Manly-Warringah 10–6 Eastern Suburbs Roosters — Major Semi-Final, 1987 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 1987 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 36,399
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1987 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 10–6 Eastern Suburbs Roosters, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 1987.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: David Ronson Goals: Michael O'Connor (3/3) |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Tries: David French Goals: David Smith (1/2) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Shearer | Fullback | Gary Wurth | 1 |
| 2 | David Ronson | Wing | Steve Morris | 2 |
| 3 | Michael O'Connor | Centre | David French | 16 |
| 4 | Darrell Williams | Centre | Tony Melrose | 4 |
| 5 | Stuart Davis | Wing | David Smith | 3 |
| 6 | Cliff Lyons | Five-Eighth | Brendan Hall | 6 |
| 7 | Des Hasler | Halfback | Laurie Spina | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Vautin (c) | Lock | David Trewhella | 8 |
| 9 | Noel Cleal | Prop | Trevor Gillmeister | 9 |
| 10 | Ron Gibbs | Prop | Hugh McGahan (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Mark Pocock | Second Row | Danny Shepherd | 11 |
| 12 | Mal Cochrane | Hooker | Robert Simpkins | 12 |
| 13 | Phil Daley | Second Row | Tony Rampling | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 37 | Ian Gately | Trevor Paterson | 50 | |
| 21 | Owen Cunningham | Mike McLean | 22 | |
| 18 | Jeremy Ticehurst | Terry Matterson | 34 | |
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Arthur Beetson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg McCallum |