Game 2
St George Dragons 22 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 2
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Game 1 vs. Newtown
- Next Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Round 3 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Kevin MacFarlane (wing), Roy Ferguson (centre)
- In:
- Barry Beath (bench), Ken Batty (bench)
- Changes:
- Russell Cox (hooker to bench), Gary Pethybridge (bench to centre), Col Rasmussen (bench to hooker), Ted Goodwin (bench to wing)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Game 1 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Wills Cup 1973 - Round 3 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Eric Ferguson (fullback), Peter Moscatt (hooker), Greg Bandiera (second row), P Lewis (bench), Les Hayes (bench), Graham Olling (bench)
- In:
- Allan McKean (fullback), Ric McCarthy (second row), Steve Bullow (bench), Kerry Collien (bench), Terry Stevens (bench), Ian Baker (bench)
- Changes:
- Kel Brown (bench to hooker)
Match Notes
This match was scheduled to be played on Saturday at 8:30pm at Redfern Oval but an industrial dispute by worker at South Sydney Council meant the venue could not be used and it was transferred to Endeavour Field on Sunday at 2pm.
Easts lost Greg Bandiera & Peter Moscatt with the flu on Thursday night and they were replaced by Ric McCarthy & Kel Brown.
Lindsay Drake replaced Graeme Sams in the 1st half due to a leg injury, at halftime Russell Cox replaced Col Rusmussen, & Barry Beath replaced Inosi Toga then 10 minutes from fulltime Ken Batty replaced Gary Pethybridge.
Arthur Beetson suffered a badly cut head in the 1st half and was replaced by Steve Bullow , at halftime Kerry Collien replaced Mick Alchin and late in the game Terry Stevens replaced John Brass.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin