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1986 NSWRL season#Grand final

{{Short description|Rugby league competition}}

{{Infobox rugby league season

| year = 1986

| competition = New South Wales Rugby League

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| teams = 13

| premiers = 16x16px Parramatta

| count = 4th

| minor premiers = 16x16px Parramatta

| mpcount = 3rd

| matches = 163

| points = 5212

| attendance = 1,705,156

| top point scorer = 16x16px Terry Lamb (210)

| top try scorer = 16x16px Phil Blake (13)
16x16px Garry Schofield (13)

| MVP = {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Mal Cochrane

| MVP_link = Rothmans Medal

| wooden_spoon = Illawarra Steelers

| wooden_spoon_count = 2nd

| prevseason_link = 1985 NSWRL season

| prevseason_year = 1985

| nextseason_link = 1987 NSWRL season

| nextseason_year = 1987

}}

The 1986 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-ninth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Thirteen clubs competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Parramatta Eels and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs which featured the introduction of the Clive Churchill Medal. This season, NSWRL teams also competed for the 1986 National Panasonic Cup.

Season summary

This season saw the opening of the new, 30,000 capacity Parramatta Stadium as the home ground for the Parramatta Eels{{cite news

| last = MacDonald

| first = John

| title = The season of change, upsets and challenges

| work = The Sydney Morning Herald

| pages = 36

| publisher = Fairfax Media

| date = 1986-10-09

| url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&clsPage=1&docID=news861009_0145_4770

| access-date = 2010-09-14}} and on 29 June the final game was played at the old Sydney Sports Ground: Eastern Suburbs Roosters v North Sydney Bears.{{cite web

|title=Sydney Football Stadium Magic Moments

|work=sydneycricketground.com.au

|publisher=Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust

|url=http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/MM-SFS.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816081038/http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/MM-SFS.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2007-08-16

|access-date=2009-09-02

}}

In total twenty-six regular season rounds were played from March till September, resulting in a top five of Parramatta, South Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown (the defending premiers), Manly-Warringah and Balmain who battled it out in the finals (after Balmain had defeated North Sydney in a playoff for 5th spot). Parramatta completed a perfect season, winning the pre-season competition, the midweek Panasonic Cup, finishing the regular season as minor premiers, winning the grand final and farewelling their international long time stars Mick Cronin and Ray Price as victorious champions.

The 1986 season's Rothmans Medallist was Manly-Warringah hooker, Mal Cochrane. Parramatta's halfback, Peter Sterling won the Dally M Award as well as Rugby League Week's player of the year award. The Coca-Cola Rugby League Coach-of-the-Year award was given to George Piggins who took South Sydney to the finals in his first year as coach.{{cite news

| last = Tait

| first = Paul

| title = Award to Piggins

| work = The Sydney Morning Herald

| place = Australia

| pages = 52

| date = 1986-09-24

| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jWspAAAAIBAJ&pg=1786,5956470

| access-date = 2010-09-14}}

The new management and marketing direction that had been undertaken by the NSWRL in the 1980s meant that at the end of this season the League was able to announce a profit of $3.7 million and an increase in attendance of 22%.{{cite book

| last = Clemes

| first = Michael D.

| title = New Zealand Case Studies in Strategic Marketing

| publisher = Thomson Learning Nelson

| year = 2002

| pages = 185

| isbn = 9780864694195}}

23 of the 28 players selected to go on the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France at the end of the season were from the NSWRL. Like the Kangaroos of 1982 who went through their tour undefeated to earn the nickname "The Invincibles", the 1986 Kangaroos would also go through undefeated, earning the nickname "The Unbeatables"

=Teams=

The lineup of clubs remained unchanged from the previous year, with thirteen contesting the premiership, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory.

