Manly-Warringah 17–11 Parramatta Eels — Minor Semi-Final Replay, 1978 NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 42,678
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final Replay, 1978 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 17–11 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 6 Sep 1978.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Russel Gartner; John Harvey; Steve Martin Goals: Graham Eadie (4) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Geoff Gerard; Neville Glover; Glenn West Goals: Michael Cronin (1) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | Peter Sterling | 1 |
| 2 | Tom Mooney | Wing | Neville Glover | 2 |
| 4 | Russel Gartner | Centre | Glenn West | 3 |
| 15 | Stephen Knight | Centre | Michael Cronin | 4 |
| 5 | Simon Booth | Wing | Graeme Atkins | 5 |
| 3 | Alan Thompson | Five-Eighth | John Peard | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Martin | Halfback | John Kolc | 7 |
| 8 | Bruce Walker | Lock | Ray Price (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Terry Randall | Second Row | Geoff Gerard | 10 |
| 10 | John Harvey | Second Row | John Baker | 9 |
| 11 | John Gray | Prop | Bob Jay | 13 |
| 12 | Max Krilich (c) | Hooker | Kevin Webb | 12 |
| 13 | Ian Thomson | Prop | Graham Olling | 11 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Wayne Springall | |||
| 16 | Ray Branighan | |||
| Frank Stanton | Coach | Terry Fearnley | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Wed 6 Sep 1978, SCG. Halftime 8-2 Parramatta. Scrums 8-all; penalties Manly 13-9. Peter Sterling's finals debut at fullback for Parramatta.