1995 ARL season
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1995 Australian Rugby League | |
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Manly-Warringah (7th title) | |
Matches played | 229 |
Points scored | 5,370 |
Average attendance | 14,642 |
Attendance | 3,352,927 |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1995 ARL premiership was the 88th season of professional
The 1995 season also saw the first major consequences of the
Season summary
1995 would prove to be a year of massive change for the League. In addition to the introduction of four new teams, it was the last year of the premiership's association with
There had been a cloud over the league for some time in the form of rumours and speculation about the Super League, but the ensuing dispute was more extensive than almost any commenters and analysts had predicted. The subsequent Super League war would have massive impacts on the sport in Australia and would substantially harm the league's popular support and grassroots structures.[2]
The 1995 season was played in front of a background of legal actions which did large damage to interpersonal relations within the league, with players and managers jockeying for position. Players who had signed with the new
The usual twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August. However the large number of teams meant a resulting top eight would battle it out in the finals rather than the usual five. These were Manly, Canberra, Brisbane, Cronulla, Newcastle, Sydney Bulldogs, St. George and North Sydney (who made it in due to Auckland being penalised for an interchange infringement). Cronulla-Sutherland's halfback
By the end of the regular season, the ARL's inaugural 20-team competition had set a new record for aggregate match attendances of 3,061,338.[3]
Advertising
1995 marked the final year of the
With a lock-up-your-daughters, kick-off your suspenders, red-blooded Tina Turner marketing blitz, the ARL had stuck it right up the other footy codes.
— Ray Martin, 1999[4]
As in 1994 the New South Wales Rugby League and its advertising agency Hertz Walpole returned to the original 1989 recording of The Best by Turner to underscore the season launch advertisement. Footage from the studio bluescreen shoot taken during Turner's 1993 Sydney visit was used in the final advertisements. The enduring images are of Turner performing the song on an elevated stage in front of the fluttering banners of the 20 clubs that would participate in 1995's expanded competition.
Teams
When the Australian Rugby League began taking bids for additional teams to begin playing in 1995, it was expected that only two teams would enter. The
With the addition of the
We haven't brought these teams into the Winfield Cup just to see them dropped after one season
—Australian Rugby League boss, Ken Arthurson, 1995[6]
With the storm that would be the Super League war already brewing in the background, three clubs based in Sydney suburbs, in an effort to position themselves favourably as battle lines were being drawn up, re-branded themselves for the 1995 season with less geographically distinct names: the Balmain Tigers became the 'Sydney Tigers', the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs became the 'Sydney Bulldogs', and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters became the 'Sydney City Roosters'.
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 687 | 248 | +439 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 634 | 255 | +379 | 40 |
3 | ![]() |
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 600 | 364 | +236 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 516 | 287 | +229 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 549 | 396 | +153 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 468 | 352 | +116 | 28 |
7 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 583 | 382 | +201 | 26 |
8 | ![]() |
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 542 | 331 | +211 | 24 |
9 | ![]() |
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 466 | 406 | +60 | 24 |
10 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 544 | 493 | +51 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 361 | 549 | -188 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 519 | 431 | +88 | 21 |
13 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 534 | -75 | 20 |
14 | ![]() |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 481 | 484 | -3 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 591 | -282 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 303 | 502 | -199 | 13 |
17 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 350 | 628 | -278 | 9 |
18 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 319 | 686 | -367 | 9 |
19 | ![]() |
22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 310 | 690 | -380 | 6 |
20 | ![]() |
22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 269 | 660 | -391 | 4 |
- Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3.
Ladder progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
7 | St George
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
14 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
18 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
19 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
20 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Finals
A new finals system involving eight teams instead of the previous five was introduced for the expanded 1995 competition.). The Grand Final was played out by a team from each faction, being the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the Sydney Bulldogs.
