Canterbury-Bankstown 22–13 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1976 NRL Finals Series
29 Aug 1976 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 27,203
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1976 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 22–13 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 29 Aug 1976.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Garry Dowling; Keith Harris; Steve Mortimer; Bob McCarthy Goals: Don Moseley (5/7) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: John Brass Goals: John Brass (5/8) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Moseley | Fullback | Ian Schubert | 1 |
| 2 | Keith Harris | Wing | Mark Harris | 2 |
| 3 | Stan Cutler | Centre | John Brass | 3 |
| 4 | Eric Hughes | Centre | Kevin Hastings | 4 |
| 5 | Garry Dowling | Wing | Bill Mullins | 5 |
| 6 | Garry Hughes | Five-Eighth | Robert Laurie | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Trevor Barnes | 7 |
| 8 | Mick Adams | Lock | Kevin Stevens | 8 |
| 9 | Bob McCarthy (c) | Second Row | Barry Reilly | 9 |
| 10 | Phil Charlton | Second Row | Grant Hedger | 10 |
| 11 | Bill Noonan | Prop | Arthur Beetson (c) | 11 |
| 12 | George Peponis | Hooker | Elwyn Walters | 12 |
| 13 | Graeme Hughes | Prop | Royce Ayliffe | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Steve Hage | Bruce Pickett | 16 | |
| Ian Mackay | 19 | |||
| Malcolm Clift | Coach | Jack Gibson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gary Cook |
Match report
Sun 29 Aug 1976, SCG. Halftime 9-4 Canterbury. Man of the match: Steve Mortimer.