South Sydney Rabbitohs 19–13 Manly-Warringah — Major Semi-Final, 1971 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1971 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 50,261
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1971 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 19–13 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1971.
Sourcing caveat: Manly's named scorers (1 try + 4 goals = 11) fall 2 points short of the recorded 13, an unresolved small gap.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Ray Branighan; Keith Edwards; Bob McCarthy Goals: Eric Simms (5/7) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: John McDonald Goals: Derek Moritz (4) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Simms | Fullback | Bob Batty | 1 |
| 2 | Keith Edwards | Wing | Ken Irvine | 2 |
| 3 | Paul Sait | Centre | John McDonald | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Honan | Centre | Bob Fulton | 4 |
| 5 | Ray Branighan | Wing | Derek Moritz | 5 |
| 6 | Denis Pittard | Five-Eighth | Ian Martin | 6 |
| 7 | Bob Grant | Halfback | Graham Williams | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote | Lock | Malcolm Reilly | 8 |
| 9 | Gary Stevens | Second Row | Lindsay Drake | 9 |
| 10 | Bob McCarthy | Second Row | Allan Thomson | 10 |
| 11 | John O'Neill | Prop | Norm Pounder | 11 |
| 12 | Elwyn Walters | Hooker | Fred Jones (c) | 12 |
| 13 | John Sattler (c) | Prop | Bill Hamilton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 27 | George Piggins | Graham Eadie | 14 | |
| Clive Churchill | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Holman |
Match report
4 Sep 1971, SCG. Halftime: South Sydney 6-7 Manly. George Piggins (#27) came on for Elwyn Walters after he re-fractured his collarbone; Graham Eadie came on for Bob Batty after 21 minutes for Manly.