1983 NSWRFL season
1983 New South Wales Rugby Football League | |
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Teams | 14 |
Premiers | Manly-Warringah (5th title) |
Matches played | 189 |
Points scored | 7296 |
Attendance | 1458144 |
Top points scorer(s) | Michael Eden (256) |
Player of the year | Michael Eden (Rothmans Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Phil Blake (27) |
The 1983 NSWRFL season was the 76th season of professional
1983 was the final season in the
Season summary
For the first time, the number of points awarded for scoring a try was raised from three to four. There was also the introduction of a handover if a team was caught in possession six times, which had the effect of killing the traditional
Twenty-six regular season rounds were played from February till August, resulting in a top five of Manly-Warringah, Parramatta, Canterbury-Bankstown, Balmain and St. George, who battled it out in the finals.
The 1983 season's
This was also the last year in the first-grade competition for foundation club Newtown, who were dropped at the season's end.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with fourteen clubs competing in total, including six Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory. It was the last season for the Newtown club.[3]
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 690 | 361 | +329 | 44 |
2 | Parramatta Eels | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 639 | 293 | +346 | 36 |
3 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 531 | 409 | +122 | 36 |
4 | Balmain Tigers | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 525 | 438 | +87 | 34 |
5 | St. George Dragons | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 551 | 450 | +101 | 29 |
6 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 579 | 492 | +87 | 29 |
7 | North Sydney Bears | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 435 | 446 | -11 | 27 |
8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 439 | 495 | -56 | 25 |
9 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 450 | 520 | -70 | 24 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 495 | 614 | -119 | 18 |
11 | Penrith Panthers | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 647 | -171 | 18 |
12 | Illawarra Steelers | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 451 | 644 | -193 | 16 |
13 | Newtown Jets | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 373 | 591 | -218 | 16 |
14 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 394 | 628 | -234 | 12 |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
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Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Playoff | ||||||||
St. George Dragons | 44-16 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 30 August 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | B. Barnes | 17,981 | ||
Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
Balmain Tigers | 14-17 | St. George Dragons | 3 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 24,652 | ||
Parramatta Eels | 30-22 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 4 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | B. Barnes | 22,311 | ||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 26-24 | St. George Dragons | 10 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | John Gocher | 27,867 | ||
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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19-10 | Parramatta Eels | 11 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 28,921 | ||
Preliminary final | ||||||||
Parramatta Eels | 18-4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 27,726 | ||
Grand final | ||||||||
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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6-18 | Parramatta Eels | 25 September 1983 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Kevin Roberts | 40,285 |
Chart
Grand final
Manly Sea Eagles | Position | Parramatta Eels |
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FB | ||
2. John Ribot | WG | 2. David Liddiard |
3. Chris Close | CE | 3. Mick Cronin |
4. Phil Sigsworth | CE | 4. Steve Ella |
5. Kerry Boustead | WG | 5. Eric Grothe |
6. Alan Thompson (c) | FE | 6. Brett Kenny |
7. Phil Blake | HB | 7. Peter Sterling
|
8. Ian Schubert | LK | 8. Ray Price |
9. Noel Cleal | SR | 9. Steve Sharp |
10. Paul Vautin | SR | 10. Peter Wynn |
11. Paul McCabe | PR | 11. Paul Mares |
12. Ray Brown | HK | 12. Steve Edge (c) |
13. Geoff Gerard | PR | 13. Stan Jurd |
18. Glenn Ryan | Reserve | 16. Chris Phelan |
20. Rick Chisolm | Reserve | 20. Gary Martine |
25. Michael Blake | Reserve | 22. Mark Laurie |
Reserve | 23. Don Duffy | |
Bob Fulton | Coach | Jack Gibson |
Parramatta powered over Manly for the second year straight to claim their third successive title. The 18-6 win saw Brett Kenny claim a unique achievement in scoring two tries in three successive grand finals. Kenny opened the scoring and the Eels raced to a 10-0 lead after 13 minutes when Eric Grothe steamrolled burly Manly fullback Graham Eadie.
Parramatta 18 (Tries: Brett Kenny 2, Eric Grothe; Goals: Cronin 3)
defeated
Manly-Warringah 6 (Tries: Phil Sigsworth; Goals: Graham Eadie)
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 26.
Top 5 point scorers
Top 5 try scorers
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Top 5 goal scorers
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References
- ^ AFL Tables – Rugby League Crowds summary
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (21 September 1983). "Coach-of-year newcomer surprised by his voting rivals". the Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 47. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- Australian Rugby League. Archived from the originalon 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
External links
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1983 The World of Rugby League
- Results: 1981-90 at rabbitohs.com.au
- 1983 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup[dead link] at rleague.com
- NSWRFL season 1983 at rugbyleagueproject.org