North Sydney Bears 36–8 Manly-Warringah — Playoff, 1952 NRL Finals Series
27 Aug 1952 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 8,770
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1952 NRL finals series: North Sydney Bears 36–8 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 27 Aug 1952.
Scorers
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Hudson (2); McClean (2); Martin (2); O'Brien; Toole Goals: Diversi (6) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Hugo; Sullivan Goals: Kellock (1) |
Team sheets
| North Sydney Bears | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middleton | Fullback | Kellock | 1 |
| 2 | McClean | Wing | Hugo | 2 |
| 3 | Toole | Centre | Sullivan | 3 |
| 4 | Martin | Centre | Willoughby | 4 |
| 5 | O'Brien | Wing | Lumsden | 5 |
| 6 | Sullivan (c) | Five-Eighth | O'Connell (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Leydon | Halfback | Arthurson | 7 |
| 8 | Diversi | Lock | Hunter | 8 |
| 9 | Evenden | Second Row | Ryanhart | 9 |
| 10 | Haslam | Second Row | Barrett | 10 |
| 11 | Hudson | Prop | Herbert | 11 |
| 12 | Strong | Hooker | Kempshall | 12 |
| 13 | Waters | Prop | Fischer | 13 |
| Ross McKinnon | Coach | Wally O'Connell | ||
Match officials
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) |
Match report
27 Aug 1952, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: North Sydney 15, Manly 3.