Manly-Warringah 12–4 Newcastle Knights — Preliminary Final, 1995 NRL Finals Series
17 Sep 1995 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 38,874
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1995 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 12–4 Newcastle Knights, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 17 Sep 1995.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Manly 8 of 12 points (4 short, plausibly one further try not attributable to a named player from the source).
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Cliff Lyons Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/3) |
| Newcastle Knights | Tries: Robbie O'Davis Goals: Andrew Johns (0/1) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Newcastle Knights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ridge | Fullback | Robbie Ross | 1 |
| 2 | Craig Hancock | Wing | Robbie O'Davis | 2 |
| 3 | Danny Moore | Centre | Jamie Ainscough | 3 |
| 4 | Terry Hill | Centre | Brett Grogan | 4 |
| 5 | John Hopoate | Wing | Tony Herman | 5 |
| 6 | Cliff Lyons | Five-Eighth | Matthew Johns | 6 |
| 7 | Geoff Toovey (c) | Halfback | Andrew Johns | 7 |
| 8 | David Gillespie | Prop | Tony Butterfield | 8 |
| 9 | Des Hasler | Hooker | Robbie McCormack | 9 |
| 10 | Mark Carroll | Prop | Paul Harragon (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | Second Row | Adam Muir | 11 |
| 12 | Ian Roberts | Second Row | Paul Marquet | 12 |
| 13 | Nik Kosef | Lock | Darren Treacy | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Jack Elsegood | Bill Peden | 14 | |
| 15 | Solomon Haumono | Michael Eagar | 15 | |
| 16 | Owen Cunningham | Marc Glanville | 16 | |
| 17 | Daniel Gartner | |||
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Malcolm Reilly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Match report
Halftime Manly led 6-4. Geoff Toovey was named man of the match.