Manly-Warringah 16–14 Sydney Roosters — Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
8 Sep 1996 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 31,327
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 16–14 Sydney Roosters, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 8 Sep 1996.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: John Hopoate; Craig Innes; Steve Menzies Goals: Matthew Ridge (2/4) |
| Sydney Roosters | Tries: Brad Fittler Goals: Ivan Cleary (5/5) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | Sydney Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ridge | Fullback | Ivan Cleary | 1 |
| 2 | Danny Moore | Wing | Darren Junee | 2 |
| 3 | Craig Innes | Centre | Matt Sing | 3 |
| 4 | Terry Hill | Centre | Andrew Walker | 4 |
| 5 | John Hopoate | Wing | Peter Jorgensen | 5 |
| 6 | Nik Kosef | Five-Eighth | Brad Fittler (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Geoff Toovey (c) | Halfback | Adrian Lam | 7 |
| 8 | David Gillespie | Prop | Julian Troy | 8 |
| 9 | Jim Serdaris | Hooker | Shane Millard | 9 |
| 10 | Mark Carroll | Prop | Jimmy Smith | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | Second Row | Luke Ricketson | 11 |
| 12 | Daniel Gartner | Second Row | Tony Iro | 12 |
| 13 | Owen Cunningham | Lock | Shane Rigon | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Neil Tierney | Paul Dunn | 14 | |
| 15 | Cliff Lyons | Peter Clarke | 15 | |
| 16 | Jack Elsegood | Sean Garlick | 16 | |
| 17 | Des Hasler | Tim Maddison | 17 | |
| Bob Fulton | Coach | Phil Gould | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Paul McBlane |