South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–18 Manly-Warringah — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1984 NRL Finals Series
1 Sep 1984 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 15,801
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1984 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22–18 Manly-Warringah, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 1 Sep 1984.
Sourcing caveat: Souths' confirmed named scorers total 18 of the recorded 22 points (4 short, one further try not recoverable on re-check). Manly's side reconciles exactly using the fuller, re-checked 3-try list (an initial pass had found only 2 tries).
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Bill Hardy (2) Goals: Neil Baker (5/6) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Kerry Boustead; Chris Close; Steve Hegarty Goals: Tony Melrose (3/4) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronko Djura | Fullback | Tony Melrose | 1 |
| 2 | Ziggy Niszczot (c) | Wing | Phil Carey | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Pobjie | Centre | Chris Close | 3 |
| 4 | Darren McCarthy | Centre | Noel Cleal | 4 |
| 5 | Ross Harrington | Wing | Kerry Boustead | 5 |
| 6 | Neil Baker | Five-Eighth | Alan Thompson (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Craig Coleman | Halfback | Phil Blake | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Ellison | Prop | Des Hasler | 8 |
| 9 | David Boyle | Hooker | Paul Vautin | 9 |
| 10 | Bill Hardy | Prop | Glenn Ryan | 10 |
| 11 | Dean Rampling | Second Row | John Harvey | 11 |
| 12 | Mario Fenech | Second Row | Mal Cochrane | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Akkary | Lock | Geoff Gerard | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Darryl Neville | Stuart Davis | 14 | |
| 15 | Michael Andrews | Ian Schubert | 15 | |
| 16 | Mark Judd | Dave Brown | 16 | |
| Steve Hegarty | 17 | |||
| Ron Willey | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Chris Ward |
Match report
Halftime 14-14.