Western Suburbs Magpies 28–10 Balmain Tigers — Preliminary Playoff, 1960 NRL Finals Series
9 Aug 1960 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 21,308 (shared gate with the same-day Eastern Suburbs v Canterbury-Bankstown preliminary playoff)
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Playoff, 1960 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 28–10 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 9 Aug 1960.
Sourcing caveat: Western Suburbs' named scorers (2 tries + 5 goals = 16) fall 12 points short of the recorded 28 (equivalent to 4 further uncredited tries) -- a large, unreconciled gap. Balmain's figures reconcile exactly.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Denis Meaney (2) Goals: Darcy Russell (5) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Jock Delaney; Ron Mack Goals: Keith Barnes (2) |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darcy Russell | Fullback | Keith Barnes (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Ian Moir | Wing | Ron Mack | 2 |
| 3 | Harry Wells | Centre | William Bischoff Jnr | 3 |
| 4 | Dick Poole (c) | Centre | John Mullins | 4 |
| 5 | John Mowbray | Wing | Bob Mara | 5 |
| 6 | Bill Brown | Five-Eighth | Alan Mason | 6 |
| 7 | Keith Holman | Halfback | Laurie Fagan | 7 |
| 8 | Bill Tonkin | Lock | Jack Sinclair | 8 |
| 9 | Bill Carson | Second Row | Brian Henderson | 9 |
| 10 | Garry Russell | Second Row | Bob Boland | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Meaney | Prop | Bill Marsh | 11 |
| 12 | John Dawson | Hooker | Jock Delaney | 12 |
| 13 | Neville Charlton | Prop | Harry Raven | 24 |
| Dudley Beger | Coach | John O'Toole | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
Tue 9 Aug 1960, 3:00pm, Sports Ground, Sydney. Halftime: Western Suburbs 15-7.