Canterbury-Bankstown 22–17 Western Suburbs Magpies — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1980 NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1980 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 21,948
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1980 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 22–17 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 6 Sep 1980.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Greg Brentnall; Graeme Hughes; Mark Hughes; Peter Mortimer Goals: Steve Gearin (5/6) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Bob Cooper; John McLeod; John Ribot Goals: Ron Giteau (4/5) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Cutler | Fullback | Wayne Smith | 1 |
| 2 | Peter Mortimer | Wing | John Ribot | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Ron Giteau | 3 |
| 4 | Greg Brentnall | Centre | Ron Brodrick | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Gearin | Wing | Warren Boland (c) | 5 |
| 6 | Garry Hughes | Five-Eighth | Terry Lamb | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Alan Neil | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Hughes | Prop | Jim Leis | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Folkes | Hooker | John McLeod | 9 |
| 10 | Graeme Hughes | Prop | Bob Cooper | 10 |
| 11 | Geoff Robinson | Second Row | Bruce Gibbs | 11 |
| 12 | George Peponis (c) | Hooker | Jack Jeffries | 12 |
| 13 | John Coveney | Second Row | Tom Arber | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Allen Geelan | John Crow | 16 | |
| 18 | Lee Pomfret | Alan Latham | 18 | |
| Ted Glossop | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Halftime 12-2.