Canberra Raiders 31–10 Cronulla-Sutherland — Minor Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL Finals Series
2 Sep 1989 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 18,186
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL finals series: Canberra Raiders 31–10 Cronulla-Sutherland, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 2 Sep 1989.
Scorers
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Gary Belcher; Gary Coyne; Laurie Daley; Paul Martin; Chris O'Sullivan; Matthew Wood Goals: Matthew Wood (2/3); Chris O'Sullivan (1/1) Drop goals: Chris O'Sullivan |
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Andrew Ettingshausen Goals: Alan Wilson (3/5) |
Team sheets
| Canberra Raiders | Cronulla-Sutherland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Jonathan Docking | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Wood | Wing | Alan Wilson | 2 |
| 3 | Laurie Daley | Centre | Andrew Ettingshausen | 3 |
| 4 | Mal Meninga (c) | Centre | Mark McGaw | 4 |
| 5 | John Ferguson | Wing | John Davidson | 5 |
| 6 | Chris O'Sullivan | Five-Eighth | Michael Speechley | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Paul Bishop | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop | Guy Picken | 8 |
| 22 | Wayne Collins | Hooker | Michael Porter | 9 |
| 10 | Glenn Lazarus | Prop | Danny Lee | 10 |
| 11 | Dean Lance | Second Row | Dan Stains | 11 |
| 12 | Gary Coyne | Second Row | Gavin Miller | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | David Hatch (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Paul Martin | Glenn Coleman | 14 | |
| 15 | Ivan Henjak | Arthur Pappas | 15 | |
| 16 | Mark Lowry | David Harris | 16 | |
| 17 | Kevin Walters | |||
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Allan Fitzgibbon | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Match report
Dean Lance (Canberra) served a 5-minute sin bin.