Eastern Suburbs Roosters 28–13 Manly-Warringah — Preliminary Final, 1975 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 1975 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,645
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1975 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 28–13 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 1975.
Sourcing caveat: Eastern Suburbs' confirmed named scorers total only 25 of their recorded 28 points (3-point/1-try gap). Both Rugby League Project pages used for this match agree on 3 total tries but disagree on the exact distribution between Kevin Stevens and Des O'Reilly; neither source names a scorer for the missing points. Reported honestly rather than guessing a 4th try.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Kevin Stevens (2); Des O'Reilly Goals: John Peard (8/8) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Tom Mooney; Alan Thompson; Mark Willoughby Goals: Graham Eadie (2/4) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Schubert | Fullback | Graham Eadie | 1 |
| 2 | Bruce Pickett | Wing | Rod Jackson | 2 |
| 3 | Reg Clough | Centre | Alan Thompson | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Harris | Centre | Ray Branighan | 4 |
| 5 | Bill Mullins | Wing | Tom Mooney | 5 |
| 6 | John Peard | Five-Eighth | Bob Fulton (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Johnny Mayes | Halfback | Kevin Junee | 7 |
| 8 | Kevin Stevens | Lock | Daryl Pierce | 8 |
| 9 | Ron Coote | Second Row | Terry Randall | 9 |
| 10 | Barry Reilly | Second Row | Phil Lowe | 10 |
| 11 | Arthur Beetson (c) | Prop | Mark Willoughby | 11 |
| 12 | Elwyn Walters | Hooker | Max Krilich | 12 |
| 13 | Ian Mackay | Prop | Dempsey Joy | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 18 | John Rheinberger | John Harvey | 14 | |
| 20 | Des O'Reilly | Steve Symonds | 20 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Laurie Bruyeres |
Match report
Sat 13 Sep 1975, SCG. Halftime 19-2 Eastern Suburbs. Scrums Manly 11-6; penalties Eastern Suburbs 12-7.