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align="center"|Balmain
TigersFile:Balmain Jersey 1984.png

79th season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval

Coach: Frank Stanton
Captain: Wayne Pearce

|align="center"|Canberra
RaidersFile:Canberra Jersey 1984.png

5th season
Ground: Seiffert Oval

Coach: Don Furner
Captain: Dean Lance

|align="center"|Canterbury-Bankstown
BulldogsFile:Canterbury-Bankstown Jersey 1984.png

52nd season
Ground: Belmore Oval

Coach: Warren Ryan
Captain: Steve Mortimer

|align="center"|Cronulla-Sutherland
SharksFile:Cronulla-Sutherland Jersey 1985.png

20th season
Ground: Ronson Field

Coach: Jack Gibson
Captain: David Hatch

|align="center"|Eastern Suburbs
RoostersFile:Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1984.png

79th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground

Coach: Arthur Beetson
Captain: Hugh McGahan

|align="center"|Illawarra
SteelersFile:Illawarra Jersey 1984.png

5th season
Ground: Wollongong Showground

Coach: Brian Smith
Captain: Brian Hetherington

|align="center"|Manly-Warringah
Sea EaglesFile:Manly-Warringah Jersey 1985.png

40th season
Ground: Brookvale Oval

Coach: Bob Fulton
Captain: Paul Vautin

align="center"|North Sydney
BearsFile:North Sydney Jersey 1985.png

79th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval

Coach: Brian Norton
Captain: Mark Graham

|align="center"|Parramatta
EelsFile:Parramatta Jersey 1986.png

40th season
Ground: Parramatta Stadium

Coach: John Monie
Captain: Ray Price

|align="center"|Penrith
PanthersFile:Penrith Jersey 1985.png

20th season
Ground: Penrith Stadium

Coach: Tim Sheens
Captain: Royce Simmons

|align="center"|South Sydney
RabbitohsFile:South Sydney Jersey 1986.png

79th season
Ground: Redfern Oval

Coach: George Piggins
Captain: Mario Fenech

|align="center"|St. George
DragonsFile:St George Jersey 1984.png

66th season
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground

Coach: Roy Masters
Captain: Craig Young

|align="center"|Western Suburbs
MagpiesFile:Western Suburbs Jersey 1984.png

79th season
Ground: Lidcombe Oval

Coach: Steve Ghosn
Captain: Ian Schubert

|

=Advertising=

1986 saw the NSWRL's agency, John Singleton Advertising produce an ad themed around the Gladiators photo and the then premiership trophy. The finished 60sec ad is presented with moving footage and stills from the 1963 grand final showing Provan and Summons embrace and stills shots of other 1970s champions including Bob Fulton, Arthur Beetson and John Sattler interspersed with 1985 season images.

The theme is of past heroes "who played it tough but played it fair" and the ad closes with the question as to who this year will claim the "Greatest Prize of All" - being the Winfield Cup Trophy, featuring the "Gladiators" statue.

Regular season

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
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|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

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|style="background:#E6E7CE |STG
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align="left"| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL
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|style="background:#cfc;" |CRO
+36

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0

|style="background:#cfc;" |PEN
+25

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+7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
−15

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|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN
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|style="background:#cfc;" |PAR
+9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
−14

|style="background:#cfc;" |STG
+3

|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+25

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL
−28

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO
−10

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+50

|style="background:#cfc;" |PEN
+5

|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS
+12

|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR
+20

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|SOU
−9

|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN
+18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−1

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
−8

|style="background:#cfc;" |STG
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|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+6

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU
+14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−22

|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL
+12

|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|PAR
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align="left"| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS
+10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY
−36

|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU
+14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN
−14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
−12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG
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+20

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
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+10

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|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN
+14

|style="background:#cfc;" |PAR
+14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
−28

|style="background:#cfc;" |STG
+8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|BAL
−2

|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+6

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

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align="left"| Eastern Suburbs Roosters

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO
−10

|style="background:#cfc;" |PEN
+30

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
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align="left"| Illawarra Steelers

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
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align="left"| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN
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align="left"| North Sydney Bears

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−28

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align="left"| Parramatta Eels

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

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+30

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+15

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+4

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−14

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+2

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−4

|style="background:#cfc;" |CBY
+1

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0

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−7

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|style="background:#cfc;" |CBY
+22

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#FFD700;"|CBY
+2

align="left"| Penrith Panthers

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+8

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−30

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+28

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY
−25

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+4

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+20

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0

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−4

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−17

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|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

