Eastern Suburbs Roosters 25–16 Canberra Raiders — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1987 NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1987 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 15,852
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1987 NRL finals series: Eastern Suburbs Roosters 25–16 Canberra Raiders, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 6 Sep 1987.
Scorers
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: Hugh McGahan (2); Steve Morris; David Smith Goals: David Smith (4/4) Drop goals: Tony Melrose |
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Sam Backo; Chris O'Sullivan; Steve Walters Goals: Gary Belcher (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Canberra Raiders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Wurth | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Steve Morris | Wing | Chris Kinna | 2 |
| 3 | David Smith | Centre | Ivan Henjak | 3 |
| 4 | Tony Melrose | Centre | Peter Jackson | 4 |
| 5 | Joe Lydon | Wing | Matthew Corkery | 5 |
| 6 | Brendan Hall | Five-Eighth | Chris O'Sullivan | 6 |
| 7 | Laurie Spina | Halfback | Kevin Walters | 7 |
| 8 | David Trewhella | Lock | Dean Lance (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Trevor Gillmeister | Prop | Gary Coyne | 9 |
| 10 | Hugh McGahan (c) | Prop | Ashley Gilbert | 10 |
| 11 | Tony Rampling | Second Row | Sam Backo | 11 |
| 12 | Robert Simpkins | Hooker | Steve Walters | 12 |
| 13 | Danny Shepherd | Second Row | Brent Todd | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Wayne Challis | Phil Carey | 14 | |
| 50 | Trevor Paterson | Terry Regan | 16 | |
| 23 | Craig Salvatori | Laurie Daley | 19 | |
| 33 | Paul Danes | |||
| Arthur Beetson | Coach | Wayne Bennett & Don Furner | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |