Preseason Cup 1966

Round 4

Summary of Matches

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View  St George 2 (J. King goal) defeated Western Suburbs 0 at Redfern Oval.
Date: Fri, 18th March.   Kickoff: 9:00 PM.   Halftime: 0-all.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 3,572.
St George: Langlands, Lumsden, Gasnier, Smith, King; Clay, Evans; Rasmussen, Walsh (C), McRitchie, Beath, Huddart, Raper.
Western Suburbs: Bray, Barsley, McGuinness (C), Armstrong, Mowbray; Pittard, Thomas; Kelly (C), Thornton, Meaney, Dimond, Hayes, Cody.
View  Balmain 14 (P. Provan, K. Yow Yeh tries; S. Williams 4 goals) defeated Canterbury 9 (R. Kidd try; G. Taylforth 3 goals) at Belmore Sports Ground.
Date: Sat, 19th March.   Kickoff: 9:00 PM.   Halftime: Balmain 10-6.   Referee: Laurie Bruyeres.   Crowd: 5,009.
Canterbury: Johns, Smith, McManus, Gartner, Reynolds; Toohey, Kidd; Hall, Brown, Glen, Goldspink, Taylforth, Pearman (C).
Balmain: Moraschi, Williams, Browne, Yow Yeh, Mara; Bolton, Fagan; Sullivan, Boland (C), Beetson, Leo, Tutty, Provan.
View  North Sydney 15 (L. Diett, C. Greenwood, K. Irvine tries; K. Russell 2, K. Irvine goals) defeated Parramatta 8 (G. Edser, I. Lingard tries; A. Brown goal) at Cumberland Oval.
Date: Sun, 20th March.   Kickoff: 3:30 PM.   Halftime: North Sydney 7-3.   Scrums: North Sydney 17-8.   Referee: Keith Holman.   Crowd: 8,519.
Parramatta: Thornett (C), Brown, Edser, Rushworth, Brophy; Lingard, Gillon; Jones, Rayner, Hambly, Heinrich, Thornett, Lynch. Int: Pickup.
North Sydney: Russell, Irvine, Greenwood, Ambrum, Sladden; Diett, Camden; Wilson, Halstead, Weier, Doak, Chatfield, Barnes. Int: Maher.
View  South Sydney 12 (K. Longbottom, B. McCarthy tries; E. Simms 3 goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 7 (D. McCaig try; G. Barnes goal; K. McMullen field goal) at Redfern Oval.
Date: Sun, 20th March.   Kickoff: 3:30 PM.   Halftime: South Sydney 4-2.   Scrums: South Sydney 14-8.   Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 14-8.   Referee: Les Samuelson.   Crowd: 6,951.
South Sydney: Longbottom, James, Branighan, Moses, Cleary; Lisle (C), Jones; Powell, Anderson, O'Neill, Sattler, McCarthy, Coote. Int: Simms.
Eastern Suburbs: Bissett, Morgan, Saddler (C), Hensby, McCaig; Boyd, McMullen; Higham, Ashcroft, Matthews, Scott, Ashley, Barnes. Int: Matthews, Banning.
View  Manly 27 (B. Batty, B. Bradstreet, B. Fulton, P. Gibson, N. Yakich tries; B. Batty 6 goals) defeated Newtown 7 (G. Torrens try; B. Lanigan 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval.
Date: Sun, 20th March.   Kickoff: 8:30 PM.   Halftime: Manly 14-2.   Referee: Bill Kelly.   Crowd: 5,436.
Manly: Batty, Yakich, Gallagher (C), Tennant, Yakich; Fulton, Stanton (C); Hamilton, Jones, Veivers, Simmons, Morgan, Bradstreet. Int: Gibson.
Newtown: Graham, Torrens, Keyes, Bullock, Lanigan; Carnegie, Nobbs; Pickard, Jeffreys, Olive, Cuneo, Wilson (C), Boyle. Int: Hatton.

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