Balmain beaten by St George
St George joined Balmain at the top of the Sydney rugby league premiership when it won, 17-15, before more than 21,000 spectators at Leichhardt Oval last Sunday. Similarly, CanterburyBankstown moved into third equal by beating Parramatta, 19-4. They are four points behind the co-leaders. Manly-Warringah, a 17-2 winner over Canberra, and Penrith, which had the bye, are the prime contenders for fifth position in the championship play-offs. Mark Graham scored a try
in North Sydney’s 24-8 defeat >-• of Western Suburbs in his ’* come-back from injury; lllawarra upset Eastern Suburbs, 24-14, to dent the chances of Olsen Filipaina, Hugh McGahan and Dean Bell appearing in the semi-finals; and Cronulla-Sutherland also lost ground with a 20-22 loss to . South Sydney on Monday night. „ Points: Balmain 34, St “ George 34, Parramatta 30, ' Canterbury 30, Manly 27, Penrith 25, Cronulla 22, Easts 21, Canberra 20, Souths 20, Norths - 17, Wests 16, Illawarra 12.
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