Balmain Tigers 11–9 North Sydney Bears — Minor Semi-Final, 1964 NRL Finals Series
29 Aug 1964 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 35,082
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1964 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 11–9 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 29 Aug 1964.
Sourcing caveat: North Sydney's named scorers (0 tries + 3 goals = 6) fall 3 points short of the recorded 9, likely a single unnamed try. Balmain's figures reconcile exactly.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Brian Dunlop Goals: Keith Barnes (4/5) |
| North Sydney Bears | Goals: Fred Griffiths (3/5) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Barnes (c) | Fullback | Fred Griffiths (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Dick Quinn | Wing | Ken Irvine | 2 |
| 3 | Brian Dunlop | Centre | Peter Harrison | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Ridley | Centre | Mick Maher | 4 |
| 5 | Bob Mara | Wing | Eric Sladden | 5 |
| 6 | Jack Danzey Jnr | Five-Eighth | Colin Greenwood | 6 |
| 7 | William Bischoff Jnr | Halfback | Dinny O'Bryan | 7 |
| 8 | Peter Provan | Second Row | John Gudgeon | 8 |
| 9 | Bob Boland | Second Row | Bill Cane | 9 |
| 11 | George Piper | Prop | Don Doak | 10 |
| 12 | Dick Wilson | Hooker | Billy Wilson | 11 |
| 13 | Harry Raven | Prop | Ross Warner | 12 |
| 15 | Dennis Tutty | Lock | Lloyd Weier | 13 |
| Harry Bath | Coach | Fred Griffiths (playing coach) | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Bradley |
Match report
Sat 29 Aug 1964, 3:00pm, SCG. Halftime: Balmain 4-5.