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Tonight's flash back brings back memories or Ken Foord's amazing ability to pluck and intercept and turn defence into attack.
Parramatta scored its first win in a Sydney Cricket Ground Match of the day since 1953 when it toppled Wests 23-11.
It wasn't really the end of a drought, as the team had only played at the SCG once since its 12-8 win over North Sydney on July 18, 1953.
The sides only other SCG appearance came in round one 1960, when St George ran out 52-0 winners.
I was at that game also.
In 1960, Parramatta had picked up Ron Boden as captain/coach, Jack Argent signed him whilst Manager of the Kangaroos on a tour to England/France. He (the Colonel) was fined 50 pounds for breaching his tour obligations, but Ron was allowed to stay as coach. The Club also signed Queensland goal kicking centre Paul Pyers and he looked the goods in the trials.
He (Pyers) had his jaw smashed by Norm Provan during the match and missed most of the season. He played just seven games in three seasons....and from what I have been told, Parramatta missed out on a genuine star.
KEN FOORD'S THREE TRIES TOPPLE WESTS
by George Crawford (Sunday Telegraph July 1, 1962)
Three tries by winger Ken Foord - two of them by intercepts - yesterday inspired Parramatta to a 23-11 Rugby League victory over Western Suburbs at the SCG in the match of the day.
Parramatta outgunned West in the second half after being level 8-8 at half time.
Referee Co Pearce ordered three players from the field for continued rule infringement. He dismissed Noel Kelly (Wests) and Billy Rayner (Parramatta) after a scrum ten minutes into the second half.
He sent front rower Noel Dolton off late in the game after Dolton had charged through a ruck.
Foord's phenomenal intercepts lifted Parramatta to its first win at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1953.
He stood out in a generally well knit Parramatta side which thoroughly deserved the big win over last season's Grand Finalists.
Parramatta showed definite premiership potential.
Foord scored his first try in the first three minutes when he loomed up on the blind side of a scrum. He took the ball 25 yards out and galloped down the right wing jumping out of several tackles. He made his intercepts just before and just after half time.
Each time he appeared from nowhere, stretched his hands into the air and plucked the ball from what woulkd have been enterprising Wests backline rushes.
Foord's ball stealing and subsequent tries have been a feature of Parramatta's success this season.
He has scored intercept tries in eight of the 11 matches this season.
Parramatta scored five tries to three yesterday.
Parramatta forwards played strongly and intelligently to gradually get on top as the match progressed. Half back Bob Bugden and fullback Ken Thornett starred.
Bugden directed much of the Parramaqtta attack with sharp bursts from the scrum base and with snappy passing from dummy half.
But his fearless tackling stood out yesterday.
Often he smashed Wests raids with low decisive tackling.
Thornett had some sorry moments in the first half when he missed a couple of tackles.
He settled down mid way through this half and carved the Wests defence with some storming runs after the break.
Thornett repeatedly burst downfield and hurled long swift pass to his winger when the defence converged on him.
A long pass to winger Jackson earned Parramatta its last try when playing with 11 men to 12. Thornett streaked through from near half way, ran to the 25 and cut out several men to flash the ball to Jackson.
The length and speed of the pass gave Jackson time to stride away from the opposition with a sprint inches inside the touchline.
Thornett played much of the second half with a painful knee injury.
He wrenched the knee soon after half-time.
He was limping after the game, but does not expect the injury to affect him. Jim Cody, 18, had a great match for Wests. He played like a man possessed and figured in several strong bursts down the middle of the field from rucks.
It is no mean feat to be able to dash through such notable defenders as Brian Hambly and Ron Lynch.
PARRAMATTA 23 (Ken Foord 3, Brian Hambly, Mike Jackson tries, Peter Matson 4 goals) beat Wests 11 (Don Parish, Noel Kelly and Kel O'Shea tries, Dave Barsley goal)
Parramatta scored its first win in a Sydney Cricket Ground Match of the day since 1953 when it toppled Wests 23-11.
It wasn't really the end of a drought, as the team had only played at the SCG once since its 12-8 win over North Sydney on July 18, 1953.
The sides only other SCG appearance came in round one 1960, when St George ran out 52-0 winners.
I was at that game also.
In 1960, Parramatta had picked up Ron Boden as captain/coach, Jack Argent signed him whilst Manager of the Kangaroos on a tour to England/France. He (the Colonel) was fined 50 pounds for breaching his tour obligations, but Ron was allowed to stay as coach. The Club also signed Queensland goal kicking centre Paul Pyers and he looked the goods in the trials.
He (Pyers) had his jaw smashed by Norm Provan during the match and missed most of the season. He played just seven games in three seasons....and from what I have been told, Parramatta missed out on a genuine star.
KEN FOORD'S THREE TRIES TOPPLE WESTS
by George Crawford (Sunday Telegraph July 1, 1962)
Three tries by winger Ken Foord - two of them by intercepts - yesterday inspired Parramatta to a 23-11 Rugby League victory over Western Suburbs at the SCG in the match of the day.
Parramatta outgunned West in the second half after being level 8-8 at half time.
Referee Co Pearce ordered three players from the field for continued rule infringement. He dismissed Noel Kelly (Wests) and Billy Rayner (Parramatta) after a scrum ten minutes into the second half.
He sent front rower Noel Dolton off late in the game after Dolton had charged through a ruck.
Foord's phenomenal intercepts lifted Parramatta to its first win at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1953.
He stood out in a generally well knit Parramatta side which thoroughly deserved the big win over last season's Grand Finalists.
Parramatta showed definite premiership potential.
Foord scored his first try in the first three minutes when he loomed up on the blind side of a scrum. He took the ball 25 yards out and galloped down the right wing jumping out of several tackles. He made his intercepts just before and just after half time.
Each time he appeared from nowhere, stretched his hands into the air and plucked the ball from what woulkd have been enterprising Wests backline rushes.
Foord's ball stealing and subsequent tries have been a feature of Parramatta's success this season.
He has scored intercept tries in eight of the 11 matches this season.
Parramatta scored five tries to three yesterday.
Parramatta forwards played strongly and intelligently to gradually get on top as the match progressed. Half back Bob Bugden and fullback Ken Thornett starred.
Bugden directed much of the Parramaqtta attack with sharp bursts from the scrum base and with snappy passing from dummy half.
But his fearless tackling stood out yesterday.
Often he smashed Wests raids with low decisive tackling.
Thornett had some sorry moments in the first half when he missed a couple of tackles.
He settled down mid way through this half and carved the Wests defence with some storming runs after the break.
Thornett repeatedly burst downfield and hurled long swift pass to his winger when the defence converged on him.
A long pass to winger Jackson earned Parramatta its last try when playing with 11 men to 12. Thornett streaked through from near half way, ran to the 25 and cut out several men to flash the ball to Jackson.
The length and speed of the pass gave Jackson time to stride away from the opposition with a sprint inches inside the touchline.
Thornett played much of the second half with a painful knee injury.
He wrenched the knee soon after half-time.
He was limping after the game, but does not expect the injury to affect him. Jim Cody, 18, had a great match for Wests. He played like a man possessed and figured in several strong bursts down the middle of the field from rucks.
It is no mean feat to be able to dash through such notable defenders as Brian Hambly and Ron Lynch.
PARRAMATTA 23 (Ken Foord 3, Brian Hambly, Mike Jackson tries, Peter Matson 4 goals) beat Wests 11 (Don Parish, Noel Kelly and Kel O'Shea tries, Dave Barsley goal)