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Quarter-finals | ||||||||
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20–10 | ![]() |
1 September 1995 | Parramatta Stadium | David Manson | 14,174 | ||
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14–8 | ![]() |
2 September 1995 | Suncorp Stadium | Kelvin Jeffes | 40,187 | ||
Sydney Bulldogs
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12–8 | ![]() |
2 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | Eddie Ward | 26,835 | ||
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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24–20 | ![]() |
3 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul McBlane | 32,795 | ||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
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18–19 | ![]() |
9 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | Eddie Ward | 26,061 | ||
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10–24 | Sydney Bulldogs
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10 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | David Manson | 34,087 | ||
Preliminary finals | ||||||||
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6–25 | Sydney Bulldogs
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16 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | Eddie Ward | 36,894 | ||
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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12–4 | ![]() |
17 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | David Manson | 38,874 | ||
Grand final | ||||||||
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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4–17 | Sydney Bulldogs
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24 September 1995 | Sydney Football Stadium | Eddie Ward | 41,127 |
Chart
Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
3 Sept, Manly-Warringah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | 16 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ![]() | 17 | |||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 8 | 10 Sept, Sydney Football Stadium | ![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
2 Sept, Suncorp Stadium | ![]() | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand final
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Date | 24 September 1995 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Peter Sterling |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Allianz_Stadium_from_above.jpg/220px-Allianz_Stadium_from_above.jpg)
Having finished in sixth place at the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs managed a history-making finals surge, winning three sudden death matches to make the grand final. Canterbury were ahead at half-time 6-4 after a tight contest dominated by defence in the opening half.
The Bulldogs scored 11 unanswered points in the second half to secure the club's seventh NSWRL/ARL title and their first of the decade. This was despite the fact that in the game they lost the scrum count 3-5 and the penalty count 9-10. Manly's 22-3 season win–loss record was the best not to have secured the premiership.
At game's end Lamb enjoyed the rare honour of celebrating as a retiring victorious skipper, although he surprisingly returned for the 1996 season.
The performance of Eddie Ward, refereeing his NSWRL/ARL first grand final (Ward had previously officiated in
Sydney Bulldogs 17 (Tries: Price, Hughes, Silva. Goals: Halligan 2/5. Field Goal: Lamb.)
Manly-Warringah 4 (Goals: Ridge 2/2.)
Clive Churchill Medallist: Jim Dymock[12]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Position | Sydney Bulldogs |
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FB | ||
2. Craig Hancock | WG | 18. Jason Williams
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3. Danny Moore | CE | 3. John Timu |
4. Terry Hill | CE | 4. Matthew Ryan |
5. John Hopoate | WG | 5. Daryl Halligan |
6. Cliff Lyons | FE | 6. Terry Lamb (c) |
7. Geoff Toovey (c) | HB | 7. Craig Polla-Mounter |
8. David Gillespie | PR | 8. Darren Britt |
9. Des Hasler | HK | 9. Jason Hetherington |
10. Mark Carroll | PR | 10. Dean Pay |
11. Steve Menzies | SR | 11. Steve Price
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12. Ian Roberts | SR | 12. Simon Gillies |
13 Nik Kosef | LK | 13. Jim Dymock |
14. Owen Cunningham | Res. | 25. Jason Smith |
15. Daniel Gartner | Res. | 27. Glen Hughes |
16. Solomon Haumono | Res. | 28. Mitch Newton |
Bob Fulton | Coach | Chris Anderson
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Title and the Sydney Bulldogs name
After a grand final appearance the previous season in which they lost to Canberra, the Bulldogs rebranded from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to the Sydney Bulldogs in 1995. This short-lived rebrand saw the club capture its seventh title in its first season under the new name, before it was altered to Canterbury Bulldogs in 1997 by Super League, changed again to Bulldogs RLFC in the 2000s and eventually reverted back to its original name in 2010.
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22.
Top 5 point scorers
Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
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239 | ![]() |
10 | 99 | 1 |
192 | ![]() |
10 | 76 | 0 |
190 | ![]() |
12 | 71 | 0 |
186 | ![]() |
8 | 76 | 2 |
184 | ![]() |
13 | 66 | 0 |
Top 5 try scorers
Tries | Player |
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21 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
Top 5 goal scorers
Goals | Player |
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99 | ![]() |
83 | ![]() |
78 | ![]() |
76 | ![]() |
76 | ![]() |
See also
References
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- ^ "Greatest gaffes by those in charge | Knockout Polls". Fox Sports. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Rugby League Week, Vol. 26 No. 34, p. 20
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