sentences:  Manly earned a grand final berth the following week, surviving a Canterbury comeback to win 15–12.In 1976, after 30 years of competition, Parramatta reached their first grand final since their admission into the NSWRFL premiership in 1947.Their opponents were Manly-Warringah, who had also joined the premiership in 1947, but were playing in their eighth Grand Final, having previously won in 1972 and 1973 with captain Bob Fulton, fullback Graham Eadie, forward Terry Randall and lock Ian Martin having played in those two premiership teams.