Canterbury-Bankstown 19–18 Canberra Raiders — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1988 NRL Finals Series
21 Aug 1988 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,259
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1988 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 19–18 Canberra Raiders, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 21 Aug 1988.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Terry Lamb; Paul Langmack; Brandon Lee Goals: Terry Lamb (3/5) Drop goals: Terry Lamb |
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: John Ferguson; Ashley Gilbert; Peter Jackson Goals: Gary Belcher (3/4) |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Canberra Raiders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Alchin | Fullback | Gary Belcher | 1 |
| 2 | Glen Nissen | Wing | Paul Martin | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Farrar | Centre | Bradley Clyde | 3 |
| 4 | Tony Currie | Centre | Peter Jackson | 4 |
| 5 | Robin Thorne | Wing | John Ferguson | 5 |
| 6 | Terry Lamb | Five-Eighth | Kevin Walters | 6 |
| 7 | Michael Hagan | Halfback | Ricky Stuart | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Langmack | Lock | Dean Lance (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Folkes | Prop | Gary Coyne | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Dunn | Prop | Ashley Gilbert | 10 |
| 11 | Brandon Lee | Second Row | Sam Backo | 11 |
| 12 | Joe Thomas | Hooker | Steve Walters | 12 |
| 13 | Peter Tunks (c) | Second Row | Glenn Lazarus | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Steve O'Brien | Brent Todd | 14 | |
| 23 | Mark Sargent | Matthew Corkery | 17 | |
| Craig Bellamy | 21 | |||
| Grant Ellis | 24 | |||
| Phil Gould | Coach | Tim Sheens | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Graham Annesley |
Match report
Forward packs listed in reverse order in the source. Jason Alchin moved from halfback to fullback and Michael Hagan came off the bench to halfback for this match. Sam Backo and Dean Lance (both Canberra) were sin-binned. Player of the Match: Brandon Lee.