Newtown 20–5 Western Suburbs Magpies — Playoff, 1966 NRL Finals Series
23 Aug 1966 · Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 10,724
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1966 NRL finals series: Newtown 20–5 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, NSW on 23 Aug 1966.
Sourcing caveat: Newtown's tries are as listed on the round-summary page (4 total); the individual match-detail page lists only 2 of these (Carnegie and Lanigan), omitting Cuneo -- the round-summary version is used here since it is the one that reconciles exactly to the recorded score.
Scorers
| Newtown | Tries: Bob Carnegie (2); Paul Cuneo; Bob Lanigan Goals: Bob Lanigan (4) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Noel Thornton Goals: Ken Bray |
Team sheets
| Newtown | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Graham | Fullback | Ken Bray | 1 |
| 2 | Dick Quinn | Wing | John Mowbray | 2 |
| 3 | Ross Bullock | Centre | Peter Dimond (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Keyes | Centre | Gil MacDougall | 4 |
| 5 | Bob Lanigan | Wing | John Elford | 5 |
| 6 | Bob Carnegie | Five-Eighth | Bob McGuinness | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Nobbs | Halfback | Pat Thomas | 7 |
| 8 | Les Boyle | Lock | Barry Bryant | 8 |
| 9 | Graham Wilson | Second Row | John Hayes | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Cuneo | Second Row | Glen Brown | 10 |
| 11 | Bruce Olive | Prop | Alan Allison | 11 |
| 12 | Clarrie Jeffreys | Hooker | Noel Thornton | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Quinn (c) | Prop | Denis Meaney | 13 |
| Dick Poole | Coach | Noel Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | William Kelly |
Match report
23 Aug 1966, Sydney Sports Ground. Halftime: Newtown 5-0.