Semi Final
Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 13 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 9
| AMCO Cup 1979 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27638 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 1st August, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Robert Laurie | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 12 | |||||
| Cronulla | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Paul KHAN | T | Grant JONES | ||||||
| Steve ROGERS | 5/7 | G | 3/6 | Grant JONES | ||||
| Cronulla | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| Greg PURCELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Grant JONES | ||||
| Rick BOURKE | 2 | W | 2 | Jim SWIFT | ||||
| Greg MULLANE | 3 | C | 3 | Gary KNIGHT | ||||
| Chris GARDNER | 4 | C | 4 | Joe SQUADRITO | ||||
| Steve EDMONDS | 5 | W | 5 | Terry FAHEY | ||||
| Steve ROGERS | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary WRIGHT | ||||
| Martin RAFTERY | 7 | HB | 7 | Bob McMILLAN | ||||
| Kurt SORENSEN | 8 | L | 8 | Robert LAURIE | ||||
| Greg PIERCE (c) | 9 | 2R | 9 | John PEEK (c) | ||||
| Steve KNEEN | 10 | 2R | 10 | Nathan GIBBS | ||||
| Dane SORENSEN | 11 | FR | 11 | Gary HAMBLY | ||||
| John McMARTIN | 12 | HK | 12 | Ken STEWART | ||||
| Paul KHAN | 13 | FR | 13 | Charlie FRITH | ||||
| B | 14 | Steve TOPPER | ||||||
| B | 15 | John SELLAR | ||||||
| B | 16 | Rod McGREGOR | ||||||
| B | 17 | Peter REED | ||||||
| Norm PROVAN | HC | Jack GIBSON | ||||||
Team Info
Cronulla
- Previous Game:
- Round 19 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 20 vs. Newtown
- Out:
- Mick Mullane Jnr (fullback), Gary Cameron (five-eighth), Greg Cox (halfback)
- In:
- Greg Purcell (fullback), Greg Mullane (centre), Martin Raftery (halfback)
- Changes:
- Steve Rogers (centre to five-eighth)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 19 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 20 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Kevin Roche (wing)
- In:
- Grant Jones (fullback), Jim Swift (wing), Rod McGregor (bench), Peter Reed (bench)
- Changes:
- John Sellar (fullback to bench)
Match Notes
MIck Mullane was a late withdrawal for Cronulla due to conjunctivitis and was replaced by Greg Purcell.
Cronulla reserves Barry Andrews, Gary Stares & Roland Beckett were not used.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin