Manly-Warringah 14–11 Cronulla-Sutherland — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1981 NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1981 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 21,635
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1981 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 14–11 Cronulla-Sutherland, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 6 Sep 1981.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Bruce Walker (2) Goals: John Dorahy (4) |
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Steve Rogers Goals: Steve Rogers (4) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Cronulla-Sutherland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | Mick Mullane Jnr | 1 |
| 2 | Tom Mooney | Wing | John Jarvie | 2 |
| 3 | John Dorahy | Centre | John Berne | 3 |
| 4 | Simon Booth | Centre | Chris Gardner | 4 |
| 5 | Stuart Davis | Wing | Rick Bourke | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Thompson | Five-Eighth | Steve Rogers (c) | 6 |
| 7 | John Gibbs | Halfback | Steve Hansard | 7 |
| 8 | Bruce Walker | Prop | Kurt Sorensen | 8 |
| 9 | Les Boyd | Hooker | David Hatch | 9 |
| 10 | Terry Randall | Prop | Steve Kneen | 10 |
| 11 | Mark Broadhurst | Second Row | Dane Sorensen | 11 |
| 12 | Max Krilich (c) | Second Row | Rowland Beckett | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Gerard | Lock | Paul Khan | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ray Brown | Ian Forrest | 16 | |
| 15 | Steve Martin | Ossie Welsh | 20 | |
| Rex Williams | 21 | |||
| Jim See | 23 | |||
| Ray Ritchie | Coach | Greg Pierce | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg Hartley |
Match report
Halftime 5-2.