South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–2 Parramatta Eels — Minor Semi-Final, 1965 NRL Finals Series
28 Aug 1965 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 54,626
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1965 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 17–2 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 28 Aug 1965.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Michael Cleary (2); Arthur Branighan Goals: Eric Simms (4) |
| Parramatta Eels | Goals: Arch Brown |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Longbottom | Fullback | Ken Thornett (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Cleary | Wing | Arch Brown | 2 |
| 3 | Bob Moses | Centre | Barry Rushworth | 3 |
| 4 | Arthur Branighan | Centre | Ivor Lingard | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Simms | Wing | Ken Foord | 5 |
| 6 | Jimmy Lisle | Five-Eighth | Gerry Edser | 6 |
| 7 | Ivan Jones | Halfback | Bobby Bugden | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Lock | Ron Lynch | 8 |
| 9 | Bob McCarthy | Second Row | Dick Thornett | 9 |
| 10 | John Sattler | Second Row | Brian Hambly | 10 |
| 11 | John O'Neill | Prop | Lindsay Armour | 11 |
| 12 | Fred Anderson | Hooker | Billy Rayner | 12 |
| 13 | Jim Morgan | Prop | Vic Collins | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Kerry Burke | 14 | |||
| Bernie Purcell | Coach | Ken Thornett | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
28 Aug 1965, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 7-2.