Manly-Warringah 30–6 South Sydney Rabbitohs — Qualifying Final, 2007 NRL Finals Series
8 Sep 2007 · Brookvale Oval, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 19,785
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2007 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 30–6 South Sydney Rabbitohs, at Brookvale Oval, Sydney, NSW on 8 Sep 2007.
Sourcing caveat: "Stewart (B)" denotes Brett Stewart, distinguishing him from teammate Glenn Stewart. South Sydney's starting second row includes a player recorded here as wearing #16 (Luke Stuart) — the source could not confirm whether an official #12 jersey was issued for this position that week; recorded as sourced rather than guessed.
Scoring timeline
| 17′ | Manly-Warringah — try, Menzies |
| 43′ | South Sydney Rabbitohs — try, Mellor |
| 51′ | Manly-Warringah — try, Watmough |
| 61′ | Manly-Warringah — try, Stewart (B) |
| 69′ | Manly-Warringah — try, Stewart (B) |
| 78′ | Manly-Warringah — try, Menzies |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Menzies 17'; Watmough 51'; Stewart (B) 61'; Stewart (B) 69'; Menzies 78' Goals: Orford (5/5 conversions) |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Mellor 43' Goals: Williams (0/1 conversion, 1/1 penalty goal) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Stewart | Fullback | Fetuli Talanoa | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Robertson | Wing | Yileen Gordon | 2 |
| 3 | Steve Bell | Centre | Nigel Vagana | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Matai | Centre | Dean Widders | 4 |
| 5 | Chris Hicks | Wing | Paul Mellor | 5 |
| 6 | Jamie Lyon | Five-Eighth | Joe Williams | 6 |
| 7 | Matt Orford (c) | Halfback | Jeremy Smith | 7 |
| 8 | Jason King | Prop | Peter Cusack (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Monaghan | Hooker | Shane Rigon | 9 |
| 10 | Adam Cuthbertson | Prop | Roy Asotasi (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Anthony Watmough | Second Row | John Sutton | 11 |
| 12 | Glenn Stewart | Second Row | Luke Stuart | 16 |
| 13 | Luke Williamson | Lock | Ben Rogers | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Mark Bryant | Issak Luke | 14 | |
| 17 | Steve Menzies | Michael Greenfield | 17 | |
| 18 | Vic Mauro | Manase Manuokafoa | 18 | |
| 20 | Jack Afamasaga | David Kidwell | 19 | |
| Des Hasler | Coach | Jason Taylor | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Shayne Hayne |
Match report
Manly cruised through their qualifying final at home, with a Joe Williams penalty goal the only real resistance offered by the Rabbitohs all match. Steve Menzies (2 tries) and Brett Stewart (2 tries) did the bulk of the damage either side of halftime, with Anthony Watmough also crossing, as Matt Orford landed all five of his conversion attempts.