Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15–10 Western Suburbs Magpies — Semi-Final, 1935 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1935 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: —
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1935 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 15–10 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1935.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: McKinnon; Nixon; Tottey Goals: McKinnon (3) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Comber; Sheehan Goals: Mead (2) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dowling | Fullback | Sharman | 1 |
| 2 | O'Loan | Wing | Sheehan | 2 |
| 3 | D. Brown (c) | Centre | C. Pearce (c) | 3 |
| 4 | McKinnon | Centre | Brady | 4 |
| 5 | Tottey | Wing | Comber | 5 |
| 6 | Norman | Five-Eighth | Knight | 6 |
| 7 | Thicknesse | Halfback | Mead | 7 |
| 8 | Norval | Lock | McLeod | 8 |
| 9 | H. Pierce | Second Row | Gray | 9 |
| 10 | Pearce | Second Row | A. Smith | 10 |
| 11 | Nixon | Prop | Pugh | 11 |
| 12 | McLachlan | Hooker | Blake | 12 |
| 13 | Stehr | Prop | Cleary | 13 |
| Arthur Halloway | Coach | Frank McMillan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon |
Match report
7 Sep 1935, SCG (doubleheader with the South Sydney-North Sydney semi-final; combined attendance across both matches 26,177). Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 0, Western Suburbs 8. Team changes: Western Suburbs - Stan Tancred and Ron Eaton unavailable, replaced by Alan Brady and Alan Blake; Ron Knight moved centre to five-eighth, Gordon Pugh moved hooker to front row. Eastern Suburbs unchanged.