Parramatta Eels 22–16 St. George — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1984 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1984 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 25,675
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1984 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 22–16 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1984.
Sourcing caveat: Parramatta's confirmed named scorers total only 14 of the recorded 22 points (roughly 2 further tries short, unresolved after re-check). St George's side reconciles exactly using the fuller, re-checked 3-try list (an initial pass had missed 2 of the 3 tries).
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Steve Ella (2) Goals: Michael Cronin (3/5) |
| St. George | Tries: Perry Haddock; Steve Morris; Graeme Wynn Goals: Steve Gearin (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Taylor | Fullback | Brian Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Neil Hunt | Wing | Steve Gearin | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Chris Johns | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Ella | Centre | Michael Beattie | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | Steve Morris | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-Eighth | Paul Morris | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Perry Haddock | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price | Prop | Graeme O'Grady | 8 |
| 9 | John Muggleton | Hooker | Graeme Wynn | 9 |
| 10 | Peter Wynn | Prop | Pat Jarvis | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Mares | Second Row | Craig Young | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge (c) | Second Row | John Dowling | 12 |
| 13 | Stan Jurd | Lock | Robert Stone (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Ron Quinn | Steve Rogers | 16 | |
| 17 | Glenn Mansfield | Brian Johnston | 17 | |
| 19 | Chris Phelan | Chris Walsh | 20 | |
| 22 | Steve Sharp | Billy Noke | 21 | |
| John Monie | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Match report
Halftime 16-16. Player of the Match: Peter Sterling.