St. George 16–14 Canberra Raiders — Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL Finals Series
7 Sep 1996 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 28,185
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 1996 NRL finals series: St. George 16–14 Canberra Raiders, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 7 Sep 1996.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total St. George 12 of 16 points (4 short, one further try not attributable to a named player from the source).
Scorers
| St. George | Tries: Wayne Bartrim Goals: Wayne Bartrim (4/4) |
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Steve Collins; Brett Mullins Goals: David Furner (3/4); Laurie Daley (0/1) |
Team sheets
| St. George | Canberra Raiders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Raper | Fullback | Ken Nagas | 1 |
| 2 | Ricky Walford | Wing | Steve Collins | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Coyne (c) | Centre | David Boyle | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Bell | Centre | Brett Mullins | 4 |
| 5 | Adrian Brunker | Wing | Noa Nadruku | 5 |
| 6 | Anthony Mundine | Five-Eighth | Laurie Daley (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Noel Goldthorpe | Halfback | Steve Stone | 7 |
| 8 | Jason Stevens | Prop | Quentin Pongia | 8 |
| 9 | Jeff Hardy | Hooker | Steve Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Luke Felsch | Prop | John Lomax | 10 |
| 11 | David Barnhill | Second Row | Brett Hetherington | 11 |
| 12 | Scott Gourley | Second Row | David Furner | 12 |
| 13 | Wayne Bartrim | Lock | David Westley | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Colin Ward | Luke Davico | 14 | |
| 15 | Lance Thompson | Simon Woolford | 15 | |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | Bruce Mamando | 16 | |
| 17 | Chris Quinn | Jason Burnham | 17 | |
| David Waite | Coach | Tim Sheens | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Kelvin Jeffes |