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RESULTS | SEASONS | PLAYERS | COACHES | HEAD TO HEAD | RECORDS

 

 

1978: NSWRFL 

12th season

Review

 

PLAYED

22

WON

4

LOST

16

DRAWN

2

AT PENRITH PARK

11 matches - 2 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw

AWAY RECORD

11 matches - 2 wins, 8 losses, 1 draw

POINTS SCORED

206

POINTS CONCEDED

463

DIFFERENTIAL

-262

TOP POINT SCORER

Phil Gould - 77

LEADING TRY SCORER

Ross Gigg - 7

COACH

Don Parish

CAPTAINS

Phil Gould (16), Mike Stephenson (3), Ken Wilson (3)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Paul Merlo

 

PRE SEASON

Round 3

MID WEEK

Round 3

 

 

[243] Round 1: 27th March | Balmain at Leichhardt Oval

LOST 8-16 | Goals: Wilson (4)

 

[244] Round 2: 1st April | Manly at Brookvale Oval

LOST 10-17 | Tries: Merlo (1), Wilson (1). Goals: Wilson (2)

 

[245] Round 3: 9th April | Western Suburbs at Lidcombe Oval

LOST 11-25 | Tries: Gigg (1), Longhurst (1), Wickey (1). Goals: Hindmarsh (1)

 

[246] Round 4: 16th April | South Sydney at Redfern Oval

LOST 8-9 | Tries: Dann (1). Goals: Wilson (2). Field goals: Wilson (1)

 

[247] Round 5: 25th April | Cronulla at Sydney Cricket Ground

LOST 9-35 | Tries: Dann (1). Goals: Wilson (3)

 

[248] Round 6: 30th April | North Sydney at Penrith Park

WON 17-16 | Tries: Blacklock (2), Stephenson (1). Goals: Gould (4)

 

[249] Round 7: 7th May | Eastern Suburbs at Sydney Sports Ground

WON 15-13 | Tries: Dann (2). Goals: Gould (4). Field goals: Wilson (1)

 

[250] Round 8: 13th May | St. George at Jubilee Oval

LOST 9-26 | Tries: Gigg (1). Goals: Gould (3)

 

[251] Round 9: 21st May | Parramatta at Penrith Park

LOST 10-19 | Tries: Gigg (1), Wickey (1). Goals: Gould (2)

 

[252] Round 10: 28th May | Newtown at Henson Park

WON 21-5 | Tries: Merlo (2), Gigg (1), Kelly (1), Wickey (1). Goals: Gould (3)

 

[253] Round 11: 4th June | Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground

DRAWN 7-7 | Tries: Gigg (1). Goals: Gould (2)

 

[254] Round 12: 11th June | Balmain at Penrith Park

WON 10-4 | Tries: Blacklock (1), Gigg (1). Goals: Gould (2)

 

[255] Round 13: 17th June | Manly at Penrith Park

LOST 9-32 | Tries: Moore (1). Goals: Gould (3)

 

[256] Round 14: 25th June | Western Suburbs at Penrith Park

LOST 9-22 | Tries: Gould (1). Goals: Gould (3)

 

[257] Round 15: 2nd July | South Sydney at Penrith Park

LOST 2-10 | Goals: Gould (1)

 

[258] Round 16: 9th July | Cronulla at Penrith Park

LOST 4-43 | Goals: Gould (2)

 

[259] Round 17: 16th July | North Sydney at North Sydney Oval

LOST 3-55 | Tries: Gigg (1)

 

[260] Round 18: 23rd July | Eastern Suburbs at Penrith Park

LOST 5-34 | Tries: Merlo (1). Goals: Gould (1)

 

[261] Round 19: 30th July | St. George at Penrith Park

LOST 18-19 | Tries: Dann (1), Merlo (1), Ryan (1). Goals: Gould (3), Wilson (1). Field goals: Wilson (1)

 

[262] Round 20: 6th August | Parramatta at Cumberland Oval

LOST 7-31 | Tries: Pethybridge (1). Goals: Gould (2)

 

[263] Round 21: 13th August | Newtown at Penrith Park

LOST 7-18 | Tries: Pethybridge (1). Goals: Gould (2)

 

[264] Round 22: 20th August | Canterbury at Penrith Park

DRAWN 7-7 | Tries: Pethybridge (1). Goals: Hindmarsh (2)

 

[number] = premiership match number

 

 

PREMIERSHIP LADDER

 

1.

