Balmain Tigers 23–15 Manly-Warringah — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1977 NRL Finals Series
28 Aug 1977 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 20,716
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1977 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 23–15 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 28 Aug 1977.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Mike Fish; Neil Pringle; Trevor Ryan; David Topliss Goals: Greg Cox (5) Drop goals: David Topliss |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Lindsay Drake; Graham Eadie; Tom Mooney Goals: Graham Eadie (3) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan McMahon | Fullback | Graham Eadie | 1 |
| 2 | Stephen Knight | Wing | Simon Booth | 2 |
| 3 | Mike Fish | Centre | Alan Thompson | 3 |
| 4 | Dennis Bendall | Centre | Russel Gartner | 4 |
| 5 | Wayne Wigham | Wing | Tom Mooney | 5 |
| 6 | David Topliss | Five-Eighth | John Gibbs | 6 |
| 7 | Greg Cox | Halfback | Gary Stephens | 7 |
| 8 | Neil Pringle | Lock | Ian Martin (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Trevor Ryan (c) | Second Row | Steve Norton | 9 |
| 10 | Brian Lockwood | Second Row | Terry Randall | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Lavers | Prop | John Harvey | 11 |
| 12 | Noel Maybury | Hooker | Max Krilich | 12 |
| 13 | Keith Cook | Prop | Ian Thomson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Gary Spears | Lindsay Drake | 21 | |
| Ron Willey | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gary Cook |
Match report
Sun 28 Aug 1977, SCG. Halftime 7-5 Balmain. Scrums Balmain 12-11; penalties Balmain 9-7.