Western Suburbs Magpies 9–5 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Semi-Final, 1930 NRL Finals Series
20 Sep 1930 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 13,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1930 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 9–5 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 20 Sep 1930.
Sourcing caveat: Alf Blair's (South Sydney) goal is a blank numeral against his name in the source's goals column; read as 1 successful goal, the reading that reconciles with the 5-point score, consistent with this era's convention.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: C. Pearce Goals: Craig (3) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Chaplin Goals: Blair |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McMillan | Fullback | Righton | 1 |
| 2 | Brady | Wing | Manning | 2 |
| 3 | C. Pearce | Centre | J. Why | 3 |
| 4 | Sherwood | Centre | A. Why | 4 |
| 5 | Rigby | Wing | Riddell | 5 |
| 6 | Rosa | Five-Eighth | Blair (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Craig (c) | Halfback | Kadwell | 7 |
| 8 | Spillane | Lock | Jones | 8 |
| 9 | Hughes | Second Row | Lloyd | 9 |
| 10 | Carpenter | Second Row | Fennell | 10 |
| 11 | Brogan | Prop | Chaplin | 11 |
| 12 | Peterson | Hooker | Treweek | 12 |
| 13 | Rhodes | Prop | O'Connor | 13 |
| Jim Craig | Coach | Charlie Lynch | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Fry |
Match report
20 Sep 1930, Sydney Sports Ground (doubleheaded with the St George-Eastern Suburbs semi-final at Earl Park, Arncliffe). Halftime: 2-2. Jack Why (South Sydney) sent off.