Newtown 12–12 St. George — Minor Semi-Final, 1973 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1973 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,390
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1973 NRL finals series: Newtown 12–12 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1973.
Scorers
| Newtown | Tries: Steve Hansard; Lionel Williamson Goals: John Bonham (3/5) |
| St. George | Goals: Graeme Langlands (6/7) |
Team sheets
| Newtown | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Floyd | Fullback | Graeme Langlands (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Lionel Williamson (c) | Wing | Kevin MacFarlane | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Gordon | Centre | Gary Pethybridge | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Moore | Centre | Roy Ferguson | 4 |
| 5 | Bruce Pickett | Wing | John Chapman | 5 |
| 6 | John Bonham | Five-Eighth | John Peard | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Hansard | Halfback | Billy Smith | 7 |
| 8 | Neil Pringle | Lock | Lindsay Drake | 8 |
| 9 | Ian Sartori | Second Row | Graeme Sams | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Dawson | Second Row | Rod Reddy | 10 |
| 11 | Col Casey | Prop | Harry Eden | 11 |
| 12 | Doug Kemister | Hooker | Col Rasmussen | 12 |
| 13 | Tom Melville | Prop | Brian Norton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 34 | David Bell | Peter Fitzgerald | 14 | |
| 35 | Peter Parry | Dennis Corrigan | 15 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Graeme Langlands | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
2 Sep 1973, SCG. Halftime: St George 4-7 Newtown. Level 10-10 at full time, extra time (2x10 min) played, ending in a draw and forcing a replay. Harry Eden replaced at halftime by Peter Fitzgerald (St George); Dennis Corrigan on for Rod Reddy in extra time (shoulder injury); Ian Sartori replaced by Peter Parry and Paul Dawson by David Bell in extra time for Newtown.