As we countdown to Round One against the Melbourne Storm, let's take at look at 20 Round One wins at Belmore Sports Ground.
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1936 v Western Suburbs Magpies
Canterbury 11 (Jack McConnell try: Tom Kirk 4 goals)
Def
Western Suburbs 6 (W. McLeod, Stan Tancred tries)
1951 v Newtown Jets
Canterbury 23 (Cedric De Belle, Jeff Simmonds, Cec Cooper tries: Ron Willey 7 goals)
Def
Newtown 14 (Jack Troy, Horrie Kessey tries: Gordon Clifford 4 goals)
1957 v North Sydney Bears
Canterbury 13 (Ray Gartner try: Fred Dunn 5 goals)
Def
North Sydney 10 (Ken McCaffery, Robert Sullivan tries: Alan Arkey, Ken McCaffery goals)
1960 v North Sydney Bears
Canterbury 18 (Ray Gartner 2, Kevin Brown, Ross Kite tries: Ken Rowlands 2, Brian Davies goals)
Def
North Sydney 7 (Horrie Toole try: Brian Carlson 2 goals)
1963 v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Canterbury 19 (Heinz Blume, John Burns, Bill Petley tries: Les Johns 5 goals)
Def
South Sydney 9 (Alan Skene try: Dave Perrin 2, Greg McMillan goals)
1965 v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Canterbury 16 (Alan Ross 3, Barry Smith tries: Les Johns 2 goals)
Def
South Sydney 6 (Kevin Longbottom 3 goals)
1967 v Penrith Panthers
Canterbury 15 (Bob Hagan try: George Taylforth 6 goals)
Def
Penrith 12 (Laurie Fagan 2 tries: Bob Landers 3 goals)
1969 v Newtown Jets
Canterbury 18 (Bob Hagan, Ron Raper tries: Les Johns 5 goals, Les Johns field goal)
Def
Newtown 0
1970 v North Sydney Bears
Canterbury 16 (Alan Burwell, Ron Costello tries: Peter Inskip 5 goals)
Def
North Sydney 14 (Noel Cavanagh, John Payne tries: John Booby 4 goals)
1972 v St George Dragons
Canterbury 18 (Mick Trypas 2, Alan Burwell tries: Henry Tatana 4, Neville Hornery goals)
Def
St George 14 (Lindsay Drake, Roy Ferguson tries: Graeme Langlands 4 goals)
1974 v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Canterbury 16 (Max Cole 2, Barry Phillis tries: Henry Tatana 3 goals, Garry Dowling field goal)
Def
South Sydney 15 (Ross Birrell, Tom Moylan, Owen O’Donnell tries: Eric Simms 3 goals)
1975 v St George Dragons
Canterbury 13 (Keath Harris try: Don Moseley 5 goals)
Def
St George 9 (Graeme Langlands try: Graeme Langlands 3 goals)
1978 v Newtown Jets
Canterbury 22 (George Peponis 2, Greg Brentnall, Mick Ryan tries: Stan Cutler 5 goals)
Def
Newtown 3 (John Ribot De goal)
1979 v Penrith Panthers
Canterbury 25 (Stan Cutler, Steve Mortimer, Geoff Robinson tries: Steve Gearin 8 goals)
Def
Penrith 14 (Warren Fenton, Terry Wickey tries: Wayne Seaton 3, Phil Gould goals)
1982 v Parramatta Eels
Canterbury 16 (Greg Brentnall, Peter Mortimer, Steve Mortimer tries: Steve Gearin 3 goals, Steve Mortimer field goal)
Def
Parramatta 15 (Steve Edge, Steve Ella, Steve Sharp tries: Michael Cronin 3 goals)
1983 v Illawarra Steelers
Canterbury 30 (Chris Anderson 2, Tony Armstrong, Andrew Farrar, Steve Mortimer tries: Tony Armstrong 4, Ross Conlon goals)
Def
Illawarra 20 (Shane McKellar 2 tries: John Dorahy 6 goals)
1984 v Parramatta Eels
Canterbury 18 (Peter Mortimer, Kevin Poblje tries: Terry Lamb 4 goals, Terry Lamb field goal)
Def
Parramatta 16 (Michael Cronin, David Liddiard tries: Michael Cronin 4 goals)
1985 v Cronulla Sharks
Canterbury 18 (Peter Mortimer 2, Paul Langmack tries: Chris Mortimer 3 goals)
Def
Cronulla 4 (Dean Carney 2 goals)
1987 v North Sydney Bears
Canterbury 28 (Michael Hagan 2, Andrew Farrar, Paul Langmack, Michael Potter tries: Jason Alchin 2, Andrew Farra 2 goals)
Def
North Sydney 8 (Geoff Clark, Gregg Lennon tries)
1998 v Canberra Raiders
Canterbury 20 (Glen Hughes 2, Barry Ward tries: Daryl Halligan 4 goals)
Def
Canberra 10 (Graham Appo, Bradley Clyde tries: David Furner goal)
