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1996: ARL (OPTUS CUP)

31st season

Review

 

PLAYED

21

WON

7

LOST

13

DRAWN

1

AT PENRITH STADIUM

11 matches - 3 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw

AWAY RECORD

10 matches - 4 wins, 6 losses

POINTS SCORED

363

POINTS CONCEDED

464

DIFFERENTIAL

-101

TOP POINT SCORER

Ryan Girdler - 162

LEADING TRY SCORER

Robbie Beckett - 9

COACH

Royce Simmons

CAPTAINS

John Cartwright (18), Steve Carter (3)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Carl MacNamara

 

 

Round 1 Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium

*Forfeit*

 

[665] Round 2: 31st March | Canberra at Penrith Stadium

DRAWN 16-16 | Tries: Beckett (1), Farrar (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (2)

 

[666] Round 3: 7th April | South Queensland at Suncorp Stadium

WON 22-4 | Tries: Beckett (2), Carter (1), Thompson (1). Goals: Girdler (3)

 

[667] Round 4: 14th April | Sydney City Roosters at Sydney Football Stadium

LOST 14-30 | Tries: Beckett (1), Pethybridge (1). Goals: Girdler (3)

 

[668] Round 5: 21st April | Newcastle at Penrith Stadium

LOST 22-24 | Tries: Beckett (1), Farrar (1), Pethybridge (1). Goals: Girdler (5)

 

[669] Round 6: 27th April | Cronulla at Shark Park

LOST 2-10 | Tries: Girdler (1)

 

[670] Round 7: 4th May | Sydney Tigers at Penrith Stadium

LOST 16-18 | Tries: Brown (1), Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[671] Round 8: 12th May | Western Reds at Penrith Stadium

WON 46-12 | Tries: Williams (2), Carter (1), Casey (1), Farrar (1), Hinson (1), Pethybridge (1). Goals: Girdler (9)

 

[672] Round 9: 17th May | Western Suburbs at Campbelltown Sports Ground

LOST 6-16 | Tries: Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (1)

 

[673] Round 10: 2nd June | South Sydney at Penrith Stadium

WON 20-12 | Tries: Beckett (1), Casey (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[674] Round 11: 15th June | Gold Coast Chargers at Carrara Stadium

WON 14-8 | Tries: Beckett (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (3)

 

[675] Round 12: 23rd June | Auckland at Penrith Stadium

LOST 16-26 | Tries: Carter (1), Gower (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (2)

 

[676] Round 13: 30th June | South Queensland at Penrith Stadium

LOST 16-20 | Tries: Girdler (2), Adamson (1). Goals: Girdler (2)

 

[677] Round 14: 6th July | North Queensland at Stockland Stadium

WON 21-0 | Tries: P. Adamson (1), Beckett (1), Thompson (1). Goals: Girdler (4). Field goals: Carter (1)

 

[678] Round 15: 14th July | St. George at Jubilee Oval

LOST 10-36 | Tries: M. Adamson (1), Beckett (1). Goals: Girdler (1)

 

[679] Round 16: 21st July | Canterbury at Penrith Stadium

LOST 32-34 | Tries: Boyd (1), Cartwright (1), Casey (1), Girdler (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (6)

 

[680] Round 17: 28th July | Canberra at Bruce Stadium

LOST 16-32 | Tries: Carter (1), Casey (1), Gower (1). Goals: Casey (2)

 

[681] Round 18: 4th August | Brisbane at Penrith Stadium

LOST 20-50 | Tries: Girdler (2), Adamson (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[682] Round 19: 11th August | North Sydney at North Sydney Oval

LOST 10-44 | Tries: Casey (1), Hinson (1). Goals: Girdler (1)

 

[683] Round 20: 18th August | Manly at Penrith Stadium

WON 18-14 | Tries: Catic (1), Gower (1). Goals: Girdler (5)

 

[684] Round 21: 25th August | Illawarra at Steelers Stadium

LOST 2-42 | Tries: Girdler (1)

 

[685] Round 22: 30th August | Parramatta at Penrith Stadium

WON 24-16 | Tries: Gall (2), Catic (1), Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[number] = premiership match number

 

 
PREMIERSHIP LADDER

 

1.

