St. George 30–25 Balmain Tigers — Major Semi-Final, 1956 NRL Finals Series
25 Aug 1956 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 37,339
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1956 NRL finals series: St. George 30–25 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 25 Aug 1956.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Ross Kite (2); Tommy Ryan (2); Ken Kearney; Kevin O'Brien Goals: Doug Fleming (6/12) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Terry McGovern (2); Geoff Hawkey Goals: Keith Barnes (8/12) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Fleming | Fullback | Keith Barnes | 1 |
| 2 | Ross Kite | Wing | Arthur Lorimer | 2 |
| 3 | Merv Lees | Centre | Geoff Hawkey | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin O'Brien | Centre | Kevin Mosman | 4 |
| 5 | Tommy Ryan | Wing | Terry McGovern | 5 |
| 6 | Peter Carroll | Five-Eighth | Bill Harris | 6 |
| 7 | Bobby Bugden | Halfback | Brian Staunton (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Bryan Orrock | Prop | Jack Moon | 8 |
| 9 | Norm Provan | Second Row | Ron Potter | 9 |
| 10 | Billy Wilson | Lock | Ron Moses | 10 |
| 11 | Harry Melville | Second Row | Bob Heaney | 11 |
| 12 | Ken Kearney (c) | Hooker | Neville Watt | 12 |
| 13 | Kevin Brown | Prop | Gus Gray | 13 |
| Norm Tipping | Coach | Norm Robinson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
25 Aug 1956, 3:15pm, SCG. Halftime: St George 15-12. Scrums St George 18, Balmain 14; penalties St George 7, Balmain 14.