Manly-Warringah 20–0 Parramatta Eels — Major Semi-Final, 1982 NRL Finals Series
12 Sep 1982 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,604
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1982 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 20–0 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 12 Sep 1982.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Manly 17 of the recorded 20 points (3 points short even including a recovered field goal, plausibly a third try not captured on re-check). Parramatta's recorded score of 0 matches exactly — a genuine scoreless performance.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Phil Blake (2) Goals: Graham Eadie (5/6) Drop goals: Phil Blake |
| Parramatta Eels | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | Paul Taylor | 1 |
| 2 | John Ribot | Wing | Neil Hunt | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Close | Centre | Michael Cronin | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Blake | Centre | Steve Ella | 4 |
| 5 | Phil Carey | Wing | Eric Grothe | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Thompson (c) | Five-Eighth | Brett Kenny | 6 |
| 7 | Phil Blake | Halfback | Peter Sterling | 7 |
| 8 | Paul McCabe | Prop | Ray Price | 8 |
| 9 | Bruce Walker | Hooker | Chris Phelan | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Vautin | Prop | Peter Wynn | 10 |
| 11 | Terry Randall | Second Row | Ron Hilditch | 11 |
| 12 | Ray Brown | Second Row | Steve Edge (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Gerard | Lock | Geoff Bugden | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Les Boyd | John Muggleton | 9 | |
| 18 | Ian Thomson | Steve Sharp | 24 | |
| 21 | Max Krilich | |||
| Ray Ritchie | Coach | Jack Gibson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Gocher |
Match report
Halftime 9-0. Ray Price (Parramatta) was sin-binned.