St. George 29–12 North Sydney Bears — Preliminary Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
21 Sep 1996 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 37,779
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 1996 NRL finals series: St. George 29–12 North Sydney Bears, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 21 Sep 1996.
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Wayne Bartrim; Mark Bell; Nathan Brown; Anthony Mundine; Dean Raper Goals: Wayne Bartrim (4/5) Drop goals: Noel Goldthorpe |
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Matt Seers; Mark Soden Goals: Jason Taylor (2/3) |
Team sheets
| St. George | North Sydney Bears | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Raper | Fullback | Matt Seers | 1 |
| 2 | Nick Zisti | Wing | David Hall | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Coyne | Centre | Ben Ikin | 3 |
| 4 | Adrian Brunker | Centre | Chris Caruana | 4 |
| 5 | Mark Bell | Wing | Nigel Roy | 5 |
| 6 | Anthony Mundine | Five-Eighth | Michael Buettner | 6 |
| 7 | Noel Goldthorpe | Halfback | Jason Taylor (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Troy Stone | Prop | Gary Larson | 8 |
| 9 | Jeff Hardy | Hooker | Mark Soden | 9 |
| 10 | Luke Felsch | Prop | Steve Trindall | 10 |
| 11 | Kevin Campion | Second Row | Greg Florimo | 11 |
| 12 | Scott Gourley | Second Row | David Fairleigh | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne Bartrim | Lock | Billy Moore | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Nathan Brown | Craig Wilson | 14 | |
| 15 | Colin Ward | Josh Stuart | 15 | |
| 16 | Lance Thompson | Brenton Pomery | 16 | |
| 17 | Chris Quinn | Brett Dallas | 17 | |
| David Waite | Coach | Peter Louis | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kelvin Jeffes |
Match report
Halftime 7-6 to St. George.