Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11–7 Western Suburbs Magpies — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1982 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1982 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 21,167
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1982 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 11–7 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1982.
Sourcing caveat: Easts' confirmed named scorers total 10 of the recorded 11 points (1 point short, likely an extra penalty or field goal not captured). Western Suburbs' side reconciles exactly.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Terry Fahey (2) Goals: Ron Giteau (2/5) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Terry Lamb Goals: Ross Conlon (1/1); Greg Cox (1/3) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Schubert | Fullback | Wayne Smith | 1 |
| 2 | Terry Fahey | Wing | Steve Broughton | 2 |
| 3 | Ron Giteau | Centre | Steve Anderson | 3 |
| 4 | Noel Cleal | Centre | Ross Conlon | 4 |
| 5 | Kerry Boustead | Wing | Warren Boland (c) | 5 |
| 6 | Robert Laurie | Five-Eighth | Terry Lamb | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Hastings | Halfback | Greg Cox | 7 |
| 8 | John Tobin | Prop | Jim Leis | 8 |
| 9 | Les Cleal | Hooker | George Moroko | 9 |
| 10 | Ian Barkley | Prop | Michael Duke | 10 |
| 11 | Royce Ayliffe (c) | Second Row | Terry Leabeater | 11 |
| 12 | Jeff Masterman | Second Row | Arthur Mountier | 12 |
| 13 | Dave Brown | Lock | Paul Merlo | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | John Harvey | Greg McElhone | 16 | |
| 20 | Gary Warnecke | Bruce Clark | 18 | |
| Alan Neil | 22 | |||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Terry Fearnley | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Halftime 6-0.