Canterbury-Bankstown 31–24 Balmain Tigers — Semi-Final, 1938 NRL Finals Series
20 Aug 1938 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 10,751
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1938 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 31–24 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 20 Aug 1938.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Anderson (2); McCormack (2); Gartner; Mitchell; McCallum Goals: Kirk (3); McCarter (2) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Kearney (2); Gorman; Quealey Goals: B. Johnson (6) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirk | Fullback | Johnston | 1 |
| 2 | Newham | Wing | Goodwin | 2 |
| 3 | Mitchell | Centre | Hyde (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Champion | Centre | Kearney | 4 |
| 5 | Gartner | Wing | Winchester | 5 |
| 6 | McCarter | Five-Eighth | Bischoff | 6 |
| 7 | Anderson | Halfback | Quealey | 7 |
| 8 | Sponberg | Lock | Redman | 8 |
| 9 | McCallum | Second Row | B. Johnson | 9 |
| 10 | McCormack (c) | Second Row | Gorman | 10 |
| 11 | H. Porter | Prop | Manning | 11 |
| 12 | Kirkaldy | Hooker | Watt | 12 |
| 13 | Burns | Prop | Buckley | 13 |
| Jim Craig | Coach | Bill Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon |
Match report
20 Aug 1938, SCG. Halftime: Canterbury 21, Balmain 7.