1984 NSWRL season#Grand final
{{Short description|Rugby league competition}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league season
| year = 1984
| competition = New South Wales Rugby League
| image =
| imagesize = 125px
| caption =
| teams = 13
| premiers = 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown
| count = 4th
| minor premiers = 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown
| mpcount = 4th
| matches = 163
| points = 5,226
| attendance = 1,379,655
| top point scorer = 16x16px Steve Gearin (190)
| top try scorer = 16x16px Steve Morris (17)
16x16px Terry Lamb (17)
| MVP = {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Terry Lamb
| MVP_link = Rothmans Medal
| wooden_spoon = Western Suburbs
| wooden_spoon_count = 14th
| prevseason_link = 1983 NSWRFL season
| prevseason_year = 1983
| nextseason_link = 1985 NSWRL season
| nextseason_year = 1985
}}
The 1984 New South Wales Rugby League season was the 77th season of competition between the top professional rugby league football clubs within New South Wales. With the departure from the first grade competition of Sydney foundation club the Newtown Jets at the close of the previous season, 1984 saw thirteen teams compete for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Canterbury-Bankstown and Parramatta clubs. NSWRL teams also competed for the 1984 National Panasonic Cup.
Season summary
The New South Wales Rugby Football League dropped the "football" from its name this year. Twenty-six regular season rounds were played from March till August, resulting in a top five of Canterbury, St. George, Parramatta and Manly, with Souths taking fifth spot after winning a play-off against Canberra
The 1984 season's Rothmans Medallist was Canterbury-Bankstown's five-eighth, Terry Lamb, who was also the season's top try-scorer. The Dally M Award was given to Canterbury's fullback, Michael Potter, while Rugby League Week gave their player of the year award to Parramatta's halfback, Peter Sterling.
=Teams=
At the close of the previous season Newtown became the first club since University in 1937 to exit the League, reducing the number of clubs this season from fourteen to thirteen.{{cite web|title=History of the Premiership |url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021091506/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/about/history/history-of-the-premiership.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |work=centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au |publisher=Australian Rugby League |access-date=21 October 2013 }} This included five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory.
=Ladder=
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| width=20 abbr="Position×" |
!width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="Bye" |B !width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canterbury
|24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 435 | 237 | +198 | 42 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px St. George
|24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 445 | 289 | +156 | 38 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|3 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Parramatta
|24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 412 | 260 | +152 | 38 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Manly
|24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 512 | 338 | +174 | 32 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px South Sydney
|24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 333 | 307 | +26 | 30 |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
|6 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canberra
|24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 379 | 394| | ||
| 15 | 30 | ||||||||
| 7 | style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|size=16}} Penrith
|24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 409 | 401 | +8 | 29 |
| 8 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Illawarra
|24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 368 | 388| | ||
| 20 | 28 | ||||||||
| 9 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Balmain
|24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 380 | 405| | ||
| 25 | 28 | ||||||||
| 10 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Cronulla
|24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 446 | 478| | ||
| 32 | 25 | ||||||||
| 11 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px North Sydney
|24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 371 | 447| | ||
| 76 | 23 | ||||||||
| 12 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Eastern Suburbs
|24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 308 | 478| | ||
| 170 | 15 | ||||||||
| 13 | style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Western Suburbs
|24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 244 | 620| | ||
| 376 | 6 |
Finals
| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |
| bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=21%|Home !rowspan=2 width=6%|Score !rowspan=2 width=21%|Away !colspan=6|Match Information |
| bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=17%|Date and Time !width=17%|Venue !width=11%|Referee !width=7%|Crowd |
| bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | Playoff |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs |23-4 |align=left | 23x23px Canberra Raiders |28 August 1984 |Greg McCallum |10,101 |
| bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | Qualifying Finals |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |18-22 |align=left | 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs |1 September 1984 |Chris Ward |15,801 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St. George Dragons |16-22 |align=left | 23x23px Parramatta Eels |2 September 1984 |Kevin Roberts |25,675 |
| bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | Semi-finals |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px St. George Dragons |24-6 |align=left | 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs |8 September 1984 |B. Barnes |32,162 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |16-8 |align=left | 23x23px Parramatta Eels |9 September 1984 |Greg McCallum |30,044 |
| bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | Preliminary final |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta Eels |8-7 |align=left | 23x23px St. George Dragons |16 September 1984 |Kevin Roberts |37,004 |
=Chart=
{{5McIntyre
| team-width=150
| RD1= Qualifying final
| RD2= Major semi-final
| RD4= Grand final
| RD1b=Elimination final
| RD2b=Minor semi-final
| RD3b=Preliminary final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1={{leagueicon|St. George|16}} St. George
| RD1-score1=16
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2={{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta
| RD1-score2=22
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly
| RD1-score3=18
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4={{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney
| RD1-score4=22
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury
| RD2-score1=16
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta
| RD2-score2=8
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{leagueicon|St. George|16}} St. George
| RD2-score3=24
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney
| RD2-score4=6
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta
| RD3-score1=8
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{leagueicon|St. George|16}} St. George
| RD3-score2=7
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1={{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury
| RD4-score1=6
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2={{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta
| RD4-score2=4
}}
=Grand final=
The 1984 grand final was contested by minor premiers Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels. As competition leaders, the Bulldogs needed to win only one finals game to qualify for the grand final, and did so against the third-placed Eels, who had to play three finals games to qualify. Played at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 47,076, the game was refereed by Kevin Roberts.
