Eastern Suburbs Roosters 26–2 Balmain Tigers — Minor Semi-Final, 1977 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1977 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 23,785
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1977 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 26–2 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1977.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Russell Fairfax; Mark Harris; Kevin Hastings; Ian Schubert Goals: Kevin Stevens (7) |
| Balmain Tigers | Goals: Greg Cox (1) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Fairfax | Fullback | Allan McMahon | 1 |
| 2 | Ian Schubert | Wing | Stephen Knight | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Harris | Centre | Dennis Bendall | 3 |
| 4 | Terry Murphy | Centre | Wayne Wigham | 4 |
| 5 | Bill Mullins | Wing | Mike Fish | 5 |
| 6 | Bob Fulton (c) | Five-Eighth | David Topliss | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Hastings | Halfback | Greg Cox | 7 |
| 8 | Kevin Stevens | Lock | Neil Pringle | 8 |
| 9 | Barry Reilly | Second Row | Trevor Ryan (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Des O'Reilly | Second Row | Brian Lockwood | 10 |
| 11 | Grant Hedger | Prop | Steve Lavers | 11 |
| 12 | Mal Connor | Hooker | Noel Maybury | 12 |
| 13 | Garry Metcalfe | Prop | Keith Cook | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Robert Laurie | Dave Edwards | 14 | |
| 19 | Trevor Barnes | Warren Boland | 19 | |
| Arthur Beetson | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gary Cook |
Match report
Sun 4 Sep 1977, SCG. Halftime 12-2 Eastern Suburbs. Scrums Balmain 10-7; penalties Eastern Suburbs 14-6. Balmain fullback Allan McMahon sent off.