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align="left"| South Sydney Rabbitohs

|style="background:#cfc;" |STG
+18

|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO
−14

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+7

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+2

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0

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0

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+5

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align="left"| St. George Dragons

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|SOU
−18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−30

|style="background:#cfc;" |MAN
+1

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL
+15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ILA
−14

|style="background:#cfc;" |CRO
+2

|style="background:#cfc;" |WES
+14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN
−16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|EAS
−5

|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR
+12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY
−3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN
−3

|style="background:#cfc;" |SOU
+6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−13

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MAN
−32

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL
+6

|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO
−8

|style="background:#cfc;" |WES
+4

|style="background:#cfc;" |PEN
+4

|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS
+13

|style="background:#cfc;" |NOR
+20

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY
−9

|style="background:#E6E7CE |CAN
0

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

align="left"| Western Suburbs Magpies

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN
−8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
−16

|style="background:#E6E7CE |CBY
0

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|SOU
−15

|style="background:#cfc;" |CAN
+10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−30

|style="background:#cfc;" |MAN
+10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG
−14

|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL
+3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ILA
−26

|style="background:#cfc;" |CRO
+17

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#cfc;" |EAS
+2

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PEN
−28

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|NOR
−2

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CBY
−50

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|SOU
−7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CAN
−32

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PAR
−6

|style="background:#cfc;" |MAN
+2

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|STG
−4

|style="background:#cfc;" |BAL
+30

|style="background:#cfc;" |ILA
+14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|CRO
−14

|style="background:#99ccff;"|X

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|EAS
−2

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

|style="background:#808080;"|

valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! F1

! F2

! F3

! F4

! GF

Bold – Home game

X – Bye

Opponent for round listed above margin

=Ladder=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=20 abbr="Position×" |

!width=220 |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 Parramatta (P)

|24

16172446280+16637
style="background: #ccffcc;"

|2

style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px South Sydney

|24

15272353318+3536
style="background: #ccffcc;"

|3

style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canterbury

|24

15182428264+16435
style="background: #ccffcc;"

|4

style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Manly

|24

14192476379+9733
style="background: #ccffcc;"

|5

style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Balmain

|24

130112403387+1630
style="background: #ccffcc;"

|6

style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px North Sydney

|24

130112362416|
5430
7style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px St. George

|24

121112360402|
4229
8style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Old Penrith|size=16}} Penrith

|24

111122446394+5227
9style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Eastern Suburbs

|24

100142334364|
3024
10style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Cronulla

|24

91142310464|
15423
11style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Canberra

|24

81152391413|
2221
12style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Western Suburbs

|24

81152372538|
16621
13style="text-align:left;"| 16x16px Illawarra

|24

70172310372|
6218

=Ladder progression=

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;" width=100%
width=20 abbr="Position" |

