Round 1 Tooth Cup 1981 Canterbury V Easts

[Ted Baxter]

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/tooth-cup-1981/game-1/canterbury-vs-eastern-suburbs/summary.html


Canterbury 20 (Anderson, English, Baker, S.Gearin tries, S.Gearin 4 goals) d Eastern Suburbs 14 (Fisher 2 tries, Wright 4 goals) at Leichhardt Oval. Scrums: Canterbury 16-7. Penalties: Eastern Suburbs 11-5. Crowd: Unknown. Referee – Jack Danzey.

Canterbury: 1. Greg Brentnall, 2. Chris Anderson (c), 3. Chris Mortimer, 4. Peter Mortimer, 5. Steve Gearin, 6. Steve Folkes, 7. Tony Davies, 8. Allen Geelan, 9. Geoff Robinson, 10. Peter Smith, 11. Dave Moffett, 12. Pat English, 13. Greg Cook. Repl. 14. Terry McCartney, 15. Neil Baker, 16. Wayne Clay, 17. Ray Downie.

Easts: 1. Marty Gurr, 2. Terry Fahey, 3. Jeff Fisher, 4. Terry Murphy, 5. Steve McFarlane, 6. Ken Wright, 7. Kevin Hastings, 8. Gary Warnecke, 9. John Tobin, 10. Ian Barkley, 11. Royce Ayliffe (c), 12. Bruce Foye, 13. Dave Brown. Repl. 14. Robert Lane, 15. Matt Cruickshank, 16. David Michael, 17. Arthur Kitinas.

QT Score: ES 5-3
HT: CB 10-9
3QT: ES 14-10

Gearin kicked 4/6, Wright kicked 4/6.

Man Of The Match – Peter Mortimer (not Steve Mortimer who didn't play).

Source: DVD of the game.