Canterbury-Bankstown 30–0 Melbourne Storm — Semi-Final, 2003 NRL Finals Series
21 Sep 2003 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,367
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2003 NRL finals series: Canterbury-Bankstown 30–0 Melbourne Storm, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 21 Sep 2003.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture. Attendance is disputed between sources: Rugby League Project gives 19,367 (used here) while LeagueUnlimited's contemporary match wrap gives 19,637 — a third source to break the tie could not be found. Melbourne's sourced lineup lists David Kidwell at #4 in the starting lock position and Matt King at #15 in the starting centres, with Glen Turner at #13 on the bench — reported exactly as sourced.
Scorers
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: Vagana; Vagana; Hughes; Mason; Perry Goals: El Masri (4/7 conversions) Drop goals: Anasta; Anasta |
| Melbourne Storm | No scorers recorded. |
Team sheets
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Melbourne Storm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Patten | Fullback | Billy Slater | 1 |
| 2 | Hazem El Masri | Wing | Fifita Moala | 2 |
| 3 | Nigel Vagana | Centre | Steve Bell | 3 |
| 4 | Ben Harris | Centre | Matt King | 15 |
| 5 | Matt Utai | Wing | Marcus Bai | 5 |
| 6 | Braith Anasta | Five-Eighth | Matt Geyer | 6 |
| 7 | Brent Sherwin | Halfback | Matt Orford | 7 |
| 8 | Mark O'Meley | Prop | Robbie Kearns | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Perry | Hooker | Cameron Smith | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Price (c) | Prop | Kirk Reynoldson | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Reardon | Second Row | Peter Robinson | 11 |
| 12 | Andrew Ryan | Second Row | Stephen Kearney (c) | 12 |
| 13 | Travis Norton | Lock | David Kidwell | 4 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Willie Mason | Glen Turner | 13 | |
| 15 | Dennis Scott | Danny Williams | 14 | |
| 16 | Corey Hughes | Mitchell Sargent | 17 | |
| 17 | Glen Hughes | Dallas Johnson | 18 | |
| Steve Folkes | Coach | Craig Bellamy | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Match report
A comprehensive shutout that ended Melbourne's season and sent Canterbury into a preliminary final against Sydney Roosters. Braith Anasta's two field goals capped a complete Bulldogs performance built around a dominant forward pack of Mason, O'Meley and Price.