Eastern Suburbs Roosters 28–13 Western Suburbs Magpies — Semi-Final, 1945 NRL Finals Series
18 Aug 1945 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 34,916
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1945 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 28–13 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 18 Aug 1945.
Sourcing caveat: Eastern Suburbs' named try-scorers (Tierney 3, Cooper 2 = 5 tries) plus Dunn's 5 goals compute to 25, three short of the recorded 28 - the score requires a 6th Eastern Suburbs try that could not be identified from the source despite repeated checks. Reported as an honest, unresolved gap rather than an invented scorer.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Tierney (3); Cooper (2) Goals: Dunn (5) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Clues; Maxwell; Snare Goals: Andrews (2) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratt | Fullback | D. Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Cooper | Wing | Snare | 2 |
| 3 | Tierney | Centre | Clues | 3 |
| 4 | Foster | Centre | Andrews | 4 |
| 5 | Hunter | Wing | Cardy | 5 |
| 6 | O'Connell | Five-Eighth | Maxwell | 6 |
| 7 | Lisle | Halfback | J. Russell | 7 |
| 8 | Dunn | Lock | Milton | 8 |
| 9 | Arnold | Second Row | Seery | 9 |
| 10 | Hobson | Second Row | Peime | 10 |
| 11 | Rees | Prop | Walsh (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Watt | Hooker | Waldon | 12 |
| 13 | Stehr (c) | Prop | Taylor | 13 |
| Arthur Halloway | Coach | Frank McMillan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tom McMahon |
Match report
18 Aug 1945, 3:15pm, SCG. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 8-5. Western Suburbs five-eighth Eric Bennett missed the match after missing his train from Bathurst.