New South Wales Rugby League season 1984
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| New South Wales Rugby League season 1984 | |
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| Teams | 13 |
| Premiers |  Canterbury-Bankstown (4th title) |
| Minor premiers | Canterbury-Bankstown (4th title) |
| Matches played | 163 |
| Points scored | 5226 (average 32.061 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,379,655 (average 8,464 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Steve Gearin (190 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Steve Morris (17 tries) Terry Lamb (17 tries) |
The 1984 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-seventh season of professional rugby league football in Australia. With the departure of the Newtown Jets from the first grade competition at the close of the previous season, 1984 saw thirteen teams contest for the Winfield Cup, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory. During the season, NSWRL teams also competed form the 1984 National Panasonic Cup.
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[edit] Teams
 Balmain Tigers |
 Canberra Raiders |
 Canterbury Bulldogs |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
 Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
 Illawarra Steelers |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
 North Sydney Bears |
 Parramatta Eels |
 Penrith Panthers |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
 St. George Dragons |
 Western Suburbs Magpies |
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 435 | 237 | +198 | 42 |
| 2 | St. George |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 445 | 289 | +156 | 38 |
| 3 |  Parramatta |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 412 | 260 | +152 | 38 |
| 4 |  Manly-Warringah |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 512 | 338 | +174 | 32 |
| 5 |  South Sydney |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 333 | 307 | +26 | 30 |
| 6 |  Canberra |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 379 | 394 | -15 | 30 |
| 7 |  Penrith |
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 409 | 401 | +8 | 29 |
| 8 |  Illawarra |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 368 | 388 | -20 | 28 |
| 9 |  Balmain |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 380 | 405 | -25 | 28 |
| 10 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 446 | 478 | -32 | 25 |
| 11 |  North Sydney |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 371 | 447 | -76 | 23 |
| 12 |  Eastern Suburbs |
24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 308 | 478 | -170 | 15 |
| 13 |  Western Suburbs |
24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 244 | 620 | -376 | 6 |
[edit] Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
 South Sydney |
23 - 4 |  Canberra |
28 August 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Greg McCallum | 10,101 | ||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
 Manly-Warringah |
18 - 22 | South Sydney |
1 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Chris Ward | 15,801 | ||
 St. George |
16 - 22 |  Parramatta |
2 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 25,675 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| St. George |
24 - 6 | South Sydney |
8 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | B. Barnes | 32,162 | ||
 Canterbury-Bankstown |
16 - 8 | Parramatta |
9 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Greg McCallum | 30,044 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Parramatta |
8 - 7 | St. George |
16 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 37,004 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
6 - 4 | Parramatta |
23 September 1984 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 47,076 | ||
[edit] Grand Final
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Position | Parramatta |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Potter | FB | Paul Taylor |
| Steve O'Brien | WG | Neil Hunt |
| Andrew Farrar | CE | Mick Cronin |
| Chris Mortimer | CE | Steve Ella |
| Peter Mortimer | WG | Eric Grothe |
| Terry Lamb | FE | Brett Kenny |
| Steve Mortimer (c) | HB | Peter Sterling |
| Paul Langmack | PR | Ray Price |
| Steve Folkes | HK | John Muggleton |
| Brian Bettese | PR | Chris Phelan |
| Peter Kelly | SR | Paul Mares |
| Mark Bugden | SR | Steve Edge (c) |
| Peter Tunks | LK | Stan Jurd |
| Darryl Brohman | Reserve | David Liddiard |
| Geoff Robinson | Reserve | Steve Sharp |
| Greg Mullane | Reserve | Ron Quinn |
| Reserve | Glen Mansfield | |
| Warren Ryan | Coach | John Monie |
The ruthless game plan of coach Warren Ryan saw Canterbury trump Parramatta in a guelling encounter. The Bulldogs mastered the art of the "gang-tackle" under Ryan and it was executed superbly by Peter Tunks, Peter Kelly, Mark Bugden and Brian Battese. Parramatta had a 4-0 half-time lead after Mick Cronin scored from a neat Peter Sterling pass.
An ingenious moment from Canterbury hooker Bugden won the day - seeing an injured Ray Price on the ground, he ran from dummy-half at the place where Price would have been defending to crash over and score the winning try.
Cronin later missed a close range penalty goal attempt which would have levelled the scores close to fulltime.
Canterbury-Bankstown 6 (Tries: Bugden. Goals: Chris Mortimer.)
Parramatta 4 (Tries: Cronin.)
[edit] References
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1984 The World of Rugby League