!width=250 |Team

!width=20 abbr="Round 1" |1

!width=20 abbr="Round 2" |2

!width=20 abbr="Round 3" |3

!width=20 abbr="Round 4" |4

!width=20 abbr="Round 5" |5

!width=20 abbr="Round 6" |6

!width=20 abbr="Round 7" |7

!width=20 abbr="Round 8" |8

!width=20 abbr="Round 9" |9

!width=20 abbr="Round 10" |10

!width=20 abbr="Round 11" |11

!width=20 abbr="Round 12" |12

!width=20 abbr="Round 13" |13

!width=20 abbr="Round 14" |14

!width=20 abbr="Round 15" |15

!width=20 abbr="Round 16" |16

!width=20 abbr="Round 17" |17

!width=20 abbr="Round 18" |18

!width=20 abbr="Round 19" |19

!width=20 abbr="Round 20" |20

!width=20 abbr="Round 21" |21

!width=20 abbr="Round 22" |22

!width=20 abbr="Round 23" |23

!width=20 abbr="Round 24" |24

!width=20 abbr="Round 25" |25

!width=20 abbr="Round 26" |26

1style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16}} Parramatta Eels2style="background: #99ccff;"|4style="background: #99ccff;"|6style="background: #99ccff;"|8style="background: #99ccff;"|10style="background: #99ccff;"|12style="background: #99ccff;"|12style="background: #99ccff;"|14style="background: #99ccff;"|16style="background: #99ccff;"|16style="background: #ccffcc;"|16style="background: #ccffcc;"|18style="background: #ccffcc;"|18style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|22style="background: #ccffcc;"|24style="background: #99ccff;"|26style="background: #ccffcc;"|26style="background: #ccffcc;"|28style="background: #99ccff;"|30style="background: #99ccff;"|32style="background: #99ccff;"|32style="background: #99ccff;"|34style="background: #99ccff;"|35style="background: #ccffcc;"|35style="background: #99ccff;"|37
2style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|South Sydney|size=16}} South Sydney Rabbitohsstyle="background: #99ccff;"|2style="background: #ccffcc;"|4style="background: #ccffcc;"|4style="background: #ccffcc;"|6style="background: #ccffcc;"|8style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|12style="background: #ccffcc;"|12style="background: #ccffcc;"|14style="background: #ccffcc;"|16style="background: #ccffcc;"|18style="background: #99ccff;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|22style="background: #ccffcc;"|23style="background: #ccffcc;"|25style="background: #ccffcc;"|25style="background: #ccffcc;"|25style="background: #ccffcc;"|27style="background: #ccffcc;"|29style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|33style="background: #ccffcc;"|34style="background: #99ccff;"|36style="background: #ccffcc;"|36
3style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs023style="background: #ccffcc;"|5style="background: #ccffcc;"|7style="background: #ccffcc;"|7style="background: #ccffcc;"|9style="background: #ccffcc;"|11style="background: #ccffcc;"|13style="background: #ccffcc;"|15style="background: #ccffcc;"|15style="background: #ccffcc;"|17style="background: #ccffcc;"|19style="background: #ccffcc;"|19style="background: #ccffcc;"|19style="background: #ccffcc;"|21style="background: #ccffcc;"|23style="background: #ccffcc;"|25style="background: #ccffcc;"|27style="background: #ccffcc;"|29style="background: #ccffcc;"|29style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|33style="background: #ccffcc;"|35
4style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eaglesstyle="background: #ccffcc;"|2style="background: #ccffcc;"|4style="background: #ccffcc;"|4style="background: #ccffcc;"|6style="background: #ccffcc;"|8style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|12style="background: #ccffcc;"|14style="background: #ccffcc;"|16style="background: #99ccff;"|18style="background: #ccffcc;"|18style="background: #99ccff;"|20style="background: #99ccff;"|22style="background: #99ccff;"|24style="background: #99ccff;"|26style="background: #ccffcc;"|26style="background: #99ccff;"|28style="background: #99ccff;"|30style="background: #ccffcc;"|30style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|31style="background: #ccffcc;"|33style="background: #ccffcc;"|33style="background: #ccffcc;"|33
5style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Balmain|size=16}} Balmain Tigersstyle="background: #ccffcc;"|2style="background: #ccffcc;"|444468style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|1212121416181820202222style="background: #ccffcc;"|24style="background: #ccffcc;"|24style="background: #ccffcc;"|26style="background: #ccffcc;"|28style="background: #ccffcc;"|28style="background: #ccffcc;"|30
6style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|North Sydney|size=16}} North Sydney Bears2style="background: #ccffcc;"|44style="background: #ccffcc;"|6style="background: #ccffcc;"|8style="background: #ccffcc;"|10style="background: #ccffcc;"|10101010101214141618182020202224262628style="background: #ccffcc;"|30
7style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|St. George|size=16}} St. George Dragonsstyle="background: #ffcccc;"|0style="background: #ffcccc;"|02466810101012121214141416182020222426282829
8style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|size=16}} Penrith Panthersstyle="background: #ccffcc;"|22style="background: #ccffcc;"|4446881010style="background: #ccffcc;"|12style="background: #ccffcc;"|14style="background: #ccffcc;"|16style="background: #ccffcc;"|18style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|20style="background: #ccffcc;"|22style="background: #ccffcc;"|22style="background: #ccffcc;"|22232323232527
9style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16}} Eastern Suburbs Roosters02style="background: #ccffcc;"|4444666810101012121416161818182020202224
10style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16}} Cronulla-Sutherland Sharksstyle="background: #ccffcc;"|2244444style="background: #ffcccc;"|46888style="background: #ffcccc;"|8style="background: #ffcccc;"|8101113151517171921232323
11style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16}} Canberra Raiders00style="background: #ffcccc;"|02style="background: #ffcccc;"|2style="background: #ffcccc;"|2style="background: #ffcccc;"|24style="background: #ffcccc;"|4style="background: #ffcccc;"|4style="background: #ffcccc;"|6style="background: #ffcccc;"|688style="background: #ffcccc;"|8style="background: #ffcccc;"|10style="background: #ffcccc;"|10121416161616182021
12style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|size=16}} Western Suburbs Magpies001style="background: #ffcccc;"|13355779111313131313131315style="background: #ffcccc;"|151719192121
13style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Illawarra|size=16}} Illawarra Steelers00222446688101012121212style="background: #ffcccc;"|12style="background: #ffcccc;"|12style="background: #ffcccc;"|1416style="background: #ffcccc;"|16style="background: #ffcccc;"|16style="background: #ffcccc;"|18style="background: #ffcccc;"|18style="background: #ffcccc;"|18

