Balmain Tigers 36–11 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Minor Semi-Final, 1986 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 1986 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 27,035
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1986 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 36–11 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 1986.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Garry Schofield (3); John Davidson; Scott Gale Goals: Ross Conlon (8/11) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Ian Roberts Goals: Bronko Djura (3/3) Drop goals: Neil Baker |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Michael Pobjie | 1 |
| 2 | Russel Gartner | Wing | Brett Ross | 2 |
| 3 | Ross Conlon | Centre | Mark Ross | 3 |
| 4 | Garry Schofield | Centre | David Moon | 4 |
| 5 | John Davidson | Wing | Ross Harrington | 5 |
| 6 | Gary Bridge | Five-Eighth | Bronko Djura | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Gale | Halfback | Craig Coleman | 7 |
| 8 | Kevin Hardwick | Lock | Michael Andrews | 8 |
| 9 | David Brooks | Prop | David Boyle | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Sironen | Prop | Les Davidson | 11 |
| 11 | Steve Roach | Second Row | Lindsay Johnston | 13 |
| 12 | Ben Elias (c) | Hooker | Mario Fenech (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Kerry Hemsley | Second Row | Ian Roberts | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Tony Myler | Phil Gould | 10 | |
| 16 | Paul Beaven | Tony Rampling | 17 | |
| 25 | John Owens | Wayne Chisholm | 19 | |
| Neil Baker | 20 | |||
| Frank Stanton | Coach | George Piggins | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kevin Roberts |
Match report
Kerry Hemsley (Balmain) and Tony Rampling and Ian Roberts (both South Sydney) were sin-binned; Mario Fenech (South Sydney) was sent off. Player of the Match: Garry Jack.