St. George 14–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Minor Semi-Final, 1972 NRL Finals Series
26 Aug 1972 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 47,945
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1972 NRL finals series: St. George 14–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Aug 1972.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Barry Beath; Kevin MacFarlane; Graeme Sams Goals: Ross Strudwick (2/4) Drop goals: Ross Strudwick |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Bob McCarthy; Elwyn Walters Goals: Eric Simms (2/3) |
Team sheets
| St. George | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Langlands (c) | Fullback | Eric Simms | 1 |
| 2 | Kevin MacFarlane | Wing | Steve Kosta | 2 |
| 3 | Roy Ferguson | Centre | Kerry Burke | 3 |
| 4 | Bob Clapham | Centre | Paul Sait | 4 |
| 5 | Max Cole | Wing | Ross Birrell | 5 |
| 6 | Tony Branson | Five-Eighth | Denis Pittard | 6 |
| 7 | Ross Strudwick | Halfback | Bob Grant | 7 |
| 8 | Graeme Sams | Lock | Darrell Bampton | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Fitzgerald | Second Row | Gary Stevens | 9 |
| 10 | Barry Beath | Second Row | Bob McCarthy | 10 |
| 11 | Apisai Toga | Prop | Bob Broad | 11 |
| 12 | Russell Cox | Hooker | Elwyn Walters | 12 |
| 13 | Brian Norton | Prop | John Sattler (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ted Goodwin | Tom Mooney | 14 | |
| Graeme Langlands | Coach | Clive Churchill | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
26 Aug 1972, SCG. Halftime: St George 10-0. Ted Goodwin came on for Kevin MacFarlane after 28 minutes (groin strain); Tom Mooney came on for Steve Kosta after ~15 minutes (leg injury).