Parramatta Eels 13–13 Manly-Warringah — Minor Semi-Final, 1978 NRL Finals Series
3 Sep 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 30,850
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1978 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 13–13 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 3 Sep 1978.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Michael Cronin; Geoff Gerard; Graham Murray Goals: Michael Cronin (2) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Simon Booth; Russel Gartner; Bruce Walker Goals: John Gray (2) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Graeme Atkins | Fullback | Graham Eadie | 1 |
| 2 | Neville Glover | Wing | Tom Mooney | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Russel Gartner | 3 |
| 4 | Glenn West | Centre | Steve Martin | 4 |
| 1 | Ken Hey | Wing | Simon Booth | 5 |
| 6 | John Peard | Five-Eighth | Alan Thompson | 6 |
| 7 | Graham Murray | Halfback | John Gibbs | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price (c) | Lock | Bruce Walker | 8 |
| 9 | John Baker | Second Row | Terry Randall | 9 |
| 10 | Geoff Gerard | Second Row | John Harvey | 10 |
| 11 | Graham Olling | Prop | John Gray | 11 |
| 12 | Ron Hilditch | Hooker | Max Krilich (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Bob Jay | Prop | Ian Thomson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Greg Heddles | Ian Martin | 18 | |
| Lindsay Drake | 22 | |||
| Terry Fearnley | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Sun 3 Sep 1978, SCG. Halftime 8-3 Parramatta. Scrums Manly 16-12; penalties Manly 12-5. Match finished drawn 13-13, forcing a replay three days later.