St. George 15–11 Parramatta Eels — Major Semi-Final, 1979 NRL Finals Series
8 Sep 1979 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 38,531
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1979 NRL finals series: St. George 15–11 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 8 Sep 1979.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Mitch Brennan; Steve Morris; Robert Stone Goals: Graeme Wynn (3/4); George Grant (0/3) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Michael Cronin Goals: Michael Cronin (4/5) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | Fullback | Garry Dowling | 1 |
| 2 | Mitch Brennan | Wing | Neville Glover | 2 |
| 3 | Graham Quinn | Centre | Michael Cronin | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Finch | Centre | Mark Levy | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Butler | Wing | Graeme Atkins | 5 |
| 6 | Tony Trudgett | Five-Eighth | John Peard | 14 |
| 7 | Steve Morris | Halfback | Graham Murray | 7 |
| 8 | Rod Reddy | Lock | Ray Price (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Graeme Wynn | Second Row | Lew Platz | 9 |
| 10 | George Grant | Second Row | Geoff Gerard | 10 |
| 11 | Craig Young (c) | Prop | Ron Hilditch | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge | Hooker | Kevin Webb | 12 |
| 13 | Bruce Starkey | Prop | Bob Jay | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 18 | Robert Stone | Peter Wynn | 18 | |
| Harry Bath | Coach | Terry Fearnley | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gary Cook |
Match report
Sat 8 Sep 1979, SCG. Halftime 5-2 St George.