Parramatta Eels 18–13 Western Suburbs Magpies — Playoff, 1975 NRL Finals Series
26 Aug 1975 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 9,920
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1975 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 18–13 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Aug 1975.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Neville Glover; Jim Porter; John Quayle; Owen Stephens Goals: Geoff Gerard (3) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Russell Mullins (2); Don Rogers Goals: John Dorahy; Ron Giteau |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mann | Fullback | John Dorahy | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Porter | Wing | Don Rogers | 2 |
| 3 | Geoff Gerard | Centre | Robbie Parker | 4 |
| 4 | Neville Glover | Centre | Tim Murphy | 20 |
| 5 | Owen Stephens | Wing | Russell Mullins | 5 |
| 6 | Mal McMartin | Five-Eighth | John Heyward | 6 |
| 7 | Terry Reynolds | Halfback | Tom Raudonikis (c) | 7 |
| 8 | John Quayle | Lock | Chris Wellman | 8 |
| 9 | Ray Higgs | Second Row | John Elford | 9 |
| 10 | Graham Olling | Second Row | Geoff Foster | 10 |
| 11 | Tony Charlton | Prop | Steve Rigney | 11 |
| 12 | Kevin Webb | Hooker | John Purcell | 12 |
| 13 | Bob O'Reilly (c) | Prop | Jim Murphy | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 23 | Graeme Atkins | Ron Giteau | 14 | |
| Geoff Smith | 15 | |||
| Norm Provan | Coach | Don Parish | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Tue 26 Aug 1975, SCG. Halftime 13-5 Parramatta.