Manly-Warringah 26–3 North Sydney Bears — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1982 NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1982 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,690
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1982 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 26–3 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 5 Sep 1982.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total only Manly 16 of the recorded 26 points (roughly 3 further tries short), not recoverable across two re-checks. North Sydney's side reconciles exactly.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Michael Blake (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (5) |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Don McKinnon Goals: John Gray (0/1) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | Larry Kelly | 1 |
| 2 | John Ribot | Wing | Andrew Simons | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Close | Centre | Simon Brockwell | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Blake | Centre | John Adam | 4 |
| 5 | Phil Carey | Wing | Chris Luckman | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Thompson (c) | Five-Eighth | Mitchell Cox | 6 |
| 7 | Phil Blake | Halfback | Paul McCaffery | 7 |
| 8 | Paul McCabe | Prop | Mark Graham (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Bruce Walker | Hooker | Peter Cross | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Vautin | Prop | Keith Harris | 10 |
| 11 | Terry Randall | Second Row | Don McKinnon | 11 |
| 12 | Ray Brown | Second Row | John Gray | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Gerard | Lock | Steve Mayoh | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Les Boyd | Phil Ritchie | 14 | |
| 18 | Ian Thomson | Alan Burns | 16 | |
| 19 | Simon Booth | Kevin Wilson | 17 | |
| Ray Ritchie | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Gocher |
Match report
Halftime 10-3.