St. George 47–7 North Sydney Bears — Major Semi-Final, 1965 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1965 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 38,944
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1965 NRL finals series: St. George 47–7 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1965.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Johnny King (3); George Evans (2); Eddie Lumsden (2); Reg Gasnier; Norm Provan; John Raper; Billy Smith Goals: Graeme Langlands (7) |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Colin Greenwood Goals: Fred Griffiths (2) |
Team sheets
| St. George | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Langlands | Fullback | Fred Griffiths (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Johnny King | Wing | Ken Irvine | 2 |
| 3 | Reg Gasnier | Centre | Denis Cubis | 3 |
| 4 | Billy Smith | Centre | Colin Greenwood | 4 |
| 5 | Eddie Lumsden | Wing | Eric Sladden | 5 |
| 6 | Brian Clay | Five-Eighth | Len Diett | 6 |
| 7 | George Evans | Halfback | Jeff Simmonds | 7 |
| 8 | John Raper | Lock | John Gudgeon | 8 |
| 9 | Norm Provan (c) | Second Row | Eric Barnes | 9 |
| 10 | Elton Rasmussen | Second Row | Don Doak | 10 |
| 11 | Kevin Ryan | Prop | Lloyd Weier | 11 |
| 12 | Ian Walsh | Hooker | Ross Warner | 12 |
| 13 | Robin Gourley | Prop | Billy Wilson | 13 |
| Norm Provan | Coach | Fred Griffiths | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
4 Sep 1965, SCG. Halftime: St George 28-2.