South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–15 Manly-Warringah — Major Semi-Final, 1970 NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1970 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 40,211
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1970 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–15 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 5 Sep 1970.
Sourcing caveat: Manly's named scorers (2 tries + 3 goals + 2 field goals at 2pts each = 16) exceed the recorded 15 by 1 point, likely a minor miscount of one field goal in the source extraction -- reported as sourced.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Ray Branighan; Michael Cleary; Ron Coote; John Sattler Goals: Eric Simms (3/6) Drop goals: Eric Simms (2) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Bob Fulton; Terry Randall Goals: Bob Batty (3) Drop goals: Bob Batty; Bob Fulton |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Simms | Fullback | Bob Batty | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Cleary | Wing | Derek Moritz | 2 |
| 3 | Arthur Branighan | Centre | John McDonald (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Sait | Centre | Alec Tennant | 4 |
| 5 | Ray Branighan | Wing | Bob Fulton | 5 |
| 6 | Denis Pittard | Five-Eighth | Ian Martin | 6 |
| 7 | Bob Grant | Halfback | Ed Whiley | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Lock | Bill Bradstreet | 8 |
| 9 | Bob Moses | Second Row | John Morgan | 9 |
| 10 | Gary Stevens | Second Row | Norm Pounder | 10 |
| 11 | John O'Neill | Prop | Bill Hamilton | 11 |
| 12 | Elwyn Walters | Hooker | Fred Jones | 12 |
| 13 | John Sattler (c) | Prop | John Bucknall | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Kerry Burke | Terry Randall | 14 | |
| Clive Churchill | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Don Lancashire |
Match report
5 Sep 1970, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 10-4 Manly.