Canterbury-Bankstown 28–16 Balmain Tigers — Preliminary Final, 1986 NRL Finals Series
21 Sep 1986 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 32,341
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1986 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 28–16 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 21 Sep 1986.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Paul Langmack; Chris Mortimer; Steve Mortimer; Terry Lamb Goals: Terry Lamb (5/5) Drop goals: Terry Lamb (2) |
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Scott Gale; Garry Jack; Garry Schofield Goals: Ross Conlon (2/4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Sigsworth | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Farrar | Wing | Russel Gartner | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Hagan | Centre | Ross Conlon | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Mortimer | Centre | Garry Schofield | 4 |
| 5 | Steve O'Brien | Wing | Jamie Davidson | 18 |
| 6 | Terry Lamb | Five-Eighth | Gary Bridge | 6 |
| 7 | Steve Mortimer (c) | Halfback | Scott Gale | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Langmack | Lock | Kevin Hardwick | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Folkes | Prop | David Brooks | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Dunn | Prop | Paul Sironen | 10 |
| 11 | Peter Kelly | Second Row | Michael Marketo | 11 |
| 12 | Mark Bugden | Hooker | Ben Elias (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Peter Tunks | Second Row | Kerry Hemsley | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | David Boyd | Paul Beaven | 16 | |
| 21 | Billy Johnstone | Tony Myler | 14 | |
| 11 | Peter Johnston | John Owens | 25 | |
| 14 | Geoff Robinson | |||
| Warren Ryan | Coach | Frank Stanton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Match report
Balmain switched right wing from John Davidson to Jamie Davidson for this match, among other team changes noted by the source.