1992 NSWRL season

Rugby league competition September 2020 February 2018 1992 New South Wales Rugby League 16 16x16px Brisbane 1st 16x16px Brisbane 1st 182 5,993 2,282,194 12,540 16x16px Daryl Halligan (168) 16x16px Mark Bell (16)16x16px Tim Brasher (16) Brisbane 16 Allan Langer Rothmans Medal Gold CoastSeagulls 2nd 1991 NSWRL season 1991 1993 NSWRL season 1993 The 1992 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership season was the eighty-fifth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Sixteen teams competed for the J.J. Giltinan Shield during the season which culminated in a grand final for the Winfield Cup between the Brisbane Broncos, making their grand final debut, and the St. George Dragons.1992 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20120525030443/http://www.rleague.com/ 25 May 2012 at rleague.com Season summary The 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand also took place during the season. Having decided in May that a team from Auckland would join the premiership in 1995, the NSWRL announced in November that three more new clubs – from Townsville, Perth and a second team from Brisbane – will also be invited. Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August, resulting in a top five of Brisbane, St. George, Illawarra, Newcastle and Wests, who battled it out in the finals. The 3rd-place finish for the Illawarra Steelers would be the best season they ever had in its time as a standalone club. It's the first season played outside of Australia for premiership points in Auckland when Manly hosted Newcastle. Tragedy struck the 1992 season, with Ben Alexander, being killed a car crash. The 1992 season's Rothmans Medallist was the Brisbane Broncos' halfback and captain, Allan Langer. The Dally M Award went to Eastern Suburbs' halfback, Gary Freeman, while Western Suburbs forward Paul Langmack was named Rugby League Week's player of the year. The 1992 season also saw the retirement from the League of future Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee, Wally Lewis. The grand finals: Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos vs St George 16 St George Dragons (Senior Grade) North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears vs Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers (Reserve Grade) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies vs St George 16 St George Dragons (Under-21s Grade) The winners in all grades were: Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos (Senior Grade) North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears (Reserve Grade) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies (Under-21s Grade) The Test Match Series Australia 16 Australia vs Great Britain 16 Great Britain The State of Origin Series Queensland 16 Queensland vs New South Wales 16 New South Wales Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive season, with sixteen clubs contesting the 1992 premiership, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, two from regional New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one from Australian Capital Territory. Balmain Tigers100px|center 85th seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Alan JonesCaptain: Steve RoachBrisbane Broncos100px|center 5th seasonGround: Lang Park Coach: Wayne BennettCaptain: Allan LangerCanberra Raiders100px|center 11th seasonGround: Bruce Stadium Coach: Tim SheensCaptain: Mal MeningaCanterbury Bulldogs100px|center 58th seasonGround: Belmore Oval Coach: Chris AndersonCaptain: Terry LambCronulla Sharks100px|center 26th seasonGround: Endeavour Park Coach: Arthur BeetsonCaptain: Dan StainsEast. Subs. Roosters100px|center 85th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Mark MurrayCaptain: Craig SalvatoriGold Coast Seagulls100px|center 5th seasonGround: Seagulls Stadium Captain: Wally Lewis Coach: Wally LewisIllawarra Steelers100px|center 11th seasonGround: Wollongong Stadium Coach: Graham MurrayCaptain: John CrossManly Sea Eagles100px|center 46th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Graham LoweCaptain: Michael O'ConnorNewcastle Knights100px|center 5th seasonGround: Marathon Stadium Coach: David WaiteCaptain: Michael HaganNorth Sydney Bears 100px|center 85th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Steve MartinCaptain: Peter JacksonParramatta Eels100px|center 45th seasonGround: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Mick CroninCaptain: Peter Sterling → Brett KennyPenrith100px|center 26th seasonGround: Penrith Stadium Coach: Phil GouldCaptain: Greg Alexander → John CartwrightSouth Sydney100px|center 85th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Frank CurryCaptain: Michael AndrewsSt George Dragons100px|center 72nd seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Coach: Brian SmithCaptain: Michael BeattieWestern Suburbs Magpies100px|center 85th seasonGround: Campbelltown Stadium Coach: Warren RyanCaptain: Joe Thomas → Paul Langmack Advertising Riding the consistent Australian popularity of "The Best" since its 1989 release, due partially to its use and association with the NSWRL, Tina Turner went into a Los Angeles recording studio in early 1992 with Jimmy Barnes to record a duet version specifically for Australian release. Creswell, Toby and Trenoweth Samantha 1001 Australians You Should Know Pluto Press 2006 Australia 31 https://books.google.com/books?id=QqtinbjO0oEC&q=%22rugby+league%22 978-1-86403-361-8 The production capitalised on the complementary vocal styles of Turner and Barnes and also features Barnes' brother-in-law Johnny Diesel on guitar. A simple black-and-white film clip shot around the recording sessions was produced and the track was released and renamed "Simply the Best" to coincide with the 1992 NSWRL season. That year the track peaked at #13 on the Australian charts. In 1992 and 1993 the League and its advertising agency Hertz Walpole would use the new duet performance of the song in the season launch ads. Excerpts from the black-and-white film clip start the 1992 ad with firstly Tina and then Barnes in wistful solo shots before coming together and displaying a camaraderie that's intended to capture the good times they appear to have had in recording the track. Diesel also appears in the black-and-white footage before the ad bursts into colour with the standard fare of big hits and previous season action. