Parramatta Eels 22–15 Canterbury-Bankstown — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1978 NRL Finals Series
27 Aug 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,967
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1978 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 22–15 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 27 Aug 1978.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Greg Heddles (2); Michael Cronin; Ron Hilditch Goals: Michael Cronin (5) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Steve Mortimer (2); Steve Gearin Goals: Steve Gearin (3) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Hey | Fullback | Greg Brentnall | 1 |
| 2 | Neville Glover | Wing | Chris Anderson | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Peter Mortimer | 3 |
| 4 | Ed Sulkowicz | Centre | Mark Hughes | 4 |
| 5 | Graeme Atkins | Wing | Steve Gearin | 5 |
| 6 | Glen Holton | Five-Eighth | Tim Pickup | 6 |
| 7 | Graham Murray | Halfback | Steve Mortimer | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price (c) | Lock | Graeme Hughes | 8 |
| 9 | John Baker | Second Row | Steve Hage | 9 |
| 10 | Geoff Gerard | Second Row | Gary Stevens | 10 |
| 11 | Graham Olling | Prop | Bill Noonan | 11 |
| 12 | Ron Hilditch | Hooker | George Peponis (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Bob Jay | Prop | John Coveney | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | John Peard | Geoff Robinson | 24 | |
| 15 | Greg Heddles | |||
| Terry Fearnley | Coach | Ted Glossop | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Sun 27 Aug 1978, SCG. Halftime 7-all. Scrums Canterbury 12-10; penalties Parramatta 11-4.