Eastern Suburbs Roosters 8–6 St. George — Preliminary Final, 1972 NRL Finals Series
9 Sep 1972 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 41,313
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1972 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 8–6 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 9 Sep 1972.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Goals: Allan McKean (4/6) |
| St. George | Goals: Ross Strudwick (2/2); Graeme Langlands (1/2) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan McKean | Fullback | Graeme Langlands (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Porter | Wing | Kevin MacFarlane | 2 |
| 3 | Harry Cameron | Centre | Roy Ferguson | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Harris | Centre | Bob Clapham | 4 |
| 5 | Bill Mullins | Wing | Max Cole | 5 |
| 6 | John Ballesty | Five-Eighth | Tony Branson | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Junee | Halfback | Ross Strudwick | 7 |
| 8 | Ron Coote (c) | Lock | Graeme Sams | 8 |
| 9 | John Quayle | Second Row | Peter Fitzgerald | 9 |
| 10 | John Armstrong | Prop | Barry Beath | 10 |
| 11 | Arthur Beetson | Prop | Apisai Toga | 11 |
| 12 | Peter Moscatt | Hooker | Russell Cox | 12 |
| 13 | Greg Bandiera | Second Row | Brian Norton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 23 | Laurie Freier | |||
| Don Furner | Coach | Graeme Langlands | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
9 Sep 1972, SCG. Halftime: Eastern Suburbs 2-4 St George. Laurie Freier came on for Greg Bandiera late in the second half (ankle injury); Ted Goodwin was ruled out for St George.