South Sydney Rabbitohs 15–12 Balmain Tigers — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1987 NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1987 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 22,134
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1987 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 15–12 Balmain Tigers, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 5 Sep 1987.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Phil Blake Goals: Mark Ellison (5/7) Drop goals: Phil Blake |
| Balmain Tigers | Goals: Ross Conlon (6/7) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Balmain Tigers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cruickshank | Fullback | Garry Jack | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Moon | Wing | Russel Gartner | 2 |
| 3 | Phil Blake | Centre | Ross Conlon | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Blake | Centre | Garry Schofield | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Mavin | Wing | John Davidson | 5 |
| 6 | Darryl Neville | Five-Eighth | Scott Gale | 6 |
| 7 | Craig Coleman | Halfback | Michael Neil | 7 |
| 8 | Mark Ellison | Lock | Wayne Pearce (c) | 8 |
| 10 | Les Davidson | Prop | David Brooks | 9 |
| 13 | Ian Roberts | Second Row | Bruce McGuire | 22 |
| 16 | Lindsay Johnston | Prop | Steve Roach | 11 |
| 12 | Mario Fenech (c) | Hooker | Ben Elias | 12 |
| 11 | David Boyle | Second Row | Kerry Hemsley | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 9 | Wayne Chisholm | Paul Sironen | 10 | |
| 18 | Mark Ross | |||
| 8 | Michael Andrews | |||
| George Piggins | Coach | Bill Anderson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg McCallum |