South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–8 St. George — Preliminary Final, 1968 NRL Finals Series
14 Sep 1968 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 44,803
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1968 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20–8 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 14 Sep 1968.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Michael Cleary; Bob Honan Goals: Eric Simms (4) Drop goals: Eric Simms (2); Bob Honan |
| St. George | Tries: Norm Henderson; Graeme Langlands Drop goals: Phil Hawthorne |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Simms | Fullback | Dennis Preston | 1 |
| 2 | Brian James | Wing | Stan Gorton | 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Branighan | Centre | Graeme Langlands | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Honan | Centre | Billy Smith | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Cleary | Wing | Ken Maddison | 5 |
| 6 | Denis Pittard | Five-Eighth | Phil Hawthorne | 6 |
| 7 | Bob Grant | Halfback | George Evans | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Lock | John Raper (c) | 8 |
| 9 | John Sattler (c) | Second Row | Denis O'Callaghan | 9 |
| 10 | Bob Moses | Second Row | Dick Huddart | 10 |
| 11 | John O'Neill | Prop | John Wittenberg | 11 |
| 12 | Elwyn Walters | Hooker | Norm Henderson | 12 |
| 13 | Jim Morgan | Prop | Elton Rasmussen | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Graham Simmons | 14 | |||
| Clive Churchill | Coach | Norm Provan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Col Pearce |
Match report
14 Sep 1968, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 13-3.