Newtown 8–5 St. George — Minor Semi-Final Replay, 1973 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1973 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 27,791
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final Replay, 1973 NRL finals series: Newtown 8–5 St. George, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1973.
Scorers
| Newtown | Tries: Steve Hansard; Neil Pringle Goals: John Bonham (1) |
| St. George | Tries: John Peard Goals: Graeme Langlands (1) |
Team sheets
| Newtown | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Floyd | Fullback | Graeme Langlands (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Lionel Williamson (c) | Wing | Kevin MacFarlane | 2 |
| 3 | Brian Moore | Centre | Gary Pethybridge | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Gordon | 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 | David Bell | Lock | Lindsay Drake | 8 |
| 9 | Neil Pringle | Second Row | Graeme Sams | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Dawson | Second Row | Bob Clapham | 17 |
| 11 | Col Casey | Prop | Barry Beath | 33 |
| 12 | Doug Kemister | Hooker | Col Rasmussen | 12 |
| 13 | Tom Melville | Prop | Peter Fitzgerald | 14 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Dennis Gardiner | Russell Cox | 16 | |
| 19 | Barry Cox | Brian Norton | 13 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Graeme Langlands | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
4 Sep 1973, Sports Ground, Sydney. Halftime: Newtown 3-5 St George. St George's lineup was heavily reshuffled by injuries from the drawn match; jersey numbers as listed by the source.