Parramatta Eels 30–22 Canterbury-Bankstown — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1983 NRL Finals Series
4 Sep 1983 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 22,311
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1983 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 30–22 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 4 Sep 1983.
Sourcing caveat: This match has the largest unresolved gap of the round: Parramatta's confirmed named scorers total only 18 of the recorded 30 points (roughly 3 further tries short), and Canterbury-Bankstown's scoresheet did not yield any try-scorer names at all despite three re-fetch attempts — only Tony Armstrong's goal-kicking (3/5) is confirmed, leaving 16 of the recorded 22 points (roughly 4 tries) completely unattributed. Reported as a genuine, substantial source gap rather than invented.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Brett Kenny (2) Goals: Michael Cronin (5/9) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Goals: Tony Armstrong (3/5) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Liddiard | Fullback | Chris Mortimer | 1 |
| 2 | Neil Hunt | Wing | Chris Anderson (c) | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Andrew Farrar | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Ella | Centre | Peter Mortimer | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | Ross Conlon | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-Eighth | Garry Hughes | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Steve Mortimer | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price | Prop | Steve Folkes | 9 |
| 9 | Steve Sharp | Hooker | Tas Baitieri | 8 |
| 10 | Stan Jurd | Prop | Mick Pitman | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Mares | Second Row | Geoff Robinson | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge (c) | Second Row | Billy Johnstone | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Bugden | Lock | John Coveney | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Chris Phelan | Paul Langmack | 14 | |
| 17 | John Muggleton | Greg Brentnall | 17 | |
| 26 | Will Harris | Tony Armstrong | 21 | |
| Jack Gibson | Coach | Ted Glossop | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Barry Barnes |
Match report
Halftime 18-0.