Parramatta Eels 24–4 Cronulla-Sutherland — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1979 NRL Finals Series

Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1979 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 24–4 Cronulla-Sutherland, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 1 Sep 1979.

Sourcing caveat: This match's two Rugby League Project source pages directly contradict each other on Parramatta's scoring. The finals-round summary page names 5 tries (Lew Platz x2, Michael Cronin, Neville Glover, Ron Hilditch, Ray Price) and goals 'M. Levy (2), M. Cronin' (Cronin's made-count not stated by that page); using this version, 5 tries (3pts) + Levy 2 goals + Cronin's goal (count unstated, counted as 1 here for the arithmetic) totals exactly 24, matching the recorded score. The individual match page instead states only 2 tries (Lew Platz x2) with goals Mark Levy 2/2 and Michael Cronin 1/8, which would total only 12 -- a 12-point shortfall. The two pages cannot both be right; the round-summary version is used here as the one consistent with the final score, but this discrepancy between the source's own two page types is flagged for future reference rather than silently resolved. Cronulla's side (0 tries, Greg Cox 2/2 goals = 4) matches the recorded 4-point score exactly on both source pages.