cntr -  3 - Branighan, Arthur      -  -     -
Cntr -  4 - Moses, Bob             -  -     -
Wing -  5 - Cleary, Michael        -  -     -
5/8  -  6 - Lisle, Jimmy           -  -     - (c)
Half -  7 - Jones, Ivan            -  -     -
Lock -  8 - Coote, Ron             -  -     -
SRow -  9 - Sattler, John          -  -     -
SRow - 10 - McCarthy, Bob          -  -     -
Prop - 11 - O'Neill, John          -  -     -
Hook - 12 - Anderson, Fred         -  -     -
Prop - 13 - Morgan, Jim            -  -     -  

                                   -  4/6   -

Judiciary News

No one was sent off.

Reserve Grade - Grand Final


 9-7  SCG  (1v2) Balmain    b St George

Third Grade - Grand Final


14-5  SCG (2v1) St George  b Parramatta