Cronulla-Sutherland 20–12 Western Suburbs — Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1996 · Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW · Attendance: 22,433
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 20–12 Western Suburbs, at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW on 6 Sep 1996.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Cronulla 16 of 20 points (4 short, one further try) and Western Suburbs only 4 of 12 points (8 short, roughly 2 tries) — no Western Suburbs try-scorer surfaced in the accessible source, so the remainder is recorded as unattributed rather than guessed.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Paul Green (2) Goals: Mat Rogers (4/4) |
| Western Suburbs | Goals: Andrew Leeds (2/3) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Western Suburbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Peachey | Fullback | Andrew Leeds | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Darren Willis | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Ettingshausen (c) | Centre | Paul Bell | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Donaghy | Centre | Brandon Costin | 4 |
| 5 | Richie Barnett | Wing | Aseri Laing | 5 |
| 6 | Mitch Healey | Five-Eighth | Andrew Willis | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Green | Halfback | Steve Georgallis | 7 |
| 8 | Danny Lee | Prop | Harvey Howard | 8 |
| 9 | Dean Treister | Hooker | Nathan Lakeman | 9 |
| 10 | Les Davidson | Prop | Justin Dooley | 10 |
| 11 | Craig Greenhill | Second Row | Bill Dunn | 11 |
| 12 | Nathan Long | Second Row | Damian Kennedy | 12 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Lock | Paul Langmack (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Allan Bateman | Darren Capovilla | 14 | |
| 15 | Adam Dykes | Kevin McGuinness | 15 | |
| 16 | Martin Lang | John Skandalis | 16 | |
| 17 | Andrew Pierce | Ken McGuinness | 17 | |
| John Lang | Coach | Tom Raudonikis | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Match report
Halftime Cronulla 2-6.