Balmain Tigers 15–8 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Semi-Final, 1909 NRL Finals Series
14 Aug 1909 · Wentworth Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 3,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1909 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 15–8 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Wentworth Park, Sydney, NSW on 14 Aug 1909.
Sourcing caveat: Alex Walker was awarded a penalty try in addition to his ordinary try; the penalty try counted for the standard 3 points with no separate conversion, confirmed by the arithmetic.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Walker (2); Edwards; Graves; Regent |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Lenton; Surridge Goals: King |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woolley | Fullback | King | 1 |
| 2 | T. Smith | Wing | Lenton | 2 |
| 3 | Walker | Centre | Kaufmann | 3 |
| 4 | Latta | Centre | MacNamara | 4 |
| 5 | Fitzpatrick | Wing | Abbott | 5 |
| 6 | Halloway | Five-Eighth | B. Flegg | 6 |
| 7 | Edwards | Halfback | Bruce | 7 |
| 8 | Woodward | Lock | Frawley | 8 |
| 9 | Graves | Second Row | Denholm | 9 |
| 10 | Regent (c) | Second Row | Surridge | 10 |
| 11 | Ward | Prop | Hennessy (c) | 11 |
| 12 | McFadden | Hooker | Kelley | 12 |
| 13 | Apolony | Prop | Pearce | 13 |
| Robert Graves | Coach | |||
Match officials
| Referee | Arthur Farrow |
Match report
14 Aug 1909, Wentworth Park (doubleheaded with the South Sydney-Newcastle semi-final at the Royal Agricultural Society Showground). Halftime: Balmain 6, Eastern Suburbs 0.