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Brisbane (P)221804506311+195362 16x16px St. George221507401283+118303 16x16px Illawarra221318318259+59274 16x16px Newcastle221228363267+96265 16x16px Western Suburbs221219356327+29256 16x16px Eastern Suburbs2212010392319+73247 16x16px Canterbury2210210423417+6228 16x16px Manly2210210334335-1229 Penrith 16 Penrith2211011274309-352210 16x16px Balmain2210111402398+42111 16x16px North Sydney2210111376381-52112 16x16px Canberra2210012435409+262013 16x16px Cronulla228014284395-1111614 16x16px South Sydney227015429533-1041415 16x16px Parramatta226115276491-2151316 Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast226115288423-13511 Gold Coast Seagulls were docked 2 points due to exceeding the replacement limit in one game.Had this not occurred, Parramatta Eels would have won the wooden spoon due to an inferior for and against record. Finals A great advertisement for the expansion of the game was the appearance of three non-Sydney teams in the final five - Brisbane, Illawarra and Newcastle - all of whom had only been admitted to the NSWRL within the previous decade. The "steel-city cousins", Illawarra and Newcastle, both won their first semi-finals from their initial attempt, Illawarra defeating St George, and Newcastle downing Wests. An all non-Sydney decider was a real possibility, with Illawarra and St George meeting a second time in the preliminary final, with Brisbane waiting to play the winner in the grand final. The Dragons played two of the lowest scoring matches in finals history as they beat Newcastle 3–2 in the semi-final, and Illawarra 4–0 in the preliminary final. The preliminary final saw four disallowed tries, with Saints denied once in the first half and Illawarra three times in the second half. Illawarra looked as though they were going to finish on top and began opening up the St George defence after the half-time break, only to be denied twice by referee Greg McCallum for forward passes. A late attacking movement from the Steelers saw winger Alan McIndoe excitedly appeal for a try off a John Simon grubber kick, but was denied by the in-goal touch judge. St George held on to win 4-0 and ensure a Sydney club appeared in the grand final once again (with this Sydney representation in grand finals being maintained until the Brisbane-Melbourne decider of 2006). HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Qualifying Finals 23x23px St. George Dragons16–18 23x23px Illawarra Steelers5 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGraeme Annesley28,521 23x23px Newcastle Knights21–2 23x23px Western Suburbs Magpies6 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum28,571 Semi-finals 23x23px St. George Dragons3–2 23x23px Newcastle Knights12 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGraeme Annesley38,772 23x23px Brisbane Broncos22–12 23x23px Illawarra Steelers13 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum38,859 Preliminary final 23x23px Illawarra Steelers0–4 23x23px St. George Dragons20 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum38,928 Grand final 23x23px Brisbane Broncos28-8 23x23px St. George Dragons27 September 1992Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum41,560 Chart Qualifying final Major semi-final Grand final Elimination final Minor semi-final Preliminary final 2 16x16px St. George 16 3 16x16px Illawarra 18 4 16x16px Newcastle 21 5 16x16px Western Suburbs 2 1 16x16px Brisbane 22 16x16px Illawarra 12 16x16px St. George 3 16x16px Newcastle 2 16x16px Illawarra 0 16x16px St. George 4 16x16px Brisbane 28 16x16px St. George 8 Grand final In just their fifth year in the competition, Brisbane finally put together the right combination to reach the grand final. Their big names in Allan Langer, twins Kevin and Kerrod Walters, Steve Renouf, Michael Hancock and Glenn Lazarus had been unstoppable all year and helped the club power their way straight through to the finals as minor premiers, losing just four games in the regular season, and easily winning their only semi-final. This meant the Broncos went into the grand final as runaway favourites. Hadfield Dave Brisbane backs on parade The Independent UK 26 September 1992 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-brisbane-backs-on-parade-1553648.html 12 December 2009 The 1992 grand final was played on the afternoon of Sunday, 27 September at the Sydney Football Stadium before a crowd of 41,560.D'Souza Miguel Grand Final History http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082626/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/league/2009-grand-final/grandFinal_History.swf dead 19 August 2014 wwos.ninemsn.com.au Australian Associated Press 8 September 2013 For