Canberra Raiders 32–16 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL Finals Series
17 Sep 1989 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,469
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1989 NRL finals series: Canberra Raiders 32–16 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 17 Sep 1989.
Scorers
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Gary Belcher (2); Glenn Lazarus; Chris O'Sullivan; Steve Walters Goals: Mal Meninga (6/7) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Wayne Chisholm (2); Mario Fenech Goals: Bronko Djura (2/5) |
Team sheets
| Canberra Raiders | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Bronko Djura | 1 |
| 2 | John Ferguson | Wing | Ross Harrington | 2 |
| 3 | Laurie Daley | Centre | Steve O'Dea | 16 |
| 4 | Mal Meninga | Centre | Steve Mavin | 4 |
| 5 | Matthew Wood | Wing | Graham Lyons | 5 |
| 6 | Chris O'Sullivan | Five-Eighth | Phil Blake | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Craig Coleman | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop | David Boyle | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Walters | Hooker | Jim Serdaris | 9 |
| 10 | Glenn Lazarus | Prop | Mario Fenech (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Gary Coyne | Second Row | Les Davidson | 11 |
| 12 | Dean Lance (c) | Second Row | Wayne Chisholm | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Michael Andrews | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 41 | Paul Martin | Mark Lyons | 24 | |
| 40 | Ivan Henjak | Tony Rampling | 23 | |
| 26 | Mark Lowry | Bruce Longbottom | 17 | |
| 27 | Paul Beath | Paul Roberts | 3 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | George Piggins | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |