Balmain Tigers 20–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Major Semi-Final, 1989 NRL Finals Series
10 Sep 1989 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 40,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1989 NRL finals series: Balmain Tigers 20–10 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 10 Sep 1989.
Scorers
| Balmain Tigers | Tries: Andy Currier; James Grant; Bruce McGuire; Paul Sironen Goals: Andy Currier (2/4) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Ross Harrington; Steve Mavin Goals: Bronko Djura (1/3) |
Team sheets
| Balmain Tigers | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Jack | Fullback | Bronko Djura | 1 |
| 2 | James Grant | Wing | Ross Harrington | 2 |
| 3 | Tim Brasher | Centre | Paul Roberts | 3 |
| 4 | Andy Currier | Centre | Darryl Neville | 4 |
| 5 | Steve O'Brien | Wing | Steve Mavin | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Neil | Five-Eighth | Phil Blake | 6 |
| 7 | Gary Freeman | Halfback | Craig Coleman | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Roach | Prop | Les Davidson | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Elias | Hooker | Mario Fenech (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Edmed | Prop | Ian Roberts | 10 |
| 11 | Bruce McGuire | Second Row | David Boyle | 11 |
| 12 | Paul Sironen | Second Row | Wayne Chisholm | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne Pearce (c) | Lock | Michael Andrews | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Shaun Edwards | Jim Serdaris | 9 | |
| 16 | Kevin Hardwick | Mark Ellison | 18 | |
| 20 | Tony Chalmers | Graham Lyons | 20 | |
| Bruce Longbottom | 21 | |||
| Warren Ryan | Coach | George Piggins | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |