Manly-Warringah 17–0 Newtown — Minor Semi-Final, 1959 NRL Finals Series
25 Jul 1959 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 8,967
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1959 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 17–0 Newtown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 25 Jul 1959.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Bill Delamare; Peter Diversi; Bill Lloyd Goals: Ron Willey (4/10) |
| Newtown | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Newtown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Willey (c) | Fullback | Ron Wright | 1 |
| 2 | George Hugo | Wing | Ray Redden | 2 |
| 3 | Bill Lloyd | Centre | Peter Meredith | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Mosman | Centre | Kevin Considine | 4 |
| 5 | Len Wadling | Wing | Terry McGovern | 5 |
| 6 | Alf Madden | Five-Eighth | Tony Brown (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Burke | Halfback | Stan Brown | 7 |
| 8 | Jim Peebles | Lock | Don Workman | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Diversi | Second Row | Barry Harris | 9 |
| 10 | Rex Mossop | Second Row | Noel Dolton | 10 |
| 11 | Roy Bull | Prop | Frank Narvo | 11 |
| 12 | George Lenon | Hooker | Clarrie Jeffreys | 12 |
| 13 | Bill Delamare | Prop | Alan Cameron | 13 |
| Ken Arthurson | Coach | Charles Cahill | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
25 Jul 1959, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: 0-0. Scrums Manly 11, Newtown 14; penalties Manly 16, Newtown 18.