WESTERN SUBURBS 33 -

2.

CRONULLA 30 -

3.

MANLY 30 -

4.

PARRAMATTA 28 -

5.

CANTERBURY 28 -

6.

Eastern Suburbs 26 -

7.

South Sydney 25 -

8.

St. George 21 -

9.

Balmain 19 -

10.

Penrith 10 -

11.

North Sydney 9 -

12.

Newtown 5 -

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PLAYER STATISTICS 

M

T

G

FG

Pts

-

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

--
Gary Allsopp

7

--

--

--

0

-

W

W

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

C

W

W

W

--

-

Tim Armistead *

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Tas Baitieri

10

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

B

--

--

SR

SR

--

B

B

--

--

B

--

--

B

FR

FR

B

--

--

-

Ray Blacklock

8

3

--

--

9

-

--

--

--

B

--

W

FB

W

--

--

--

B

W

B

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

--

-

Ken Bousfield *

12

--

--

--

0

-

--

L

L

L

L

SR

W

--

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

SR

-

Pat Broderick

11

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

-

Ross Cale

19

--

--

--

0

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

--

-

Kevin Dann

22

5

--

--

15

-

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

C

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

-

John Farragher *

7

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Warren Fenton *

4

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

L

L

B

--

--

--

--

-

Henry Foster *

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

-

Ross Gigg

16

7

--

--

21

-

C

C

C

C

C

--

--

B

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

--

--

--

-

Phil Gould

19

1

37

--

77

-

--

--

--

B

B

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

-

Brian Henderson

13

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

W

W

C

B

--

W

W

W

W

W

W

--

W

W

--

C

--

--

C

-

Jim Hindmarsh

4

--

3

--

6

-

B

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FE

--

--

--

FE

-

Michael Kelly

14

1

--

--

3

-

--

--

--

--

--

HB

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

HB

--

FE

HB

HB

--

--

--

-

John King

7

--

--

--

0

-

L

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

-

Kent Lambert *

1

--

--

--

0

-

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

George Longhurst

16

1

--

--

3

-

--

--

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

--

H

--

H

H

H

-

Paul Merlo

22

5

--

--

15

-

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

-

Greg Moore **

17

1

--

--

3

-

C

C

C

C

C

FE

--

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

B

--

--

C

C

C

--

-

Russell Mullins **

17

--

--

--

0

-

--

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

--

W

W

W

--

W

W

W

--

W

--

W

W

W

-

Mark O'Dare *

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

--

--

--

--

--

-

Gary Pethybridge **

9

2

--

--

6

-

--

--

--

--

B

C

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

C

C

C

C

--

--

C

C

C

-

Terry Quinn

4

--

--

--

0

-

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

C

C

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

John Ryan

4

1

--

--

3

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

W

W

--

--

W

-

Tim Sheens

8

--

--

--

0

-

SR

FR

FR

--

--

B

--

B

H

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

H

H

--

--

--

-

Phil Sinclair *

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

H

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Mike Stephenson

3

1

--

--

3

-

H

H

--

--

--

H

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Brad Waugh

12

--

--

--

0

-

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

-

Terry Wickey

17

3

--

--

9

-

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

B

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

--

HB

--

--

--

HB

HB

--

-

Ken Wilson

11

2

12

3

33

-

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FE

FE

--

FE

FE

FE

FE

--

-

Total players: 32

 

33

52

3

206

-

--

 

* First grade debutant

** Club debutant

 

M: Matches | T: Tries | G: Goals | FG: Field goals | Pts: Points

FB: Fullback | W: Wing | C: Centre | FE: Five-eighth | HB: Halfback | FR: Front row | SR: Second row | L: Lock | B: Bench | Captain 

 

 

 

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