Manly-Warringah 14–4 Cronulla-Sutherland — Major Semi-Final, 1973 NRL Finals Series
1 Sep 1973 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 41,898
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1973 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 14–4 Cronulla-Sutherland, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 1 Sep 1973.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Max Brown; Bob Fulton Goals: Graham Eadie (3) Drop goals: Bob Fulton (2) |
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Goals: Steve Rogers (2) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Cronulla-Sutherland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | Warren Fisher | 1 |
| 2 | Ken Irvine | Wing | Steve Edmonds | 2 |
| 3 | Bob Fulton | Centre | Steve Rogers | 3 |
| 4 | Alan Thompson | Centre | Eric Archer | 4 |
| 5 | Max Brown | Wing | Bob Wear | 5 |
| 6 | Ian Martin | Five-Eighth | Chris Wellman | 6 |
| 7 | Johnny Mayes | Halfback | Tommy Bishop (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Malcolm Reilly | Lock | Greg Pierce | 8 |
| 9 | Terry Randall | Second Row | John Maguire | 9 |
| 10 | Peter Peters | Second Row | Ken Maddison | 10 |
| 11 | John O'Neill | Prop | Gary Stewart | 11 |
| 12 | Fred Jones (c) | Hooker | Ron Turner | 12 |
| 13 | Bill Hamilton | Prop | Cliff Watson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Kevin Hogan | 18 | |||
| Greg Allen | 20 | |||
| Ron Willey | Coach | Tommy Bishop | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
1 Sep 1973, SCG. Halftime: Manly 5-2 Cronulla. Ray Branighan was out injured for Manly. Kevin Hogan came on for Warren Fisher at halftime; Greg Allen on for Cliff Watson 10 minutes from fulltime (Cronulla).