St. George 35–8 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Semi-Final, 1951 NRL Finals Series
1 Sep 1951 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 39,735
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1951 NRL finals series: St. George 35–8 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 1 Sep 1951.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Melville (2); Carroll; Mulligan; Pidding; Provan; Roberts Goals: Pidding (7) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Graves (2) Goals: Purcell (1) |
Team sheets
| St. George | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleming | Fullback | Churchill | 1 |
| 2 | Roberts | Wing | Graves | 2 |
| 3 | McCoy | Centre | Woolfe | 3 |
| 4 | Ryan | Centre | Atkinson | 4 |
| 5 | Pidding | Wing | Nielson | 5 |
| 6 | Hawke (c) | Five-Eighth | Spillane | 6 |
| 7 | Carroll | Halfback | Hawick | 7 |
| 8 | Mulligan | Lock | Cowie | 8 |
| 9 | Provan | Second Row | Rayner (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Melville | Second Row | Purcell | 10 |
| 11 | Holland | Prop | Donoghue | 11 |
| 12 | Gosson | Hooker | Hammerton | 12 |
| 13 | Bower | Prop | Orrock | 13 |
| Johnny Hawke | Coach | Jack Rayner | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) |
Match report
1 Sep 1951, 3:13pm, SCG. Halftime: St George 12, South Sydney 5.