1973 NSWRFL season

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1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League
Teams12
Premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah (2nd title)
Minor premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah (3rd title)
Matches played139
Points scored4234
Attendance1390810
Top points scorer(s) St. George colours.svg Graeme Langlands (183)
Player of the year Cronulla colours.svg Ken Maddison (Rothmans Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Bob Fulton (18)

The 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-sixth season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Twelve district clubs from across the city, including six foundation clubs, competed for the J.J. Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between Manly-Warringah and Cronulla-Sutherland. This season also saw the introduction of an Under-23s competition to replace the former “Third Grade” as well as a five-team finals series (rather than the previous four). [1]

Contents

Season summary

The 1973 NSWRFL season saw the introduction of the metric system to the playing field, and a five-team semi-final series. Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March until August, resulting in a top five of Manly, Cronulla, St. George, Newtown and Canterbury who went on to battle it out in the finals.

The 1973 Rothmans Medal was awarded to Cronulla-Sutherland forward Ken Maddison. Rugby League Week awarded their player of the year award to Manly-Warringah's halfback Johnny Mayes.

The 1973 season also saw the retirement from the League of future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Ken Irvine. A legendary speedster who started his career with North Sydney in 1958, Irvine finished his stellar career with two deserved premierships playing for Manly-Warringah. Irvine also finished his career as the highest ever tryscorer in the Sydney premiership (the record still stands as of 2020). He crossed for 171 tries in 176 games for Norths and 41 in 60 games for Manly.

Teams

From 1973 onwards, Newtown were known as the “Jets”. [2]

Balmain
Balmain Jersey 1971.png

66th season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Leo Nosworthy
Captain: John Spencer

Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown Jersey 1968.png

39th season
Ground: Belmore Oval
Coach: Malcolm Clift
Captain: Geoff Connell

Cronulla-Sutherland
Cronulla-Sutherland Jersey 1972.png

7th season
Ground: Endeavour Field
Captain-coach: Tommy Bishop

Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1967.png

66th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Coach: Tony Paskins
Captain: Ron Coote

Manly-Warringah
Manly-Warringah Jersey 1968.png

27th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Ron Willey
Captain: Fred Jones

Newtown Jets
Newtown Jersey 1915.png

66th season
Ground: Henson Park
Coach: Jack Gibson
Captain: Lionel Williamson

North Sydney
North Sydney Jersey 1969.png

66th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Coach: Noel Kelly
Captain: Ross Warner

Parramatta
Parramatta Jersey 1971.png

27th season
Ground: Cumberland Oval
Coach: Dave Bolton
Captain: Bob McCarthy

Penrith
Penrith Jersey 1971.png

7th season
Ground: Penrith Stadium
Coach: Bob Boland→Leo Trevena
Captain: Ron Lynch

