1972 NSWRFL season
1972 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
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Teams | 12 |
Premiers | Manly-Warringah (1st title) |
Minor premiers | Manly-Warringah (2nd title) |
Matches played | 136 |
Points scored | 4670 |
Attendance | 1469899 |
Top points scorer(s) | Allan McKean (220) |
Player of the year | Tommy Raudonikis (Rothmans Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Bob Fulton (19) |
The 1972 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 65th season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Twelve teams, including six of 1908's foundation clubs and another six from across Sydney, competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final match between the Manly-Warringah and Eastern Suburbs clubs.
Season summary[]
The 1972 season's Rothmans Medal winner was Western Suburbs' halfback Tommy Raudonikis. Rugby League Week awarded their player of the year award to Eastern Suburbs' five-eighth John Ballesty.
This season, for the first time since 1966, Souths would fail to reach the grand final, and for the first time since 1948 the Grand Final did not feature either Souths or St George.
Following the grand final, several players travelled to France to represent Australia in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup.
Teams[]
Balmain 65th season |
Canterbury-Bankstown
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Cronulla-Sutherland 6th season |
Eastern Suburbs 65th season |
Manly-Warringah 26th season |
Newtown 65th season |
North Sydney 65th season |
Parramatta
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Penrith
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South Sydney
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St. George 52nd season |
Western Suburbs 65th season |
Regular season[]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
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Balmain | WES 4 |
NOR 10 |
PAR 0 |
PEN 5 |
EAS 11 |
STG 9 |
CBY 6 |
NEW 5 |
MAN 10 |
SOU 18 |
CRO 4 |
WES 9 |
NOR 7 |
PAR 7 |
PEN 9 |
EAS 7 |
STG 8 |
CBY 2 |
NEW 13 |
MAN 22 |
SOU 21 |
CRO 23 |
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Canterbury-Bankstown | STG 4 |
NEW 12 |
SOU 14 |
WES 4 |
PAR 10 |
EAS 6 |
BAL 6 |
MAN 29 |
CRO 21 |
NOR 1 |
PEN 23 |
STG 3 |
NEW 2 |
SOU 16 |
WES 15 |
PAR 9 |
EAS 7 |
BAL 2 |
MAN 14 |
CRO 5 |
NOR 3 |
PEN 7 |
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Cronulla-Sutherland | NOR 13 |
PEN 3 |
STG 37 |
NEW 15 |
SOU 14 |
WES 6 |
PAR 14 |
EAS 17 |
CBY 21 |
MAN 14 |
BAL 4 |
NOR 2 |
PEN 2 |
STG 1 |
NEW 2 |
SOU 11 |
WES 18 |
PAR 18 |
EAS 7 |
CBY 5 |
MAN 5 |
BAL 23 |
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Eastern Suburbs | NEW 23 |
SOU 9 |
WES 16 |
PAR 38 |
BAL 11 |
CBY 6 |
MAN 7 |
CRO 17 |
NOR 14 |
PEN 23 |
STG 0 |
NEW 15 |
SOU 5 |
WES 20 |
PAR 21 |
BAL 7 |
CBY 7 |
MAN 3 |
CRO 7 |
NOR 2 |
PEN 23 |
STG 9 |
X | MAN 24 |
STG 2 |
MAN 5 |
Manly-Warringah | PEN 28 |
STG 18 |
NEW 1 |
SOU 7 |
WES 4 |
PAR 2 |
EAS 7 |
CBY 29 |
BAL 10 |
CRO 14 |
NOR 12 |
PEN 20 |
STG 0 |
NEW 1 |
SOU 8 |
WES 25 |
PAR 22 |
EAS 3 |
CBY 14 |
BAL 22 |
CRO 5 |
NOR 23 |
X | EAS 24 |
X | EAS 5 |
Newtown | EAS 23 |
CBY 12 |
MAN 1 |
CRO 15 |
NOR 0 |
PEN 18 |
STG 10 |
BAL 5 |
SOU 9 |
WES 3 |
PAR 12 |
EAS 15 |
CBY 2 |
MAN 1 |
CRO 2 |
NOR 10 |
PEN 0 |
STG 20 |
BAL 13 |
SOU 8 |
WES 6 |
PAR 10 |
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North Sydney | CRO 13 |
BAL 10 |
PEN 19 |
STG 8 |
NEW 0 |
SOU 5 |
WES 29 |
PAR 24 |
EAS 14 |
CBY 1 |
MAN 12 |
CRO 2 |
BAL 7 |
PEN 27 |
STG 3 |
NEW 10 |
SOU 26 |
WES 3 |
PAR 16 |
EAS 2 |
CBY 3 |
MAN 23 |
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Parramatta | SOU 34 |
WES 0 |
BAL 0 |
EAS 38 |
CBY 10 |
MAN 2 |
CRO 14 |
NOR 24 |
PEN 7 |
STG 22 |
NEW 12 |
SOU 10 |
WES 42 |
BAL 7 |
EAS 21 |
CBY 9 |
MAN 22 |
CRO 18 |
NOR 16 |
PEN 12 |
STG 18 |
NEW 10 |
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Penrith | MAN 28 |
CRO 3 |
NOR 19 |
BAL 5 |
STG 24 |
NEW 18 |
SOU 6 |
WES 18 |
PAR 7 |
EAS 23 |
CBY 23 |
MAN 20 |
CRO 2 |
NOR 27 |
BAL 9 |
STG 5 |
NEW 0 |
SOU 6 |
WES 21 |
PAR 12 |
EAS 23 |
CBY 7 |
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South Sydney | PAR 34 |
EAS 9 |
CBY 14 |
MAN 7 |
CRO 14 |
NOR 5 |
PEN 6 |
STG 17 |
NEW 9 |
BAL 18 |
WES 14 |
PAR 10 |
EAS 5 |
CBY 16 |
MAN 8 |
CRO 11 |
NOR 26 |
PEN 6 |
STG 10 |
NEW 8 |
BAL 21 |
WES 19 |
STG 4 |
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St. George | CBY 4 |
MAN 18 |
CRO 37 |
NOR 8 |
PEN 24 |
BAL 9 |
NEW 10 |
SOU 17 |
WES 4 |
PAR 22 |
EAS 0 |
CBY 3 |
MAN 0 |
CRO 1 |
NOR 3 |
PEN 5 |
BAL 8 |
NEW 20 |
SOU 10 |
WES 1 |
PAR 18 |
EAS 9 |
SOU 4 |
X | EAS 2 |
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Western Suburbs | BAL 4 |
PAR 0 |
EAS 16 |
CBY 4 |
MAN 4 |
CRO 6 |
NOR 29 |
PEN 18 |
STG 4 |
NEW 3 |
SOU 14 |
BAL 9 |
PAR 42 |
EAS 20 |
CBY 15 |
MAN 25 |
CRO 18 |
NOR 3 |
PEN 21 |
STG 1 |
NEW 6 |
SOU 19 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 460 | 255 | +205 | 37 |
2 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 514 | 297 | +217 | 35 |
