Manly-Warringah 14–7 Western Suburbs Magpies — Preliminary Final, 1978 NRL Finals Series
9 Sep 1978 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 27,345
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1978 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 14–7 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 9 Sep 1978.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Alan Thompson (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (4) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Ron Giteau Goals: Peter Rowles (2) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | John Dorahy | 1 |
| 2 | Simon Booth | Wing | David Waite | 2 |
| 3 | Russel Gartner | Centre | Wayne Smith | 3 |
| 4 | Stephen Knight | Centre | Ron Giteau | 4 |
| 5 | Tom Mooney | Wing | Eric Cain | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Thompson | Five-Eighth | Peter Rowles | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Martin | Halfback | Tom Raudonikis (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Ian Martin | Lock | Graeme O'Grady | 8 |
| 9 | Bruce Walker | Second Row | Les Boyd | 9 |
| 10 | Terry Randall | Second Row | Geoff Foster | 10 |
| 11 | John Harvey | Prop | John Donnelly | 11 |
| 12 | Max Krilich (c) | Hooker | Shane Day | 12 |
| 13 | Ian Thomson | Prop | Trevor Reardon | 14 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Wayne Springall | Bruce Gibbs | 18 | |
| 16 | Ray Branighan | |||
| Frank Stanton | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Sat 9 Sep 1978, SCG. Halftime 5-all. Scrums 7-all; penalties 13-all.