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 Balmain Tigers

|14-7

|align=left | 23x23px North Sydney Bears

|2 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Mick Stone

|10,788

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Qualifying Finals

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

|22-29

|align=left | 23x23px Balmain Tigers

|6 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Kevin Roberts

|17,597

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs

|2-16

|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|7 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Mick Stone

|24,573

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Semi-finals

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px South Sydney Rabbitohs

|11-36

|align=left | 23x23px Balmain Tigers

|13 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Kevin Roberts

|27,035

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta Eels

|28-6

|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|14 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Mick Stone

|32,499

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Preliminary final

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|28-16

|align=left | 23x23px Balmain Tigers

|21 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Mick Stone

|32,341

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Grand final

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | 23x23px Parramatta Eels

|4-2

|align=left | 23x23px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

|28 September 1986

|Sydney Cricket Ground

|Mick Stone

|45,843

=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|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2= {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury

| RD1-score2=16

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3={{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly

| RD1-score3=22

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4= {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain

| RD1-score4=29

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1= {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta

| RD2-score1=28

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury

| RD2-score2=6

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3={{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

| RD2-score3=11

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4={{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain

| RD2-score4=36

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1={{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury

| RD3-score1=28

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2={{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain

| RD3-score2=16

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1={{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta

| RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2={{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury

| RD4-score2=2

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=Grand final=

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bgcolor="#FF0033"

! style="width:140px; border:3px solid gold; background: blue; color: gold"|Parramatta Eels

! style="width:40px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position

! style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: white; color: blue"|Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

align=center

|

  1. Paul Taylor

| FB

# Phil Sigsworth
align=center

| 2. Mick Delroy

WG2. Andrew Farrar
align=center

| 3. Mick Cronin

CE3. Michael Hagan
align=center

| 4. Steve Ella

CE4. Chris Mortimer
align=center

| 5. Eric Grothe Sr.

WG5. Steve O'Brien
align=center

| 6. Brett Kenny

FE6. Terry Lamb
align=center

| 7. Peter Sterling

HB7. Steve Mortimer (c)
align=center

| 13. Geoff Bugden

PR13. Peter Tunks
align=center

| 12. Michael Moseley

HK12. Mark Bugden
align=center

| 11. Terry Leabeater

PR11. Peter Kelly
align=center

| 10. Mark Laurie

SR10. Paul Dunn
align=center

| 9.John Muggleton

SR9. Steve Folkes
align=center

| 8. Ray Price (c)

LK8. Paul Langmack
align=center

| 18. Tony Chalmers

Bench14. Geoff Robinson
align=center

| 52. Peter Wynn

Bench15. David Boyd
align=center

| John Monie

CoachWarren Ryan

Eels coach John Monie had stepped into the large shoes left by Jack Gibson in 1984 and was under pressure to ensure Parramatta did not fall short for a third year. Eels legends Ray Price and Mick Cronin were in their farewell seasons and the Eels fans at least wanted to see them go out on a winning note. Everything had augured well right through the season with a Parramatta victory in the pre-season competition, the midweek National Panasonic cup and the minor premiership.

