O'Meara; Wishart, Rodwell, McGregor, Seru; C.Simon, J.White; Fritz, Callaway, England, Cross (c), Richards, Timmins. Cox, Hepi, Bristow.
Round 2: Auckland Warriors vs. Illawarra Steelers |
31 March 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): David Manson
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O'Meara; Wishart, Rodwell, McGregor, Seru; C.Simon, J.White; Fritz, Callaway, Richards, Mackay, Cross (c), Timmins. D.Walsh, Piccinelli, England, Carige.
Reserve Grade: Illawarra Steelers defeated Auckland Warriors 18-12.
April
Round 3: Brisbane Broncos vs. Illawarra Steelers |
Saturday 6 April 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Kelvin Jeffes
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O'Meara; Wishart, Rodwell, McGregor, Seru; C.Simon, J.White; Fritz, Callaway, Richards, Mackay, Timmins, Cross (c). Carige, Walsh, Doherty, Hepi.
Reserve Grade: Brisbane defeated Illawarra 24-14
Round 4: Illawarra Steelers vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Sunday 14 April 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Rob Alexander
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Riolo; Wishart, Timmins, McGregor, Seru; Mackay, Air; Fritz, Hepi, Walsh, Cross (c), Doherty, Rodwell. Richards, England, Cox, J.White.
Souths forward Martin Masella was sent-off after 35 minutes for an illegal use of the elbow. Steelers hooker Brad Hepi was cited for a high tackle, but later exonerated.
Reserve Grade: Illawarra defeated Souths 18-2.
Round 5: Gold Coast Chargers vs. Illawarra Steelers |
20 April 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Graeme West
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Riolo; Wishart, Timmins, Simon, Seru; Mackay, Air; Fritz, Hepi, Walsh, Doherty, Cross (c), Rodwell. Cox, Richards, O'Meara, J.White.
Gold Coast Chargers winger David Baildon was sent-off after 39 minutes for striking and was later sentenced to six weeks on the sideline. The Steelers, however, could not use the extra man advantage in the second-half to win the game. They were able to peg the score back to 16-all early in the second-half, but were unable go on with it. Two tries to the Chargers assured victory for the home team.
Reserve Grade: Illwarra defeated Gold Coast 20-10.
Round 6: Illawarra Steelers vs. Auckland Warriors |
Sunday 28 April 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Rob Alexander
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Riolo; Wishart, Timmins, Simon, Seru; Mackay, Air; Fritz, Hepi, Walsh, Doherty, Cross (c), Rodwell. K.White, Richards, O'Meara, Purcell.
The Steelers coughed up a 20-6 lead at half-time with some sloppy handling and disastrous defence to give away 24 unanswered second-half points to the boys that travelled from across the Tasman.
Reserve Grade: Illawarra defeated Auckland 29-10.
May
Round 7: Illawarra Steelers vs. South Queensland Crushers |
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(10) 18 - 14 (12) |
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Round 8: North Queensland Cowboys vs. Illawarra Steelers |
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Eddie Ward
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(6) 24 - 8 (8) |
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Round 9: Illawarra Steelers vs. St. George Dragons |
18 May 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Kelvin Jeffes
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(8) 18 - 12 (0) |
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Round 10: Canterbury Bulldogs vs. Illawarra Steelers |
Friday 31 May 1996
- Competition: Optus Cup
- Referee (F): Graeme West
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(2) 12 - 0 (0) |
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Round 11: Canberra Raiders vs. Illawarra Steelers |
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Reserve Grade: Illawarra defeated Canberra 22-16.
Round 12: Illawarra Steelers vs. Brisbane Broncos |
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() 14 - 6 () |
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Round 13: North Sydney Bears vs. Illawarra Steelers |
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Round 14: Illawarra Steelers vs. Manly Sea Eagles |
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Ladder
Home Crowd Averages
Round | Opposition | Venue | Crowd |
Round 1 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 9,744 |
Round 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 7,083 |
Round 6 | Auckland Warriors | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 8,055 |
Round 7 | South Queensland Crushers | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 4,883 |
Round 9 | St. George Dragons | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 8,529 |
Round 12 | Brisbane Broncos | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 6,121 |
Round 14 | Manly Sea Eagles | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 9,638 |
Round 15 | WA Reds | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 7,115 |
Round 17 | Sydney City Roosters | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 5,247 |
Round 19 | Cronulla Sharks | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 8,017 |
Round 21 | Penrith Panthers | Steelers Stadium, Wollongong | 7,346 |
Total | | | 81,778 |
Average | | | 7,434 |
References
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