Eastern Suburbs Roosters 19–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Semi-Final, 1938 NRL Finals Series
27 Aug 1938 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 14,161
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1938 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 19–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 27 Aug 1938.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Norval (2); Dunn; Nixon; H. Pierce Goals: Norton (2) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Manson; Tuohey Goals: Fairall (2) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton | Fullback | D. Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Dermond | Wing | Lee | 2 |
| 3 | Cairns | Centre | Manson | 3 |
| 4 | Dunn | Centre | McFarlane | 4 |
| 5 | O'Loan | Wing | Tuohey | 5 |
| 6 | Pickup | Five-Eighth | Kadwell | 6 |
| 7 | Callaghan | Halfback | Boyd | 7 |
| 8 | Norval | Lock | Byrne | 8 |
| 9 | H. Pierce | Second Row | Kilham | 9 |
| 10 | Pearce | Second Row | J. Brown | 10 |
| 11 | Nixon | Prop | Walsh | 11 |
| 12 | Hollingdale | Hooker | Fairall (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Stehr (c) | Prop | Hinson | 13 |
| Arthur Halloway | Coach | Charlie Lynch | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon |
Match report
27 Aug 1938, SCG. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 13, South Sydney 0.