South Sydney
South Sydney Jersey 1968.png

66th season
Ground: Redfern Oval
Coach: Clive Churchill
Captain: Bob McCarthy

St. George
St George Jersey 1959.png

53rd season
Ground: Kogarah Jubilee Oval
Captain-coach: Graeme Langlands

Western Suburbs
Western Suburbs Jersey 1962.png

66th season
Ground: Lidcombe Oval
Coach: Don Parish
Captain: Tommy Raudonikis

Regular season

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Balmain STG
−15
NOR
+3
PAR
+7
PEN
−23
CRO
+3
CBY
−15
NEW
−24
EAS
−20
SOU
−2
WES
−5
MAN
−20
STG
−15
NOR
+6
PAR
−11
PEN
+5
CRO
−21
CBY
−35
NEW
−13
EAS
+1
SOU
−12
WES
+4
MAN
−39
Canterbury-Bankstown MAN
0
NEW
−6
EAS
+1
SOU
+9
WES
+28
BAL
+15
STG
−16
NOR
+11
PAR
+19
PEN
−5
CRO
−14
MAN
−8
NEW
−11
EAS
−7
SOU
+11
WES
+10
BAL
+35
STG
−3
NOR
+10
PAR
+6
PEN
+22
CRO
−7
NEW
−11
Cronulla-Sutherland NEW
+3
EAS
−3
SOU
+1
WES
+26
BAL
−3
STG
+7
NOR
−6
PAR
+6
PEN
+14
MAN
−4
CBY
+14
NEW
+9
EAS
+5
SOU
+10
WES
+7
BAL
+21
STG
−5
NOR
+11
PAR
+29
PEN
+19
MAN
+2
CBY
+7
STG
+18
MAN
−10
XNEW
+9
MAN
−3
Eastern Suburbs PEN
−11
CRO
+3
CBY
−1
NEW
+2
MAN
−9
SOU
−1
WES
−9
BAL
+20
STG
−9
NOR
+1
PAR
+41
PEN
+34
CRO
−5
CBY
+7
NEW
+3
MAN
+5
SOU
−2
WES
−10
BAL
−1
STG
+2
NOR
+10
PAR
+31
Manly-Warringah CBY
0
STG
+13
NEW
−10
NOR
+23
EAS
+9
PAR
−10
SOU
+13
PEN
+36
WES
+4
CRO
+4
BAL
+20
CBY
+8
STG
+1
NEW
+2
NOR
+2
EAS
−5
PAR
+45
SOU
+7
PEN
+63
WES
+12
CRO
−2
BAL
+39
XCRO
+10
XXCRO
+3
Newtown CRO
−3
CBY
+6
MAN
+10
EAS
−2
SOU
−6
WES
+2
BAL
+24
STG
+1
NOR
+5
PAR
+8
PEN
+20
CRO
−9
CBY
+11
MAN
−2
EAS
−3
SOU
−1
WES
+17
BAL
+13
STG
−18
NOR
+20
PAR
+31
PEN
+10
CBY
+11
STG
0
STG
+3
CRO
−9
North Sydney WES
+17
BAL
−3
STG
−27
MAN
−23
PAR
+3
PEN
+6
CRO
+6
CBY
−11
NEW
−5
EAS
−1
SOU
0
WES
−9
BAL
−6
STG
+3
MAN
−2
PAR
+1
PEN
−1
CRO
−11
CBY
−10
NEW
−20
EAS
−10
SOU
+2
Parramatta SOU
+17
WES
+9
BAL
−7
STG
−14
NOR
−3
MAN
+10
PEN
+9
CRO
−6
CBY
−19
NEW
−8
EAS
−41
SOU
+8
WES
−3
BAL
+11
STG
−23
NOR
−1
MAN
−45
PEN
−14
CRO
−29
CBY
−6
NEW
−31
EAS
−31
Penrith EAS
+11
SOU
−10
WES
−7
BAL
+23
STG
−6
NOR
−6
PAR
−9
MAN
−36
CRO
−14
CBY
+5
NEW
−20
EAS
−34
SOU
−15
WES
−15
BAL
−5
STG
−16
NOR
+1
PAR
+14
MAN
−63
CRO
−19
CBY
−22
NEW
−10
South Sydney PAR
−17
PEN
+10
CRO
−1
CBY
−9
NEW
+6
EAS
+1
MAN
−13
WES
+7
BAL
+2
STG
+2
NOR
0
PAR
−8
PEN
+15
CRO
−10
CBY
−11
NEW
+1
EAS
+2
MAN
−7
WES
+7
BAL
+12
STG
−9
NOR
−2
St. George BAL
+15
MAN
−13
NOR
+27
PAR
+14
PEN
+6
CRO
−7
CBY
+16
NEW
−1
EAS
+9
SOU
−2
WES
+8
BAL
+15
MAN
−1
NOR
−3
PAR
+23
PEN
+16
CRO
+5
CBY
+3
NEW
+18
EAS
−2
SOU
+9
WES
+4
CRO
−18
NEW
0
NEW
−3
Western Suburbs NOR
−17
PAR
−9
PEN
+7
CRO
−26
CBY
−28
NEW
−2
EAS
+9
SOU
−7
MAN
−4
BAL
+5
STG
−8
NOR
+9
PAR
+3
PEN
+15
CRO
−7
CBY
−10
NEW
−17
EAS
+10
SOU
−7
MAN
−12
BAL
−4
STG
−4
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Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 221714500226+27435
2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 221705389219+17034
3 St. George colours.svg St. George 221507372213+15930
4 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 221408358224+13428
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 221219369269+10025
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 2212010415314+10124
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 2211110345367-2223
8 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 227114239350-10115
9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 227015310414-10414
10 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 227015254495-24114
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 226016275492-21712
12 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 225017272525-25310

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 1335779111315171921232525272931333335
2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 2246688101212141618202224242628303234
3 St. George colours.svg St. George 22468810101212141616161820222426262830
4 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 0244468101214161618181818202222242628
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 1135799111313131313131517191921232525
6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 0224444668101212141618181818202224
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 022246681012131315151517191921232323
8 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2222468888999111113131313131315
9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 00222244466810121212121414141414
10 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 024466666666881010101012121414
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 244446888881010121212121212121212
12 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 222444444666666681010101010

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Qualifying Finals
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 18–0 St. George colours.svg St. George 25 August 1973 Sydney Cricket Ground Keith Page37,778
Newtown colours.svg Newtown 13–2 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 26 August 1973 Sydney Sports Ground Keith Page17,778
Semi-finals
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 14–4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 1 September 1973 Sydney Cricket Ground Keith Page41,898
St. George colours.svg St. George 12–12 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 2 September 1973 Sydney Cricket Ground Keith Page24,390
St. George colours.svg St. George 5–8 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 4 September 1973 Sydney Sports Ground Keith Page27,791
Preliminary final
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 20–11 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 8 September 1973 Sydney Cricket Ground Keith Page30,649
Grand final
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 10–7 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 15 September 1973 Sydney Cricket Ground Keith Page52,044

Chart

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly10
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland4 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland7
2 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland18 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland20
3 St. George colours.svg St. George0Minor semi-final Newtown colours.svg Newtown11
St. George colours.svg St. George5*
4 Newtown colours.svg Newtown13 Newtown colours.svg Newtown8*
5 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury2

* - Indicates only the replay match, and not the match ending in a draw.

