Parramatta Eels 19–8 Balmain Tigers — Playoff, 1975 NRL Finals Series
28 Aug 1975 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,914
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1975 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 19–8 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 28 Aug 1975.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Bob O'Reilly (2); Ray Higgs; Phil Mann; Terry Reynolds Goals: Geoff Gerard; Denis Pittard |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Allan McMahon; Dennis Manteit Goals: Graham Roberts |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mann | Fullback | Graham Roberts | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Porter | Wing | Mike Fish | 2 |
| 3 | Geoff Gerard | Centre | Allan McMahon | 3 |
| 4 | Neville Glover | Centre | Trevor Ryan | 4 |
| 5 | Mal McMartin | Wing | Merv Muggleton | 5 |
| 6 | Denis Pittard | Five-Eighth | Les Mara | 6 |
| 7 | Terry Reynolds | Halfback | Peter Duffy | 7 |
| 8 | John Baker | Lock | Neil Pringle | 8 |
| 9 | Graham Olling | Second Row | Brian Lockwood (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Ray Higgs | Second Row | Steve Lavers | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Fitzgerald (c) | Prop | Dennis Manteit | 11 |
| 12 | Kevin Webb | Hooker | Noel Maybury | 12 |
| 13 | Bob O'Reilly | Prop | Keith Cook | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Tony Charlton | Mark Levy | 14 | |
| 19 | John Kolc | John Spencer | 16 | |
| Norm Provan | Coach | Paul Broughton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres |
Match report
Thu 28 Aug 1975, SCG. Halftime 9-3 Parramatta. Scrums Parramatta 19-12; penalties Parramatta 14-3.