Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12–10 North Sydney Bears — Minor Semi-Final, 1982 NRL Finals Series
11 Sep 1982 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,566
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1982 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 12–10 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 11 Sep 1982.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total only Easts 9 of the recorded 12 points (1 further try short, not recoverable on re-check). North Sydney's side reconciles exactly.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Les Cleal Goals: Ron Giteau (3/4) |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Larry Kelly; Don McKinnon Goals: Larry Kelly (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Schubert | Fullback | Larry Kelly | 1 |
| 2 | Terry Fahey | Wing | Andrew Simons | 2 |
| 3 | Ron Giteau | Centre | Simon Brockwell | 3 |
| 4 | Noel Cleal | Centre | John Adam | 4 |
| 5 | Kerry Boustead | Wing | Chris Luckman | 5 |
| 6 | Robert Laurie | Five-Eighth | Mitchell Cox | 6 |
| 7 | Kevin Hastings | Halfback | Kevin Wilson | 7 |
| 8 | John Tobin | Prop | Alan Burns | 8 |
| 9 | Les Cleal | Hooker | Mark Graham (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Ian Barkley | Prop | Keith Harris | 10 |
| 11 | Royce Ayliffe (c) | Second Row | Don McKinnon | 11 |
| 12 | Jeff Masterman | Second Row | Phil Ritchie | 12 |
| 13 | Dave Brown | Lock | Steve Mayoh | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 23 | Marty Gurr | Stan Jurd | 14 | |
| Fred Ah Kuoi | 22 | |||
| Peter Cross | 29 | |||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Jack Danzey Jnr |
Match report
Halftime 10-0.