Playoff
St George Dragons 44 def. Eastern Suburbs Roosters 16
Team Info
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 26 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Minor Prelim Semi vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Mark Cannon (bench)
- In:
- Phillip Williams (bench), Richard Jones (bench)
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 26 vs. South Sydney
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Marty Gurr (fullback), Robert Cowie (front row), Ken Groves (front row), James Cutler (bench)
- In:
- Seamus O'Connell (front row), Tom Arber (front row), Royce Ayliffe (bench), Harold Salmon (bench), Darren Finlayson (bench)
- Changes:
- Graeme Atkins (wing to fullback), Dale Garrett (bench to wing)
Match Notes
This match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 5.30pm, but with thousands of spectators stranded in queues outside the ground, it was delayed by 15 minutes to give people more time to get in. The League ordered the gates for the outer ground to be opened to the public 10 minutes prior to half time.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Newspapers