3 | St. George | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 398 | 221 | +177 | 34 |
4 | South Sydney | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 331 | +125 | 28 |
5 | Newtown | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 402 | 371 | +31 | 24 |
6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 382 | 373 | +9 | 24 |
7 | Western Suburbs | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 367 | 398 | -31 | 17 |
8 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 332 | 378 | -46 | 16 |
9 | North Sydney | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 320 | 405 | -85 | 15 |
10 | Balmain | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 333 | 455 | -122 | 13 |
11 | Penrith | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 278 | 490 | -212 | 11 |
12 | Parramatta | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 317 | 585 | -268 | 10 |
Ladder progression[]
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 4.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
2 | Eastern Suburbs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
3 | St. George | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 |
4 | South Sydney | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
5 | Newtown | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
6 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
7 | Western Suburbs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
8 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
9 | North Sydney | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
10 | Balmain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
11 | Penrith | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | Parramatta | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Finals[]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semi Finals | ||||||||
St. George | 14–10 | South Sydney | 26 August 1972 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 47,945 | ||
Manly-Warringah | 32–8 | Eastern Suburbs | 2 September 1972 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 43,695 | ||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
Eastern Suburbs | 8–6 | St. George | 9 September 1972 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 41,313 | ||
Grand Final | ||||||||
Manly-Warringah | 19–14 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 September 1972 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 54,537 |
Grand final[]
Manly-Warringah | Position | Eastern Suburbs |
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Graham Eadie | FB | Allan McKean |
Ken Irvine | WG | Jim Porter |
Ray Branighan | CE | Harry Cameron |
Bob Fulton | CE | Mark Harris |
Max Brown | WG | Bill Mullins |
Ian Martin | FE | John Ballesty |
Dennis Ward | HB | Kevin Junee |
Bill Hamilton | PR | John Armstrong |
Fred Jones (c) | HK | Peter Moscatt |
John O'Neill | PR | Arthur Beetson |
Allan Thomson | SR | Greg Bandiera |
Terry Randall | SR | John Quayle |
Mal Reilly | LK | Ron Coote (c) |
Bench | Laurie Freier | |
Ron Willey | Coach | Don Furner |
After twenty-five years in the competition and five Grand Final losses, Manly finally broke through to win the club's first NSWRFL premiership.[1]
In a controversial match, the Sea-Eagles downed the Eastern Suburbs Roosters 19 to 14, thus shedding their 'bridesmaids' tag. The Roosters were highly critical of referee Keith Page after the match, claiming both of Manly's tries shouldn't have been awarded. To add to their rage, Easts crossed for two tries that were disallowed.
A dour first half saw the teams go to the break tied 4–4, before a try by hooker Fred Jones put Manly ahead. Jones appeared to drop the ball as he attempted to ground it, but was awarded a try nonetheless. For his part Jones contends that he did place the ball with downward pressure. Midway through the second half, controversy flared again when Manly centre Ray Branighan appeared to stop over the Eastern Suburbs try line after accepting what looked like a forward pass from prop Bill Hamilton. However, referee Page allowed it and the Manly fans began celebrating, knowing that at 19–4 their first premiership victory was assured. Although Easts fought back with two late tries to John Ballesty and Bill Mullins and brought the score to 19–14, time ran out for the Roosters and Manly had won their first ever premiership in first grade.
In the end, it was Manly's part-time goal kicker Ray Branighan who proved the difference, kicking six goals from eight attempts.
Manly-Warringah 19 (Tries: Fred Jones, Ray Branighan. Goals: Ray Branighan 6. Field Goal: Bob Fulton)
Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: John Ballesty, Bill Mullins. Goals: Allan McKean 4)
Man of the Match: Dennis Ward (Manly).
Referee: Keith Page
Attendance: 54,537
References[]
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (17 September 1972). "Manly – deserved winners". The Sun-Herald. Australia. p. 72. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links[]
- New South Wales Rugby League premiership
- 1972 in Australian rugby league