Canterbury-Bankstown 20–6 Western Suburbs Magpies — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1979 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1979 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 22,104
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1979 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 20–6 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1979.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Chris Anderson; Stan Cutler; Steve Gearin; Peter Mortimer Goals: Steve Gearin (4) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Goals: John Dorahy (3) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Cutler | Fullback | Wayne Smith | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Anderson | Wing | Don Moseley | 2 |
| 3 | Greg Brentnall | Centre | Mark Beaven | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Mortimer | Centre | John Dorahy | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Gearin | Wing | Warren Boland | 5 |
| 6 | Chris Mortimer | Five-Eighth | Peter Walsh | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Alan Neil | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Folkes | Lock | Tom Raudonikis (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Cassilles | Second Row | Les Boyd | 9 |
| 10 | Graeme Hughes | Second Row | Bob Cooper | 10 |
| 11 | Peter Smith | Prop | John Donnelly | 11 |
| 12 | George Peponis (c) | Hooker | Ray Brown | 12 |
| 13 | Greg Cook | Prop | Bruce Gibbs | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Eric Cain | 17 | |||
| Brian Cook | 19 | |||
| Ted Glossop | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Sun 2 Sep 1979, SCG. Halftime 5-4 Canterbury. Scrums Western Suburbs 12-10; penalties Western Suburbs 8-6.