Parramatta Eels 33–0 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Preliminary Final, 1982 NRL Finals Series
19 Sep 1982 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,637
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1982 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 33–0 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 19 Sep 1982.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Michael Cronin (2); Eric Grothe (2); Steve Ella; Brett Kenny; Peter Sterling Goals: Michael Cronin (6/11) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Taylor | Fullback | Marty Gurr | 1 |
| 2 | Neil Hunt | Wing | Terry Fahey | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Ron Giteau | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Ella | Centre | Noel Cleal | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | Kerry Boustead | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-Eighth | Ian Schubert | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Robert Laurie | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price | Prop | John Tobin | 8 |
| 9 | Chris Phelan | Hooker | Les Cleal | 9 |
| 10 | John Muggleton | Prop | Ian Barkley | 10 |
| 11 | Ron Hilditch | Second Row | Royce Ayliffe (c) | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge (c) | Second Row | Jeff Masterman | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Bugden | Lock | Dave Brown | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Steve Sharp | |||
| 19 | Mark Laurie | |||
| 21 | Steve Halliwell | |||
| 23 | Graeme Atkins | |||
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Gocher |
Match report
Halftime 16-0. Ian Schubert (Easts) changed to jersey #22 during the second half.