Manly-Warringah 14–13 Western Suburbs Magpies — Preliminary Final, 1959 NRL Finals Series
8 Aug 1959 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,385
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1959 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 14–13 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 8 Aug 1959.
Sourcing caveat: Manly's named scorers (George Hugo 2 tries + Ron Willey 1 goal = 8) fall 6 points short of the recorded 14, roughly 2 further tries unaccounted for. Western Suburbs' named scorers (Ian Moir 2 tries + Darcy Russell 2 goals = 10) fall 3 points short of the recorded 13, roughly 1 further try unaccounted for. Both reported honestly rather than guessed.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: George Hugo (2) Goals: Ron Willey (1/7) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Ian Moir (2) Goals: Darcy Russell (2/6) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Willey (c) | Fullback | Darcy Russell | 1 |
| 2 | George Hugo | Wing | Ian Moir | 2 |
| 3 | Bill Lloyd | Centre | Dick Poole (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Mosman | Centre | Joe Ryan | 4 |
| 5 | Len Wadling | Wing | Darcy Henry | 5 |
| 6 | Alf Madden | Five-Eighth | Roger Buttenshaw | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Burke | Halfback | Keith Holman | 7 |
| 8 | Jim Peebles | Lock | Frank Clegg | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Diversi | Second Row | Ray McDermott | 9 |
| 10 | Rex Mossop | Second Row | Bill Carson | 10 |
| 11 | Roy Bull | Prop | Mark Patch | 11 |
| 12 | George Lenon | Hooker | Bede Goff | 12 |
| 13 | Bill Delamare | Prop | Neville Charlton | 13 |
| Ken Arthurson | Coach | Vic Hey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
8 Aug 1959, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: Western Suburbs led 10-8. Penalties Manly 7, Western Suburbs 11. A targeted literal-transcription re-query confirmed the source page itself shows only 4 total scoring rows across both teams.