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| bgcolor="#FF0033"
! style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: white; color: blue"|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ! style="width:40px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position ! style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: gold; color: blue"|Parramatta Eels | ||
| # Mick Potter
|FB | # Paul Taylor | |
| 2. Peter Mortimer | WG | 2. Neil Hunt |
| 3. Andrew Farrar | CE | 3. Mick Cronin |
| 4. Chris Mortimer | CE | 4. Steve Ella |
| 5. Steve O’Brien | WG | 5. Eric Grothe |
| 6. Terry Lamb | FE | 6. Brett Kenny |
| 7. Steve Mortimer (c) | HB | 7. Peter Sterling |
| 8. Paul Langmack | LK | 8. Ray Price |
| 9. Steve Folkes | SR | 9. Chris Phelan |
| 16. Brian Battese | SR | 10. John Muggleton |
| 11. Peter Kelly | PR | 11. Paul Mares |
| 12. Mark Bugden | HK | 12. Steve Edge (c) |
| 13. Peter Tunks | PR | 13. Stan Jurd |
| 10. Darryl Brohman | Res. | 15. David Liddiard |
| 20. Greg Mullane | Res. | 17. Glenn Mansfield |
| 22. Geoff Robinson | Res. | 20. Ron Quinn |
| Res. | 22. Steve Sharp | |
| Warren Ryan | Coach | John Monie |
The ruthless game plan of coach Warren Ryan saw Canterbury trump Parramatta in a grueling 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 full-time.
Canterbury-Bankstown 6
Tries: Bugden
Goals: Chris Mortimer
Parramatta 4
Tries: Cronin
Man-of-the-match: Peter Kelly{{cite web|last=D'Souza |first=Miguel |title=Grand final History |url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2014 |work=wwos.ninemsn.com.au |publisher=AAP |access-date=8 September 2013 }}
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
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Top 5 point scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |
| width=50 |Points
!width=200 |Player !width=30 |Tries !width=30 |Goals !width=30 |Field goals |
|---|
| 186
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Tony Armstrong |align=center|9 |align=center|75 |align=center|0 |
| 176
|{{leagueicon|St. George}} Steve Gearin |align=center|7 |align=center|74 |align=center|0 |
| 159
|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Ron Giteau |align=center|6 |align=center|67 |align=center|1 |
| 143
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney}} Neil Baker |align=center|5 |align=center|59 |align=center|5 |
| 142
|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Mark Levy |align=center|2 |align=center|67 |align=center|0 |
Top 5 try scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |
| width=50 |Tries
!width=200 |Player |
|---|
| 17
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Terry Lamb |
| 13
|{{leagueicon|St. George}} Steve Morris |
| 12
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Dean Carney |
| 12
|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Steve Broughton |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Eric Grothe Sr. |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Phil Blake |
| 11
|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Brad Izzard |
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Top 5 goal scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |
| width=50 |Goals
!width=200 |Player |
|---|
| 75
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Tony Armstrong |
| 74
|{{leagueicon|St. George}} Steve Gearin |
| 67
|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Ron Giteau |
| 67
|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Mark Levy |
| 59
|{{leagueicon|South Sydney}} Neil Baker |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130819042431/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1984.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1984]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724073940/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Results---1981-1990.html Results:1981-90 at rabbitohs.com.au]
- [http://www.rleague.com//db/year/1953/j_j_giltinan_shield/index.php/db/year/1984/j_j_giltinan_shield_and_winfield_cup/index.php 1984 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup at rleague.com]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrl-1984/summary.html NSWRL season 1984 at rugbyleagueproject.org]
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