Cronulla-Sutherland 17–12 Manly-Warringah — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1978 NRL Finals Series
26 Aug 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 17,718
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1978 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 17–12 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 26 Aug 1978.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Eric Archer; Mick Mullane Jnr; Steve Rogers Goals: Steve Rogers (4) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Simon Booth; Russel Gartner; Ian Martin Goals: Graham Eadie (1) Drop goals: John Gibbs |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Mullane Jnr | Fullback | Graham Eadie | 1 |
| 2 | Rick Bourke | Wing | Tom Mooney | 2 |
| 3 | Dave Chamberlin | Centre | Russel Gartner | 4 |
| 4 | Steve Rogers | Centre | Stephen Knight | 15 |
| 5 | Steve Edmonds | Wing | Simon Booth | 5 |
| 6 | Barry Andrews | Five-Eighth | Alan Thompson | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Hansard | Halfback | John Gibbs | 7 |
| 8 | Greg Pierce (c) | Lock | Bruce Walker | 8 |
| 9 | Eric Archer | Second Row | Wayne Springall | 14 |
| 10 | Steve Kneen | Second Row | Terry Randall | 9 |
| 11 | Gary Stares | Prop | John Gray | 11 |
| 12 | John McMartin | Hooker | Max Krilich (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Khan | Prop | Ian Thomson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Ray Branighan | 16 | |||
| Ian Martin | 18 | |||
| Norm Provan | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Sat 26 Aug 1978, SCG. Manly led 4-0 at halftime. Scrums Manly 14-11; penalties conceded by Cronulla 12-7.