South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–9 North Sydney Bears — Preliminary Final, 1965 NRL Finals Series
11 Sep 1965 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 36,695
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1965 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 14–9 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 11 Sep 1965.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Jimmy Lisle; Kevin Longbottom Goals: Eric Simms (3/7); Kevin Longbottom (1/1) |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Mick Maher Goals: Ken Irvine (3/7) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Longbottom | Fullback | Mick Maher | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Cleary | Wing | Ken Irvine | 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Branighan | Centre | Denis Cubis | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Moses | Centre | Colin Greenwood | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Simms | Wing | Eric Sladden | 5 |
| 6 | Jimmy Lisle (c) | Five-Eighth | Len Diett | 6 |
| 7 | Ivan Jones | Halfback | Jeff Simmonds | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Lock | Eric Barnes | 8 |
| 9 | Bob McCarthy | Second Row | Don Doak | 9 |
| 10 | John Sattler | Second Row | John Gudgeon | 10 |
| 11 | Jim Morgan | Prop | Billy Wilson (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Fred Anderson | Hooker | Ross Warner | 12 |
| 13 | John O'Neill | Prop | Lloyd Weier | 13 |
| Bernie Purcell | Coach | Fred Griffiths | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
11 Sep 1965, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 11-5.