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Post by Electric Eel on Aug 24, 2020 19:41:15 GMT 10
24th September 1977
The 1977 grand final replay was a spiteful affair with referee Cook giving the St George forwards enormous latitude to manhandle their battle-weary opponents. Second rower Rod Reddy in particular was cautioned four times in the opening minutes for waging open warfare on Ray Price.
After nine minutes, Parramatta led the penalty count 5-0. When Graham Olling was viciously tagged by Robert Stone while trapped on the bottom of a scrum, the referee called an end to the nonsense, issued a mass caution, and the football began. By then, however, Parramatta's concentration was shot and St George went on to win in a canter 22-0. Eels coach Terry Fearnley later denied claims he had directed his players not to retaliate.
At halftime St George led 7-0, Jansen scoring the first try in the twenty-eighth minute from what appeared to be Starkey's forward pass. With the match shaping as a repeat of last week, Parramatta had much of the attack but were unable to break St George's unrelenting defence.
With Touch judge Barry receiving attention after being struck by a projectile thrown from the hill, Goodwin kicked another two penalty goals, and a snap field goal, for St George to take a 12-0 lead with fifteen minutes left. Three minutes later Stone sprinted 25 metres from the scrumbase to score, and right on full-time John Bailey was awarded a penalty try. St George had out-muscled the Eels to win their fourteenth premiership. The 180 minutes of football played before Saints were crowned premiers remains the longest needed in grand final history. In 1978, when Manly drew both the minor semi-final and the grand final, no extra time was played-the matches were simply replayed.
St George 22 (J.Jansen, R.Stone tries, J.Bailey penalty try, E.Goodwin 6 goals and a field goal) defeated Parramatta 0. Referee: G.Cook. Crowd: 47,828.
The Finals. The History of NSW Rugby League Finals.
Steve Haddan
A bloodied Mick Cronin after losing to St George in the 1977 grand final replay at the SCG.
The 1977 grand final replay was a spiteful affair with referee Cook giving the St George forwards enormous latitude to manhandle their battle-weary opponents. Second rower Rod Reddy in particular was cautioned four times in the opening minutes for waging open warfare on Ray Price.
After nine minutes, Parramatta led the penalty count 5-0. When Graham Olling was viciously tagged by Robert Stone while trapped on the bottom of a scrum, the referee called an end to the nonsense, issued a mass caution, and the football began. By then, however, Parramatta's concentration was shot and St George went on to win in a canter 22-0. Eels coach Terry Fearnley later denied claims he had directed his players not to retaliate.
At halftime St George led 7-0, Jansen scoring the first try in the twenty-eighth minute from what appeared to be Starkey's forward pass. With the match shaping as a repeat of last week, Parramatta had much of the attack but were unable to break St George's unrelenting defence.
With Touch judge Barry receiving attention after being struck by a projectile thrown from the hill, Goodwin kicked another two penalty goals, and a snap field goal, for St George to take a 12-0 lead with fifteen minutes left. Three minutes later Stone sprinted 25 metres from the scrumbase to score, and right on full-time John Bailey was awarded a penalty try. St George had out-muscled the Eels to win their fourteenth premiership. The 180 minutes of football played before Saints were crowned premiers remains the longest needed in grand final history. In 1978, when Manly drew both the minor semi-final and the grand final, no extra time was played-the matches were simply replayed.
St George 22 (J.Jansen, R.Stone tries, J.Bailey penalty try, E.Goodwin 6 goals and a field goal) defeated Parramatta 0. Referee: G.Cook. Crowd: 47,828.
The Finals. The History of NSW Rugby League Finals.
Steve Haddan
A bloodied Mick Cronin after losing to St George in the 1977 grand final replay at the SCG.
