Western Suburbs Magpies 10–8 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Semi-Final, 1931 NRL Finals Series
29 Aug 1931 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 20,387
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1931 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 10–8 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 29 Aug 1931.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Ridley; Sherwood Goals: Cant (2/4) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Pope (2) Goals: J. Lynch (1/3) |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cant | Fullback | Hong | 1 |
| 2 | Ridley | Wing | Delaney | 2 |
| 3 | C. Pearce | Centre | D. Brown | 3 |
| 4 | Sherwood | Centre | J. Lynch | 4 |
| 5 | Brady | Wing | Tottey | 5 |
| 6 | Cameron | Five-Eighth | Norman | 6 |
| 7 | Owen | Halfback | Pope (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Matterson | Lock | Dyer | 8 |
| 9 | Cornwell | Second Row | Pearce | 9 |
| 10 | Green | Second Row | Nixon | 10 |
| 11 | Brogan (c) | Prop | Atkinson | 11 |
| 12 | Lindfield | Hooker | D. Brown | 12 |
| 13 | Rhodes | Prop | Stehr | 13 |
| Frank McMillan | Coach | Arthur Halloway | ||
Match officials
| Referee | William Neill |
Match report
29 Aug 1931, Sydney Sports Ground. Halftime: Western Suburbs 0, Eastern Suburbs 8.