St. George 17–10 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Minor Semi-Final, 1968 NRL Finals Series
31 Aug 1968 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 49,747
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1968 NRL finals series: St. George 17–10 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 31 Aug 1968.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Stan Gorton (2); Dick Huddart Goals: Dennis Preston (3) Drop goals: Phil Hawthorne |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Goals: Allan McKean (4) Drop goals: Jim Matthews |
Team sheets
| St. George | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Preston | Fullback | Allan McKean | 1 |
| 2 | Stan Gorton | Wing | Cliff Boyd | 2 |
| 3 | Graeme Langlands | Centre | Jim Matthews (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Billy Smith | Centre | Ron Saddler | 4 |
| 5 | Johnny King | Wing | Les Hayes | 5 |
| 6 | Phil Hawthorne | Five-Eighth | John Peard | 6 |
| 7 | George Evans | Halfback | Kevin Junee | 7 |
| 8 | John Raper (c) | Lock | Barry Reilly | 8 |
| 9 | Denis O'Callaghan | Second Row | Kevin Ashley | 9 |
| 10 | Dick Huddart | Second Row | Graham Mayhew | 10 |
| 11 | John Wittenberg | Prop | Geoff Chambers | 11 |
| 12 | Norm Henderson | Hooker | Ken Owens | 12 |
| 13 | Elton Rasmussen | Prop | Sid Walsh | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Kevin Gibson | |||
| Norm Provan | Coach | Jack Gibson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
31 Aug 1968, SCG. Halftime: St George 10-4.