Canterbury-Bankstown 19–17 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Major Semi-Final, 1974 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1974 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,432
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1974 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 19–17 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1974.
Sourcing caveat: Neither side's named scorers reconcile to the recorded score. Canterbury (2 tries + 3/4 goals + 2/3 further goals = 16) falls 3 points short of 19. Eastern Suburbs (1 try + 4 goals = 11) falls 6 points short of 17. Both gaps reported honestly; no additional scorers invented.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: John Peek (2) Goals: Don Moseley (3/4); Stan Cutler (2/3) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Mark Harris Goals: John Brass (4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Dowling | Fullback | Russell Fairfax | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Anderson | Wing | Jim Porter | 2 |
| 3 | Stan Cutler | Centre | John Brass | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Winchester | Centre | Mark Harris | 4 |
| 5 | Terry Murphy | Wing | Bill Mullins | 5 |
| 6 | Mark Hughes | Five-Eighth | Kevin Stevens | 6 |
| 7 | Don Moseley | Halfback | Johnny Mayes | 7 |
| 8 | John Peek | Lock | Ron Coote | 8 |
| 9 | John McDonell (c) | Second Row | Barry Reilly | 9 |
| 10 | Phil Charlton | Second Row | Greg Bandiera | 10 |
| 11 | Bill Noonan | Prop | Arthur Beetson (c) | 11 |
| 12 | George Peponis | Hooker | Elwyn Walters | 12 |
| 13 | Brian Lockwood | Prop | Ken Jones | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Geoff Connell | Laurie Freier | 43 | |
| 17 | Garry Hughes | John Peard | 44 | |
| Malcolm Clift | Coach | Jack Gibson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Keith Page |
Match report
7 Sep 1974, SCG. Halftime: Canterbury 9-10 Eastern Suburbs. Greg Bandiera's jersey was torn in a first-half brawl and he wore #35 for a time; Kevin Stevens replaced after 12 minutes (knee injury) by John Peard; Laurie Freier on for Bandiera after 65 minutes.