Manly-Warringah 19–10 Parramatta Eels — Major Semi-Final, 1983 NRL Finals Series
11 Sep 1983 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,921
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1983 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 19–10 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 11 Sep 1983.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Manly 14 of 19 points (5 short — not a clean multiple of tries/goals, possibly a second try plus a field goal, unconfirmed) and Parramatta 6 of 10 points (4 short, one further try) — both reported as unresolved gaps.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Phil Blake Goals: Graham Eadie (5/5) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Eric Grothe Goals: Michael Cronin (1/4) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Eadie | Fullback | David Liddiard | 1 |
| 2 | John Ribot | Wing | Neil Hunt | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Close | Centre | Michael Cronin | 3 |
| 4 | Phil Sigsworth | Centre | Steve Ella | 4 |
| 5 | Kerry Boustead | Wing | Eric Grothe | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Thompson (c) | Five-Eighth | Brett Kenny | 6 |
| 7 | Phil Blake | Halfback | Peter Sterling | 7 |
| 8 | Ian Schubert | Prop | Ray Price | 8 |
| 9 | Noel Cleal | Hooker | Steve Sharp | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Vautin | Prop | Paul Mares | 10 |
| 11 | Paul McCabe | Second Row | Chris Phelan | 11 |
| 12 | Ray Brown | Second Row | Steve Edge (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Geoff Gerard | Lock | Geoff Bugden | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Stan Jurd | 14 | |||
| John Muggleton | 15 | |||
| Gary Martine | 16 | |||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Jack Gibson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Match report
Halftime 11-6. A team-change note lists a 'Wayne Honeywood' replacing Ray Brown on Manly's bench, a name that does not appear elsewhere in the club's usual rosters for this era — treated as unverified, possibly a source transcription issue.