Canberra Raiders 46–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Minor Semi-Final, 1987 NRL Finals Series
12 Sep 1987 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,744
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1987 NRL finals series: Canberra Raiders 46–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, NSW on 12 Sep 1987.
Scorers
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Chris O'Sullivan (2); Sam Backo; Gary Belcher; Ashley Gilbert; Ivan Henjak; Chris Kinna; Steve Walters Goals: Gary Belcher (7/9) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Phil Blake; David Cruickshank Goals: Mark Ellison (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Canberra Raiders | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Phil Blake | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Kinna | Wing | Jason Moon | 2 |
| 3 | Ivan Henjak | Centre | Michael Blake | 3 |
| 4 | Peter Jackson | Centre | David Cruickshank | 4 |
| 5 | Matthew Corkery | Wing | Steve Mavin | 5 |
| 6 | Chris O'Sullivan | Five-Eighth | Darryl Neville | 14 |
| 7 | Kevin Walters | Halfback | Craig Coleman | 7 |
| 8 | Dean Lance (c) | Lock | Mark Ellison | 6 |
| 9 | Gary Coyne | Prop | Wayne Chisholm | 9 |
| 10 | Ashley Gilbert | Prop | Les Davidson | 10 |
| 11 | Sam Backo | Second Row | David Boyle | 11 |
| 12 | Steve Walters | Hooker | Mario Fenech (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Brent Todd | Second Row | Ian Roberts | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Les Morrissey | Mark Ross | 16 | |
| 14 | Phil Carey | Michael Andrews | 8 | |
| 22 | Rowan Brennan | Neil Baker | 18 | |
| 23 | Glenn Lazarus | Lindsay Johnston | 23 | |
| Wayne Bennett & Don Furner | Coach | George Piggins | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Match report
Dean Lance and Kevin Walters (both Canberra) were sin-binned for 5 minutes each.