MANLY 36 -

2.

BRISBANE 34 -

3.

NORTH SYDNEY 32 -

4.

SYDNEY CITY ROOSTERS 31 -

5.

CRONULLA 30 -

6.

CANBERRA 27 -

7.

ST. GEORGE 27 -

8.

WESTERN SUBURBS 25 -

9.

Newcastle 23 -

10.

Canterbury 22 -

11.

Auckland 22 -

12.

Sydney Tigers 22 -

13.

Parramatta 21 -

14.

Illawarra 16 -

15.

Penrith 15 -

16.

Western Reds 13 -

17.

North Queensland

12

---

18.

Gold Coast Chargers

11

--

19.

South Sydney

11

--

20.

South Queensland

8

--

 

 

PLAYER STATISTICS-

M

T

G

FG

Pts

-

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

 -
Matt Adamson 16

2

--

--

8

-

SR

SR

SR

--

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

SR

SR

--

--

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

 
Phil Adamson 16

2

--

--

8

-

B

B

B

B

--

B

SR

SR

B

B

B

SR

FR

FR

B

B

--

--

--

--

FR

 
Fa'ausu Afoa 5

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

--

--

B

 
David Alexander 14

--

--

--

0

-

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

--

B

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

 
Robbie Beckett 13

9

--

--

36

-

W

W

W

W

W

--

--

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

 
Mark Booth * 3

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

W

--

--

--

 
Brett Boyd 13

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

H

H

--

B

B

B

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

 
Darren Brown 14

1

--

--

4

-

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

--

--

--

--

--

--

SR

SR

L

L

L

L

--

 
Steve Carter 17

4

--

1

17

-

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

HB

HB

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

--

FE

FE

HB

--

--

--

 
John Cartwright 18

1

--

--

4

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

SR

--

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

FR

FR

FR

 
Garen Casey ** 18

5

2

--

24

-

--

--

B

B

B

--

B

B

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

C

C

C

C

C

FE

 
Ned Catic * 4

2

--

--

8

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

C

 
Gavin Clinch ** 10

--

--

--

0

-

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

HB

HB

B

 
Brad Drew 6

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

B

B

 
Morvin Edwards 13

--

--

--

0

-

C

C

--

--

--

W

FE

FE

L

L

L

C

L

L

L

L

--

--

--

--

--

 
Gordon Falcon * 6

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

 
Danny Farrar 12

3

--

--

12

-

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

--

--

H

H

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

 
Jody Gall 17

2

--

--

8

-

B

B

B

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

B

L

B

B

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

L

 
Ryan Girdler 20

8

65

--

162

-

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

C

C

C

C

C

 
Craig Gower * 12

3

--

--

12

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

B

B

FE

HB

HB

FE

FE

FE

HB

 
Andrew Hinson * 8

2

--

--

8

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

W

W

W

W

W

W

 
Duncan MacGillivray * 1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

 
Carl MacNamara 21

--

--

--

0

-

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

 
Fred Petersen * 4

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

W

W

W

 
Scott Pethybridge 17

3

--

--

12

-

W

W

W

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

B

C

C

C

C

C

--

--

--

--

 
Bobby Thompson 21

2

--

--

8

-

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

B

FB

FB

FB

FB

 
Steve Waddell 13

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

SR

 
Barry Walker 7

--

--

--

0

-

FR

FR

FR

SR

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

FR

--

--

--

 
Jason Williams ** 17

7

-- --

28

-

B

B

C

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

FB

--

--

--

--

 
Total players: 29  

57

67

1

363

   

 

* 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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