Parramatta Eels 13–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Preliminary Final, 1977 NRL Finals Series
10 Sep 1977 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 39,095
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1977 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 13–5 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 10 Sep 1977.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Graeme Atkins; Jim Porter; Ray Price Goals: Michael Cronin (2) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Kevin Hastings Goals: Kevin Stevens (1) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Levy | Fullback | Russell Fairfax | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Porter | Wing | Ian Schubert | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Mark Harris | 3 |
| 4 | Ed Sulkowicz | Centre | Terry Murphy | 4 |
| 5 | Graeme Atkins | Wing | Bill Mullins | 5 |
| 6 | John Peard | Five-Eighth | Bob Fulton (c) | 6 |
| 7 | John Kolc | Halfback | Kevin Hastings | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price | Lock | Kevin Stevens | 8 |
| 9 | Ray Higgs (c) | Second Row | Barry Reilly | 9 |
| 10 | Geoff Gerard | Second Row | Des O'Reilly | 10 |
| 13 | Graham Olling | Prop | Grant Hedger | 11 |
| 12 | Ron Hilditch | Hooker | Mal Connor | 12 |
| 11 | Denis Fitzgerald | Prop | Garry Metcalfe | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | John Baker | Bruce Pickett | 15 | |
| 15 | Phil Mann | Robert Laurie | 16 | |
| Terry Fearnley | Coach | Arthur Beetson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gary Cook |
Match report
Sat 10 Sep 1977, SCG. Halftime 2-0 Parramatta. Scrums Eastern Suburbs 10-6; penalties Parramatta 16-7.