St. George 19–14 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1977 NRL Finals Series
27 Aug 1977 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,288
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1977 NRL finals series: St. George 19–14 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 27 Aug 1977.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Rod Reddy (2); Robert Finch Goals: Ted Goodwin (5) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Russell Fairfax; Kevin Stevens Goals: Kevin Stevens (4) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Goodwin | Fullback | Russell Fairfax | 1 |
| 2 | Steve Butler | Wing | Ian Schubert | 2 |
| 3 | Graham Quinn | Centre | Mark Harris | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Finch | Centre | Bob Fulton | 4 |
| 5 | John Chapman | Wing | Bruce Pickett | 14 |
| 6 | Rod McGregor | Five-Eighth | Kevin Stevens | 6 |
| 7 | Mark Shulman | Halfback | Kevin Hastings | 7 |
| 8 | Rod Reddy | Lock | Barry Reilly | 9 |
| 9 | John Jansen | Second Row | Bill Mullins | 5 |
| 10 | Robert Stone | Second Row | Des O'Reilly | 10 |
| 11 | Craig Young | Prop | Arthur Beetson (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge (c) | Hooker | Mal Connor | 12 |
| 13 | Bruce Starkey | Prop | Garry Metcalfe | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Col Bramley | Michael Mosman | 17 | |
| 15 | Tony Graham | Ron Coote | 18 | |
| Harry Bath | Coach | Arthur Beetson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Sat 27 Aug 1977, SCG. Halftime 7-all. Scrums St George 13-11; penalties St George 13-10. Arthur Beetson (Easts) sent off, later suspended 3 matches.