St. George 9–4 Western Suburbs Magpies — Major Semi-Final, 1961 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1961 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 47,964
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1961 NRL finals series: St. George 9–4 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1961.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Norm Provan Goals: Brian Graham (3/4) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Goals: Don Parish (2/6) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Graham | Fullback | Don Parish | 1 |
| 2 | Eddie Lumsden | Wing | Dave Barsley | 2 |
| 3 | Reg Gasnier | Centre | Fred Norden | 3 |
| 4 | Dave Brown | Centre | Billy Martin | 4 |
| 5 | Johnny King | Wing | Peter Dimond | 5 |
| 6 | Brian Clay | Five-Eighth | Keith Holman | 6 |
| 7 | Bobby Bugden | Halfback | Arthur Summons | 7 |
| 8 | John Raper | Lock | Kevin Smyth | 8 |
| 9 | Norm Provan | Second Row | John Hayes | 9 |
| 11 | Billy Wilson (c) | Prop | Denis Meaney | 11 |
| 12 | Peter Armstrong | Hooker | Bill Carson | 12 |
| 13 | Kevin Ryan | Second Row | Neville Charlton (c) | 13 |
| 24 | Kevin Brown | Prop | Noel Kelly | 14 |
| Ken Kearney | Coach | Jack Fitzgerald | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Darcy Lawler |
Match report
Sat 2 Sep 1961, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: St George 7-2.