Cronulla-Sutherland 14–10 Western Suburbs Magpies — Major Semi-Final, 1978 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 22,789
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1978 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 14–10 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1978.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Steve Edmonds; Greg Pierce Goals: Steve Rogers (4) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Goals: Peter Rowles (5) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Mullane Jnr | Fullback | John Dorahy | 1 |
| 2 | Rick Bourke | Wing | Eric Cain | 2 |
| 3 | Dave Chamberlin | Centre | Ron Giteau | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Rogers | Centre | Wayne Smith | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Edmonds | Wing | Don Moseley | 5 |
| 6 | Barry Andrews | Five-Eighth | Peter Rowles | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Hansard | Halfback | Tom Raudonikis (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Greg Pierce (c) | Lock | Graeme O'Grady | 8 |
| 9 | Eric Archer | Second Row | Geoff Foster | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Kneen | Second Row | Les Boyd | 10 |
| 11 | Gary Stares | Prop | John Donnelly | 11 |
| 12 | John McMartin | Hooker | Shane Day | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Khan | Prop | Bill Cloughessy | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 20 | Peter Ryan Jnr | David Waite | 14 | |
| Norm Provan | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Sat 2 Sep 1978, SCG. Halftime 10-4 Cronulla. Scrums Cronulla 7-6; penalties Western Suburbs 18-10.