Canberra Raiders 22–8 Western Suburbs Magpies — Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1991 NRL Finals Series
31 Aug 1991 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 24,792
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Preliminary Semi-Final, 1991 NRL finals series: Canberra Raiders 22–8 Western Suburbs Magpies, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 31 Aug 1991.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Canberra 14 of 22 points (8 short, roughly 2 further tries not attributable to a named player on Rugby League Project's scoresheet).
Scorers
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Gary Belcher (2) Goals: Mal Meninga (3/5) |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | Tries: Andrew Farrar Goals: Jason Taylor (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Canberra Raiders | Western Suburbs Magpies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Belcher | Fullback | Shaun Devine | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Martin | Wing | Wayne Simonds | 2 |
| 3 | Mal Meninga (c) | Centre | Andrew Farrar | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Bell | Centre | Trevor Cogger | 4 |
| 5 | Brett Mullins | Wing | Stan Presdee | 40 |
| 6 | Laurie Daley | Five-Eighth | Jason Lidden | 6 |
| 7 | Ricky Stuart | Halfback | Jason Taylor | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop | Darren Britt | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Walters | Hooker | Joe Thomas (c) | 9 |
| 10 | Darren Fritz | Prop | Steve Jackson | 10 |
| 11 | David Barnhill | Second Row | Paul Langmack | 11 |
| 12 | Gary Coyne | Second Row | David Gillespie | 12 |
| 13 | Bradley Clyde | Lock | Graeme Wynn | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 41 | Brett Boyd | Tony Rampling | 17 | |
| 40 | Glenn Lazarus | Tony Cosatto | 19 | |
| 42 | Matthew Wood | |||
| 44 | Jason Gregory | |||
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Warren Ryan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Eddie Ward |
Match report
Halftime Canberra 12-6.