St. George 16–5 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1980 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1980 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 33,552
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1980 NRL finals series: St. George 16–5 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1980.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Robert Finch; Philip Graham; Graham Quinn; Tony Trudgett Goals: Graeme Wynn (2) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Robert Laurie Goals: Eric Ferguson |
Team sheets
| St. George | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | Fullback | Steve Walsh | 1 |
| 2 | Shane McKellar | Wing | Ziggy Niszczot | 2 |
| 3 | Graham Quinn | Centre | Joe Squadrito | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Finch | Centre | Gary Wright | 4 |
| 5 | Philip Graham | Wing | Eric Ferguson | 5 |
| 6 | Tony Trudgett | Five-Eighth | Robert Laurie | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Morris | Halfback | David Sinclair | 7 |
| 8 | Grahame Buckley | Prop | Shane Arneil | 8 |
| 9 | Graeme Wynn | Hooker | Michael Carberry | 15 |
| 10 | John Jansen | Prop | Nathan Gibbs (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Craig Young (c) | Second Row | Charlie Frith | 11 |
| 12 | John Dowling | Second Row | Ken Stewart | 12 |
| 13 | Robert Stone | Lock | Gary Hambly | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Rod Reddy | Gary Knight | 17 | |
| Col Cheeseman | 24 | |||
| Harry Bath | Coach | Bill Anderson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Halftime 10-2. Shane McKellar started in place of a late Brian Johnson withdrawal per the source, which is slightly garbled on this point — reported as extracted.