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Round 10, 1963: St George 6 d Parramatta 5
The Rugby League News
June 9, 10, 1963
The classic match between St George and Parramatta at the Cricket Ground last Saturday week gave 30,000 fans just what they have been waiting for years to see.
They saw a club side which has come up to St George's standard give the premiers the hardest match they recall for a very long time.
At the start of the season the League president Mr Bill Buckley stressed that nobody ever wanted to see Saints beaten through any loss of technique or any lowering of playing standard on their part.
But he did look forward to the day when other teams would raise themselves to the fine standard set and maintained by Saints since they started winning premierships back in 1956.
Now we have a competition which has evened itself out and although both Saints and Wests, a point behind them, have kicked away from the rest of the field neither side will go through the rest of the season without its share of worries.
Parramatta, despite its great but unrewarded showing against Saints, is back in sixth place and can expect fierce competition from the teams around it. These are Balmain and Norths with 12 points, Canterbury with 11, and Newtown with eight.
The way the competition is now there will be close matches every week from now until the grand final and no match can be treated lightly.
Canterbury last week were beaten a point by Souths and this put them back from third to fifth place in the premiership.
After the round this Sunday and Monday the clubs will have seven more rounds to play before the semi-finalists are determined.
As a guide club officials generally work on the basis that a side has to win 11 games for 22 competition points to be sure of a berth in the semis.
Sometimes they can get through with fewer but any less than 22 can require a little luck as well.
Parramatta's stout bid against Saints will inspire other clubs to rise to the occasion against the premiers and possibly play with more confidence than has been the case in the past.
Saints fans, after a very quiet afternoon roared encouragement against Parramatta when Norm Provan finally led his side into the Parramatta territory after 30 minutes solid defending in the second half.
Attack is a real feature of Rugby League but sustained defence such as Saints revealed against Parramatta also is a treat to watch.
The club football this season has been most exciting for many years and if the weather would only leave us alone record attendances would be certain.
The next representative game in Sydney will be the Third Test at the Cricket Ground on Saturday, June 29, followed by the Kiwis match against the leading Sydney club side the following Tuesday.
The Kiwis have proved themselves a good side but Australia should be able to match them in the Second and Third Tests and irrespective of results the Third Test should be a real thriller.
The Rugby League News
June 9, 10, 1963
The classic match between St George and Parramatta at the Cricket Ground last Saturday week gave 30,000 fans just what they have been waiting for years to see.
They saw a club side which has come up to St George's standard give the premiers the hardest match they recall for a very long time.
At the start of the season the League president Mr Bill Buckley stressed that nobody ever wanted to see Saints beaten through any loss of technique or any lowering of playing standard on their part.
But he did look forward to the day when other teams would raise themselves to the fine standard set and maintained by Saints since they started winning premierships back in 1956.
Now we have a competition which has evened itself out and although both Saints and Wests, a point behind them, have kicked away from the rest of the field neither side will go through the rest of the season without its share of worries.
Parramatta, despite its great but unrewarded showing against Saints, is back in sixth place and can expect fierce competition from the teams around it. These are Balmain and Norths with 12 points, Canterbury with 11, and Newtown with eight.
The way the competition is now there will be close matches every week from now until the grand final and no match can be treated lightly.
Canterbury last week were beaten a point by Souths and this put them back from third to fifth place in the premiership.
After the round this Sunday and Monday the clubs will have seven more rounds to play before the semi-finalists are determined.
As a guide club officials generally work on the basis that a side has to win 11 games for 22 competition points to be sure of a berth in the semis.
Sometimes they can get through with fewer but any less than 22 can require a little luck as well.
Parramatta's stout bid against Saints will inspire other clubs to rise to the occasion against the premiers and possibly play with more confidence than has been the case in the past.
Saints fans, after a very quiet afternoon roared encouragement against Parramatta when Norm Provan finally led his side into the Parramatta territory after 30 minutes solid defending in the second half.
Attack is a real feature of Rugby League but sustained defence such as Saints revealed against Parramatta also is a treat to watch.
The club football this season has been most exciting for many years and if the weather would only leave us alone record attendances would be certain.
The next representative game in Sydney will be the Third Test at the Cricket Ground on Saturday, June 29, followed by the Kiwis match against the leading Sydney club side the following Tuesday.
The Kiwis have proved themselves a good side but Australia should be able to match them in the Second and Third Tests and irrespective of results the Third Test should be a real thriller.
