New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1970
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| New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1970 | |
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| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  South Sydney (19th title) |
| Minor premiers | South Sydney (16th title) |
| Matches played | 136 |
| Points scored | 4407 (average 32.404 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,630,630 (average 11,990 per match) |
The 1970 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-third season of professional rugby league football in Australia.
Contents |
[edit] Teams
 Balmain Tigers |
 Canterbury Bulldogs |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
 Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
 Newtown Jets |
 North Sydney Bears |
 Parramatta Eels |
 Penrith Panthers |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
 St. George Dragons |
 Western Suburbs Magpies |
[edit] Season summary
Twelve Sydney teams contested during the season for the premiership, including six foundation teams and another six teams admitted post 1908. Each side met all others twice in twenty-two regular season rounds before the top four finishers fought out four finals.
Head-high tackles were outlawed at the commencement of the 1970 season.
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sydney |
22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 479 | 273 | +206 | 35 |
| 2 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 422 | 285 | +137 | 33 |
| 3 |  St. George |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 408 | 329 | +79 | 30 |
| 4 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 308 | 269 | +39 | 28 |
| 5 |  Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 386 | 320 | +66 | 26 |
| 6 |  Balmain |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 380 | 347 | +33 | 25 |
| 7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 374 | 335 | +39 | 18 |
| 8 |  Newtown |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 345 | 409 | -64 | 18 |
| 9 |  North Sydney |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 332 | 435 | -103 | 15 |
| 10 |  Penrith |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 292 | 406 | -114 | 15 |
| 11 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 329 | 403 | -74 | 13 |
| 12 |  Parramatta |
22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 240 | 484 | -244 | 8 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 St. George |
12 - 7 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
29 August 1970 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Keith Page | 40,083 | ||
 South Sydney |
22 - 15 |  Manly-Warringah |
5 September 1970 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Don Lancashire | 40,211 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Manly-Warringah |
15 - 6 | St. George |
12 September 1970 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Don Lancashire | 43,147 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| South Sydney |
23 - 12 | Manly-Warringah |
19 September 1970 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Don Lancashire | 53,241 | ||
[edit] Grand Final
| Manly Sea-Eagles | Position | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Batty | FB | Eric Simms |
| Dereck Moritz | WG | Michael Cleary |
| Bob Fulton | CE | Paul Sait |
| Alex Tennant | CE | Arthur Branighan |
| John McDonald (c) | WG | Ray Branighan |
| Ian Martin | FE | Denis Pittard |
| Ed Whiley | HB | Bob Grant |
| Bill Hamilton | PR | John Sattler (c) |
| Fred Jones | HK | Elwyn Walters |
| John Bucknall | PR | John O'Neill |
| Lindsay Drake | SR | Bob McCarthy |
| John Morgan | SR | Gary Stevens |
| Ron Cameron | LK | Ron Coote |
| Alan Thompson | Reserve | Bob Honan |
| Ron Willey | Coach | Clive Churchill |
Having lost the previous Grand Final to the Balmain Tigers, Souths were desperate to win this year. Approximately ten minutes into the game Souths captain John Sattler collapsed, having been punched in an off-the-ball incident by Manly forward John Bucknall. He suffered a double fracture to his jaw but pleaded to team mate Mike Cleary, "Hold me up so they don't know I'm hurt". He was helped up and continued to play in the game. At half-time Souths were leading 12-6 when his fellow team mates learnt about his injury.
During the interval Sattler refused treatment and insisted he continue playing. He also told the side, "the next bloke who tries to cut me out of the play is in trouble", to prevent his team mates trying to protect him from further injury. By the end of the game South Sydney had scored 3 tries to nil in a 23-12 victory. Sattler later went to hospital to receive treatment but only after receiving the Giltinan Shield and making an acceptance speech.
Eric Simms' record of four field goals that day stands as the most field goals ever kicked in a grand final.
South Sydney 23 (Tries: Grant 2, R Branighan. Goals: Simms 3. Fld Goals: Simms 4)
defeated
Manly 12 (Goals: Batty 4. Fld Goals: Fulton 2)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1970 The World of Rugby League
