South Sydney Rabbitohs 34–26 Manly-Warringah — Semi-Final, 2019 NRL Finals Series
20 Sep 2019 · ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 32,127
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2019 NRL finals series: South Sydney Rabbitohs 34–26 Manly-Warringah, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 20 Sep 2019.
Sourcing caveat: Individual try minute markers could not be confirmed from any accessible source. No official player-of-the-match award was found for this fixture; Cameron Murray was rated best-on-ground in NRL.com's player ratings, not a formal award.
Scorers
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Tries: Johnston; Walker; Sutton; Murray; Murray Goals: Reynolds (7/9 conversions) |
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Cherry-Evans; Gosiewski; Parker; Suli; Waddell Goals: Garrick (3/5 conversions) |
Team sheets
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Manly-Warringah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Doueihi | Fullback | Brendan Elliot | 1 |
| 2 | Alex Johnston | Wing | Jorge Taufua | 2 |
| 3 | James Roberts | Centre | Brad Parker | 3 |
| 4 | Dane Gagai | Centre | Moses Suli | 4 |
| 5 | Campbell Graham | Wing | Reuben Garrick | 5 |
| 6 | Cody Walker | Five-Eighth | Dylan Walker | 6 |
| 7 | Adam Reynolds | Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Thomas Burgess | Prop | Addin Fonua-Blake | 8 |
| 9 | Damien Cook | Hooker | Apisai Koroisau | 9 |
| 10 | Liam Knight | Prop | Martin Taupau | 10 |
| 11 | John Sutton (c) | Second-Row | Corey Waddell | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Burgess | Second-Row | Jack Gosiewski | 12 |
| 13 | Cameron Murray | Lock | Jake Trbojevic | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | George Burgess | Manase Fainu | 14 | |
| 15 | Mark Nicholls | Haumole Olakau'atu | 15 | |
| 16 | Tevita Tatola | Sean Keppie | 16 | |
| 17 | Ethan Lowe | Lloyd Perrett | 17 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Des Hasler | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Gerard Sutton |
Match report
In a frenetic elimination final at ANZ Stadium, South Sydney overcame a resilient Manly outfit 34-26 to advance to the preliminary final against Canberra. The lead changed hands multiple times, with the sides locked together at halftime after a high-scoring opening period. Cameron Murray was the game's dominant figure, scoring twice and earning best-on-ground rating from NRL.com's player ratings panel, while Alex Johnston, Cody Walker and veteran John Sutton also crossed for the Rabbitohs, with Adam Reynolds converting seven of nine attempts. Manly refused to fold, with tries to Daly Cherry-Evans, Jack Gosiewski, Brad Parker, Moses Suli and Corey Waddell keeping the scoreline close deep into the second half. Discipline played a decisive role: Cody Walker was sin-binned for South Sydney, while Manly lost both Brad Parker and Jake Trbojevic to the bin, the latter proving pivotal as Souths capitalised on a two-man advantage to pull away late.