Tooth Cup 1981

Game 1

South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 def. Parramatta Eels 17

Tooth Cup 1981
Game 1
South Sydney
Rabbitohs		 24
–
17 Parramatta
Eels
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27703
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 25th March, 1981
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Greg Hartley (Sydney)
Venue Leichhardt (Sydney)
Official Player of the Match Eric Ferguson
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 – 8
Scrums 11 – 12
Penalties 8 – 10
South Sydney Scoresheet Parramatta
Mitch BRENNAN T Neville GLOVER
Eric FERGUSON   Brett KENNY
Nathan GIBBS   Kevin STEVENS
Steve WALSH      
 
Eric FERGUSON 6/6 G 4 Tony MELROSE
South Sydney Teams Parramatta
Eric FERGUSON 1 FB 1 Neil HUNT
Mitch BRENNAN 2 W 2 Neville GLOVER
Ziggy NISZCZOT 3 C 3 Steve ELLA
Gary WRIGHT 4 C 4 Brett KENNY
Steve WALSH 5 W 5 John MUGGLETON
 
Mick PATTISON 6 FE 6 Tony MELROSE
Graham MURRAY 7 HB 7 Peter STERLING
 
Nathan GIBBS (c) 8 L 8 Paul TAYLOR
Peter TUNKS 9 2R 9 Steve SHARP
Gary METCALFE 10 2R 10 Kevin STEVENS
Dean RAMPLING 11 FR 11 Ron HILDITCH
Ken STEWART 12 HK 12 Steve EDGE (c)
Gary HAMBLY 13 FR 13 Bob O'REILLY
 
Russell FAIRFAX 15 B 15 Brett SCOTT
Greg MACKEY 16 B 16 Steve McKENZIE
Arthur MOUNTIER 17 B 17 Geoff COBURN
John PEEK 18 B 19 Warren McDONNELL
 
Bill ANDERSON   HC   Jack GIBSON
   
 

Team Info

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1981 - Game 3 vs. North Sydney
Next Game:
Round 1 vs. North Sydney
Out:
Mark Ross (centre)
In:
Ziggy Niszczot (centre), Russell Fairfax (bench), Greg Mackey (bench), Arthur Mountier (bench), John Peek (bench)

Parramatta

Previous Game:
Craven Mild Cup 1981 - Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
Round 1 vs. Newtown
Out:
Phil Mann (fullback), Michael Cronin (centre), Eric Grothe (wing), Peter Wynn (second row), Ray Price (lock), John Beecher (bench)
In:
Neil Hunt (fullback), John Muggleton (wing), Tony Melrose (five-eighth), Steve Sharp (second row), Brett Scott (bench), Warren McDonnell (bench)
Changes:
Steve Ella (five-eighth to centre), Paul Taylor (bench to lock)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin

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