Final
Eastern Suburbs Roosters 16 def. St George Dragons 4
Info On Record
- Champions
- Sydney Roosters
- No. Of Teams
- 38
- No. Of Games
- 37
- No. Of Players
- 853
Final
Team Info
Eastern Suburbs
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. Balmain
- Next Game:
- Round 22 vs. Manly
- Out:
- Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- Alan Power (centre), Mal Connor (bench), Paul Jelfs (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth), Kevin Stevens (five-eighth to lock)
St George
- Previous Game:
- Round 21 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- Round 22 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ted Goodwin (wing)
- In:
- Mitch Brennan (wing), George Grant (front row), Jack Jeffries (hooker), Robert Stone (second row), Lee Pomfret (bench)
- Changes:
- Bruce Starkey (front row to bench), Steve Edge (hooker to bench), Rod Reddy (second row to lock), Grahame Buckley (lock to bench)
Match Notes
Ron Coote was a late withdrawal for Easts with Kevin Stevens moving to lock, Bob Fulton to 5/8, Alan Power from the reserves into the centre and Paul Jelfs the new reserve. Arthur Beetson had added himself to the reserves in place of Grant Hedger on Tuesday night but pulled out on Wednesday afternoon and reinstated Hedger.
Kevin Hasting was named Superstar Player of the series.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio