Parramatta Eels 8–7 St. George — Preliminary Final, 1984 NRL Finals Series
16 Sep 1984 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 37,004
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1984 NRL finals series: Parramatta Eels 8–7 St. George, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 16 Sep 1984.
Sourcing caveat: St George's confirmed named scorers total 6 of the recorded 7 points (1 point short, likely a field goal or additional goal not captured). Parramatta's side reconciles exactly.
Scorers
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Eric Grothe Goals: Michael Cronin (2/3) |
| St. George | Tries: Steve Morris Goals: Steve Gearin (1/1) |
Team sheets
| Parramatta Eels | St. George | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Taylor | Fullback | Brian Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Neil Hunt | Wing | Steve Gearin | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Cronin | Centre | Michael Beattie | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Ella | Centre | Brian Johnston | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Grothe | Wing | Steve Morris | 5 |
| 6 | Brett Kenny | Five-Eighth | Steve Rogers (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sterling | Halfback | Perry Haddock | 7 |
| 8 | Ray Price | Prop | Graeme O'Grady | 8 |
| 9 | John Muggleton | Hooker | Graeme Wynn | 9 |
| 10 | Chris Phelan | Prop | Chris Walsh | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Mares | Second Row | Craig Young | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Edge (c) | Second Row | John Dowling | 12 |
| 13 | Stan Jurd | Lock | Pat Jarvis | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | David Liddiard | Chris Guider | 14 | |
| 17 | Glenn Mansfield | Billy Noke | 20 | |
| 22 | Steve Sharp | Robert Stone | 22 | |
| John Monie | Coach | Roy Masters | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Match report
Halftime 4-0 to Parramatta.