Western Suburbs Magpies 13–7 St. George — Minor Semi-Final, 1980 NRL Finals Series
14 Sep 1980 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,451
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1980 NRL finals series: Western Suburbs Magpies 13–7 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 14 Sep 1980.
Scorers
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: John Ribot Goals: Ron Giteau (5/7) |
| St. George | Tries: Brian Johnson Goals: Brian Johnson (2/6) |
Team sheets
| Western Suburbs Magpies | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Smith | Fullback | Brian Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | John Ribot | Wing | Brian Johnston | 2 |
| 3 | Ron Giteau | Centre | Graham Quinn | 3 |
| 4 | Ted Goodwin | Centre | Robert Finch | 4 |
| 5 | Warren Boland (c) | Wing | Philip Graham | 5 |
| 6 | Terry Lamb | Five-Eighth | Tony Trudgett | 6 |
| 7 | Alan Neil | Halfback | Steve Morris | 7 |
| 8 | Jim Leis | Prop | Grahame Buckley | 8 |
| 9 | John McLeod | Hooker | Graeme Wynn | 9 |
| 10 | Bob Cooper | Prop | John Jansen | 10 |
| 11 | Bruce Gibbs | Second Row | Craig Young (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Alan Latham | Second Row | John Dowling | 12 |
| 13 | Tom Arber | Lock | Robert Stone | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Rod Reddy | 17 | |||
| Roy Masters | Coach | Harry Bath | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Halftime 2-2.