St. George 44–16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Playoff, 1983 NRL Finals Series
30 Aug 1983 · Sydney, New South Wales (specific venue unconfirmed) · Attendance: 17,981
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Playoff, 1983 NRL finals series: St. George 44–16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney, New South Wales (specific venue unconfirmed) on 30 Aug 1983.
Sourcing caveat: This was a 44-point performance by St George, but confirmed named scorers total only 24 of the 44 points (roughly 5 further tries short) — a substantial unresolved gap despite three fetch attempts, reported honestly rather than invented. Easts' side reconciles exactly.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Michael O'Connor (2) Goals: Steve Gearin (8/8) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Mike Eden; Wayne McPherson Goals: Mike Eden (4) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | Fullback | Graeme Atkins | 1 |
| 2 | Steve Gearin | Wing | Wayne McPherson | 2 |
| 3 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | Mick Ryan | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Beattie | Centre | Russel Gartner | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Morris | Wing | Dale Garrett | 5 |
| 6 | Tony Trudgett | Five-Eighth | Mike Eden | 6 |
| 7 | Ivan Henjak | Halfback | Alan Neil | 7 |
| 8 | Col Fraser | Prop | Kevin Hastings (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Graeme Wynn | Hooker | John Mackay | 9 |
| 10 | Chris Walsh | Prop | Terry Regan | 10 |
| 11 | John Jansen (c) | Second Row | Seamus O'Connell | 11 |
| 12 | John Dowling | Second Row | Earnie Garland | 12 |
| 13 | Robert Stone | Lock | Tom Arber | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Martin Horwood | Harold Salmon | 18 | |
| 15 | Richard Jones | Royce Ayliffe | 20 | |
| 17 | Phillip Williams | Darren Finlayson | 23 | |
| 20 | Pat Jarvis | |||
| Roy Masters | Coach | Laurie Freier | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Barry Barnes |
Match report
Kick-off delayed 15 minutes due to crowd congestion at the gates. Halftime 14-8. Player of the Match: Steve Gearin.