1972 NSWRL Pre-Season Cup - Final

(1v2) South Sydney v Eastern Suburbs

Sydney Sports Ground

Sat Mar 18, 8:30pm

Pittard crashing over for a try

WIN 11-10

Selected Final Teams

Lee went off after 10 minutes. At halftime Edwards replaced Williams with Honan moving to the centres. Souths surge back into the game on the back of 12 nil penalty count in the second half with Simms kicking the winning goal in the last 60 seconds. Grant and Stevens tore lgaments in their knees.

In a function presented in mid June, the first ever Wills Cup trophy is presented, along with a cheque for $2,200.

HT    0-10

Pittard try
Simms 4 from 4 goals

Crowd        19,909
Referee      K.Page
Touch Judges G.Kellahan / R.Freeman

Penalties    2H 12-0

Final Line Up
                                   T  G/A  FG

Flbk -  1 - Simms, Eric            -  4/4   -
Wing -  2 - Mooney, Tom            -  -     -
Cntr - 14 - Williams, Claude       -  -     -     r16
Cntr -  4 - Burke, Kerry           -  -     -
Wing -  5 - Honan, Bob             -  -     -
5/8  -  6 - Pittard, Denis         1  -     -
Half -  7 - Grant, Bob             -  -     -
Lock -  8 - Sait, Paul             -  -     -
SRow -  9 - Timms, Herb            -  -     -     r18
SRow - 10 - McCarthy, Bob          -  -     - (c)
Prop - 11 - Broad, Bob             -  -     -
Hook - 12 - Walters, Elwyn         -  -     -
Prop - 15 - Lee, Dennis            -  -     -     r17

Res  - 16 - Edwards, Keith         -  -     -
Res  - 17 - Fraser, Gordon         -  -     -
Res  - 18 - Bampton, Darrell       -  -     -

                                   1  4/4   -

Other First Grade Matches

15-12 SSG  (4v3) Manly      b St George

Judiciary News

No one was sent off.

Reserve Grade - Trial

v Manly-Warringah, Redfern Oval, Sat Mar 18 2:00pm

Piggins was sent off for fighting and later fined $25 at the judicary.

HT    

 tries
 goals


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