Manly-Warringah 15–11 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Preliminary Final, 1957 NRL Finals Series
14 Sep 1957 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 39,065
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1957 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 15–11 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 14 Sep 1957.
Sourcing caveat: Manly's named scorers (Roy Bull 2 tries + Ron Willey 2 goals = 10) fall 5 points short of the recorded 15. South Sydney has zero identified scorers against a recorded 11 points -- a complete gap on that side despite multiple, differently-worded extraction attempts. Both reported as genuine, unresolved source gaps rather than invented. Same jersey-number caveat as the Major Semi above -- this page's numbers were judged unreliable and are omitted.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Roy Bull (2) Goals: Ron Willey (2) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Willey (c) | Fullback | Clive Churchill (c) | ||
| Ray Ritchie | Wing | Ian Moir | ||
| Bill Lloyd | Centre | Martin Gallagher | ||
| Ray Quinnell | Centre | Ray Thomas | ||
| George Hugo | Wing | Eric Sladden | ||
| Kevin Diett | Five-Eighth | Kevin Turner | ||
| Peter Burke | Halfback | Bob Honeysett | ||
| George Hunter | Lock | Nev Turner | ||
| Rex Mossop | Second Row | Les Cowie | ||
| Doug Daley | Second Row | Brian Wright | ||
| Denis Meaney | Prop | John Cottee | ||
| George Lenon | Hooker | Brian Murray | ||
| Roy Bull | Prop | Fred Nelson | ||
| Ken Arthurson | Coach | Jack Rayner | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
14 Sep 1957, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney led 11-2, then lost. Scrums Manly 13, South Sydney 15; penalties Manly 5, South Sydney 6.