Canterbury-Bankstown 13–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Major Semi-Final, 1980 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 1980 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,883
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1980 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 13–7 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 1980.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Steve Gearin; Chris Mortimer; George Peponis Goals: Steve Gearin (2/5) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Royce Ayliffe Goals: Ken Wright (2/4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Brentnall | Fullback | Russell Fairfax | 1 |
| 2 | Lee Pomfret | Wing | David Michael | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Kerry Boustead | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Mortimer | Centre | Noel Cleal | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Gearin | Wing | Steve McFarlane | 5 |
| 6 | Garry Hughes | Five-Eighth | Ken Wright | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer | Halfback | Kevin Hastings | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Hughes | Prop | Gary Warnecke | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Folkes | Hooker | Des O'Reilly | 9 |
| 10 | Graeme Hughes | Prop | Bernie Gurr | 10 |
| 11 | Geoff Robinson | Second Row | Royce Ayliffe (c) | 11 |
| 12 | George Peponis (c) | Second Row | John Lang | 12 |
| 13 | John Coveney | Lock | John Harvey | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| John Tobin | 14 | |||
| Marty Gurr | 15 | |||
| Ted Glossop | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Halftime 4-5. Player of the Match: Steve Folkes. Peter Mortimer moved wing to centre and Gary Warnecke moved second row to lock for this match.