Canterbury-Bankstown 20–14 Parramatta Eels — Preliminary Final, 1979 NRL Finals Series
15 Sep 1979 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 33,291
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1979 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 20–14 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 15 Sep 1979.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Graeme Hughes; Chris Mortimer; Peter Mortimer; Steve Mortimer Goals: Steve Gearin (4) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Garry Dowling; Geoff Gerard Goals: Michael Cronin (4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Cutler | Fullback | Garry Dowling | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Anderson | Wing | Neville Glover | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Michael Cronin | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Mortimer | Centre | Mark Levy | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Gearin | Wing | Graeme Atkins | 5 |
| 6 | Garry Hughes | Five-Eighth | Peter Sterling | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Graham Murray | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Folkes | Lock | Ray Price (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Cassilles | Second Row | Geoff Gerard | 10 |
| 10 | Graeme Hughes | Second Row | Ron Hilditch | 11 |
| 11 | Peter Smith | Prop | Kevin Webb | 12 |
| 12 | George Peponis (c) | Hooker | Bob Jay | 13 |
| 13 | Greg Cook | Prop | Peter Wynn | 18 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Mark Hughes | Lew Platz | 9 | |
| Ted Glossop | Coach | Terry Fearnley | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Sat 15 Sep 1979, SCG. Halftime 5-4 Canterbury. Scrums Canterbury 11-7; penalties Parramatta 7-6.