Newtown 13–2 Canterbury-Bankstown — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1973 NRL Finals Series
26 Aug 1973 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 17,778
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1973 NRL finals series: Newtown 13–2 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Aug 1973.
Sourcing caveat: Newtown's named scorers (2 tries + 3 goals = 12) fall 1 point short of the recorded 13. Canterbury has no named scorer against a recorded 2 points, very likely a single unlisted penalty goal not captured by the source.
Scorers
| Newtown | Tries: Steve Hansard (2) Goals: John Bonham (3) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Newtown | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Floyd | Fullback | Stan Cutler | 1 |
| 2 | Lionel Williamson (c) | Wing | Don Rogers | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Gordon | Centre | Bernie Lowther | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Moore | Centre | Terry Murphy | 4 |
| 5 | Bruce Pickett | Wing | Max Cole | 5 |
| 6 | John Bonham | Five-Eighth | Peter Winchester | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Hansard | Halfback | Phil Young | 7 |
| 8 | Neil Pringle | Lock | John Peek | 8 |
| 9 | Ian Sartori | Second Row | John McDonell | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Dawson | Second Row | Geoff Connell (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Tom Melville | Prop | Henry Tatana | 11 |
| 12 | Doug Kemister | Hooker | Bill Noonan | 12 |
| 13 | Col Casey | Prop | Phil Charlton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 26 | Dennis Gardiner | Dennis Manteit | 14 | |
| 31 | Peter Parry | Barry Phillis | 15 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Malcolm Clift | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
26 Aug 1973, Sports Ground, Sydney. Halftime: Newtown 5-0. Canterbury's Max Cole was sent off and later suspended two matches.