Grand final

Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesPositionCronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  1. Graham Eadie
FB
  1. Warren Fisher
2. Ken Irvine WG 2. Ray Corcoran
3. Ray Branighan CE 3. Steve Rogers
4. Bob Fulton CE 4. Eric Archer
5. Max Brown WG 5. Bob Wear
6. Ian Martin FE 6. Chris Wellman
7. John Mayes HB 7. Tommy Bishop (c)
13. Bill Hamilton PR 13. Cliff Watson
12. Fred Jones (c) HK 12. Ron Turner
11. John O'Neill PR 11. Grahame Bowen
10. Peter Peters SR 10. Ken Maddison
9. Terry Randall SR 9. John Maguire
8. Mal Reilly LK 8. Greg Pierce
14. John Bucknall Bench19. Rick Bourke
Ron Willey Coach Tommy Bishop

After Cronulla-Sutherland's 14–4 loss in the major semi-final, Manly-Warringah expected the Sharks would be fired up for the grand final. And they were. Ian Heads wrote in the Sunday Telegraph the next day that It was a grand final as tough and dirty as any bar-room brawl. [3] Alan Clarkson wrote in the Sun Herald The fare served up in the first half belonged in the Colosseum. [4] The first half was not how the game's administrators would have wished to show-case rugby league, every tackle was loaded with menace and meant to damage. Nevertheless, from the melee Bob Fulton emerged and showed his unrivalled skill. Heads and Clarkson wrote of his "towering genius" and "football brilliance" respectively.

Manly's English import Malcolm Reilly, himself never one to take a backward step, was the first victim of the carnage. In the opening minute, Cronulla hooker Ron "Rocky" Turner set his sights on Reilly as the Englishman got an early kick away to take advantage of a strong breeze blowing towards the Bradman Stand (Paddington End). Turner missed Reilly the first time around, but didn't miss him a few minutes later. The Manly lock was left in agony from a badly bruised hip and had to leave the field for painkilling injections. Knowing he probably wouldn't last the first half he then returned to the field and created mayhem despite the injections he received failing to work properly. He set about doing as much physical damage to Cronulla players as he could, but bowed out in the 25th minute and was replaced by reserve forward John Bucknall, who had played in Manly's winning Reserve Grade Grand final side earlier in the day. Bucknall didn't think he would be needed and actually had a full lunch and soft drink shortly before the first grade game began.

After a number of brawls in the first half, referee Keith Page eventually called in all 26 players twice for mass cautions, threatening that any more foul play would result in players being sent off. Despite his warnings the back-alley tactics continued from both teams, and Page didn't send anyone from the field. [5]

Then Fulton took over in the 29th and 58th minutes. “Bozo” demonstrated power and pace in both tries. The first came from a brilliant Fred Jones flick pass [6] which saw Fulton split Eric Archer and Steve Rogers just twenty-five metres from the line. Fulton ran around to touch down near the posts and give Graham Eadie an easier shot at conversion which he duly slotted through the posts. Manly took a 5–0 scoreline to the half time break.

The second Fulton try came after Eadie took a pass from five-eighth Ian Martin, then looked for Fulton and set him up perfectly. Fulton raced for the Brewongle Stand corner and managed to put the ball down before being bundled into touch by Rogers and replacement fullback Rick Bourke. From out wide Eadie missed the conversion to make it 8–2 after Steve Rogers had previously kicked a penalty goal.

Cronulla had to wait a long time before they dented the Manly line. It was in the 70th minute that the crack appeared. Trailing 8–2, the Sharks struck when lock Greg Pierce positioned Rick Bourke for a try (Bourke was flattened by Manly winger Max Brown as he scored, resulting in a broken thumb for Brown). Rogers easily kicked the conversion to reduce the deficit to just one point. Eadie stretched the lead to three points from a penalty kick and then the Sharks rallied and bombarded Manly. Ultimately, the Manly defence of John Mayes, Terry Randall, Peter Peters, Eadie and Fulton were up to the task. It will, however, go down in Sharks folklore that a Tommy Bishop flick pass in the dying moments failed to go to hand with the Manly line wide open. It was a set move Cronulla had successfully played all year, but had adjusted for the grand final in anticipation of Manly's familiarity with the standard move. As expected, the Manly defence reacted to snuff out the set play, leaving a gap that Bishop's pass managed to pinpoint. However, in the heat of the moment, Sharks second-rower Ken Maddison also played for the old move, ran the wrong line and the ball went to ground – and with it went the premiership.

Manly-Warringah 10 (Tries: Fulton 2. Goals: Eadie 2/6)

Cronulla-Sutherland 7 (Tries: Bourke. Goals: Rogers 2/5)

Man of the Match: Bob Fulton (Manly)
Referee: Keith Page
Attendance: 52,044

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22.

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