Canberra Raiders 27–18 Penrith Panthers — Minor Semi-Final, 1989 NRL Finals Series
9 Sep 1989 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 20,314
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Semi-Final, 1989 NRL finals series: Canberra Raiders 27–18 Penrith Panthers, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 9 Sep 1989.
Scorers
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Laurie Daley; John Ferguson; Paul Martin; Kevin Walters; Matthew Wood Goals: Chris O'Sullivan (2/2); Matthew Wood (1/4) Drop goals: Ricky Stuart |
| Penrith Panthers | Tries: Brad Izzard; Paul Smith; Colin Van der Voort Goals: Neil Baker (3/5) |
Team sheets
| Canberra Raiders | Penrith Panthers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Neil Baker | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Wood | Wing | Brad Izzard | 2 |
| 3 | Mal Meninga | Centre | Graeme Bradley | 3 |
| 4 | Laurie Daley | Centre | Chris Mortimer | 4 |
| 5 | John Ferguson | Wing | Andrew Simons | 5 |
| 6 | Chris O'Sullivan | Five-Eighth | Brad Fittler | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Greg Alexander | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop | Barry Walker | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Walters | Hooker | Royce Simmons (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Glenn Lazarus | Prop | Matt Goodwin | 10 |
| 11 | Gary Coyne | Second Row | Mark Carroll | 11 |
| 12 | Dean Lance (c) | Second Row | Mark Geyer | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Colin Van der Voort | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Paul Martin | Rod McNeill | 14 | |
| 15 | Kevin Walters | Paul Smith | 15 | |
| 16 | Mark Lowry | Darren Willis | 16 | |
| 17 | Wayne Collins | Geoff Gerard | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Ron Willey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Mick Stone |
Match report
Greg Alexander (Penrith) served a 5-minute sin bin.