The Bulldogs on the other hand were building a dynasty under the Warren Ryan-coached style of uncompromising defence that had changed the game. In prop Peter Kelly, hooker Mark Bugden and three-quarter Andrew Farrar, Ryan possessed a number of defensive hitmen capable of carrying out his game plan.

Parramatta's Mick Cronin required a police escort to the match after being stuck in a traffic jam.{{cite news

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|publisher=Fairfax Digital

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|access-date=2010-04-11

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|archive-date=2009-10-29

}}

The grand final was fifteen minutes old when Eels winger Mick Delroy was knocked out by a high shot from Farrar while Price suffered a constant barrage from Kelly throughout the first half. Referee Mick Stone at least initially appeared reluctant to send anyone off and Farrar and Kelly benefitted.

Stone also disallowed two near tries in the first half to Eels five-eighth Brett Kenny who was ultimately frustrated in his attempt to replicate the two tries per grand final statistic that he'd maintained in each of the 1981, 1982 and 1983 deciders.

It wasn't until Kelly was sin-binned for 10 minutes for a high tackle on Price that the Eels started to find gaps in the Bulldogs line. Two minutes before half time and still with 12 men Canterbury looked in trouble when Eric Grothe Sr. set off down the sideline with a clear path. A desperate Steve Mortimer cover-defending run brought Grothe down metres from the tryline. A minute later Cronin opened the scoring for the Eels with a successful penalty goal.

Twelve minutes into the second half, Canterbury five-eighth Terry Lamb levelled the score with a penalty goal after Peter Sterling was penalised for a late tackle on Steve Mortimer.

With eighteen minutes remaining, Canterbury replacement forward David Boyd was penalised for a high tackle on Price who had by now suffered an hour of ferocious Bulldog attention. Price appeared concussed and the Parramatta trainers unsuccessfully tried to convince him to leave the field. Cronin kicked the resultant penalty and the Eels again took a 2-point lead.

After Canterbury fullback Phil Sigsworth was sent off for a high shot on Kenny, the 12 remaining Bulldogs lifted a level and continued with attacking surges. Farrar was stopped by the Eels defence centimetres from the line, Lamb missed an opportunity to level with another penalty attempt and then right on the bell Parramatta forward Michael Moseley, in a career highlight moment, cut down Bugden as the Bulldogs hooker appeared certain to score.

Parramatta had taken on Canterbury at their own game - defence-focused trench warfare and managed to keep the game tryless and win the battle of attrition. In the process they halted Canterbury's hopes of three successive titles in the first try-less grand final.

Parramatta 4
Goals: Cronin 2

Canterbury-Bankstown 2
Goals: Lamb 1

Clive Churchill Medal: Peter Sterling (Parramatta){{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.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

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

184

|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Terry Lamb

|align=center|11

|align=center|66

|align=center|8

183

|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Greg Alexander

|align=center|11

|align=center|69

|align=center|1

172

|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Mal Cochrane

|align=center|4

|align=center|78

|align=center|0

165

|{{leagueicon|South Sydney}} Neil Baker

|align=center|5

|align=center|63

|align=center|19

164

|{{leagueicon|Balmain}} Ross Conlon

|align=center|4

|align=center|74

|align=center|0

Top 5 try scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
width=50 |Tries

!width=200 |Player

13

|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Phil Blake

12

|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Terry Fahey

12

|{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs}} Rod Pethybridge

11

|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Terry Lamb

11

|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Steve O'Brien

11

|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Greg Alexander

11

|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Gary Wurth

11

|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Gary Belcher

11

|{{leagueicon|Illawarra}} Alan McIndoe

{{col-2}}

Top 5 goal scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
width=50 |Goals

!width=200 |Player

78

|{{leagueicon|Manly}} Mal Cochrane

74

|{{leagueicon|Balmain}} Ross Conlon

69

|{{leagueicon|Old Penrith}} Greg Alexander

66

|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Terry Lamb

65

|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Mal Meninga

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070323001805/http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/seas/1986.html Rugby League Tables - Season 1986] The World of Rugby League
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwtEtYx749c 1986 Winfield Cup TVC] YouTube.
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