the pre-match entertainment, Debbie Byrne sang I Still Call Australia Home in a duet with the late Peter Allen, thanks to video on the big screen. Yothu Yindi also performed, and Jodie Gillies sang the national anthem. Stephens Tony No hard Feelings, the Broncos deserved to win The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 1 Fairfax Media 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news920927_0076_7019 13 February 2011 Brisbane BroncosPositionSt. George Dragons Julian O'Neill FB Mick Potter 2. Michael Hancock WG 2. Ricky Walford 3. Steve Renouf CE 3. Mark Coyne 4. Chris Johns CE4. Michael Beattie (c) 5. Willie Carne WG 5. Ian Herron 6. Kevin Walters FE 6. Peter Coyne 7. Allan Langer (c) HB 7. Noel Goldthorpe 8. Glenn Lazarus PR 8. Tony Priddle 9. Kerrod Walters HK 9. Wayne Collins 10. Gavin Allen PR 10. Neil Tierney 11. Trevor Gillmeister SR 11. David Barnhill 12. Alan Cann SR 12. Scott Gourley 13. Terry Matterson LK 13. Jeff Hardy 15. Tony Currie Bench 14. Brad Mackay 20. John Plath Bench 15. Rex Terp 21. Andrew Gee Bench 19. Tony Smith 22. Mark Hohn Bench 21. Matt Elliott Wayne Bennett Coach Brian Smith Referee Greg McCallum blew time on and, early in the first half, St. George came very close to scoring first when Ricky Walford dived over in the corner, but had only just slipped into touch. Around the ten-minute mark, Brisbane were on the attack when, on the last tackle, Allan Langer cleverly stepped and passed inside to Gavin Allen who charged at the line. Allen drew the defence before flicking the ball back to the little half off the head of the Dragons fullback Mick Potter. Langer then nipped in to score untouched between the posts. Terry Matterson kicked the simplest of conversions to make it 6–0 in favour of the Broncos. The Dragons hit back about five minutes later when Scott Gourley charged from just within his own half and produced a remarkable off-load for Michael Beattie in support, Sarno Tony Forget the Tactics, the Broncos were just too good The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 47 Fairfax 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news920927_0108_1031 13 February 2011 who then passed it out for Walford to race off and score in the right-hand corner. MacDonald John The Bennett Stamp carries new Premiers The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 26 Fairfax 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news920927_0101_3784 13 February 2011 Ian Herron hooked the conversion attempt wide, so Brisbane remained in the lead at 6–4. Both sides then came close to scoring from kicks but no further points were posted before half-time. In the second half, the Broncos ran away with the game. About ten minutes after the break, following a scrum win close to the Dragons’ try-line, Langer scurried through the defence from dummy-half and reached out to put the ball down. Matterson kicked the extras and Brisbane's lead was now 12–4. A few minutes later, they scored again when, from about thirty metres out, the Broncos again decided to run on the fifth tackle, the ball reaching Alan Cann who beat several defenders to ground the ball before celebrating the try by throwing it down, inadvertently into the forehead of an exhausted and demoralised Potter. Masters, Roy Roy Masters (rugby league) Broncos rejoice, but the plotting begins The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 27 Fairfax Media 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news920927_0112_4495 13 February 2011 Matterson once again kicked the extras to give Brisbane an 18–4 lead. Around the midpoint of the second half, after Willie Carne did well to return a kick from his own in-goal area to get back into the field of play before being tackled, the Broncos decided to swing the ball left, out to centre Steve Renouf, who outpaced Walford on a 90-metre run to the try-line. This try became a defining moment in the game, the Broncos' season and Renouf’s career. Heads Ian This will take League into the 21st Century The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 48 Fairfax Media 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news920927_0115_9615 13 February 2011 Matterson missed the conversion attempt so the score remained at 22–4. About five minutes later, Cann scored a second try when he ran from over twenty metres out, stepping past tired and lazy defence to score untouched. The extras were kicked successfully this time by Matterson, giving the Bronocos a lead of 28–4. In the seventy-ninth minute, St. George got a consolation try when Gourley crossed in the right corner and as the full-time siren sounded. Herron's kick from the sideline was unsuccessful, leaving the final score Brisbane 28, St. George 8.NRL Finals in the 1990s http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 https://archive.today/20121206023313/http://www.sportal.com.au/league-ford-ute-display/nrl-finals-in-the-1990s-97342 dead 6 December 2012 30 June 2012 sportal.com.au Brisbane Broncos 28Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, RenoufGoals: Matterson 4/5 St. George Dragons 8Tries: Walford, GourleyGoals: Herron 0/2 true #FFFFF0 center 30em For Langer to play as he did, after a week of hearing how St George must stop him, confirms he deserves to be talked about with Peter Sterling and Wally Lewis as one of the three best players of the past decade. The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 April 1992 Williams Daniel Beaten Saints take Defeat on the Chin The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 47 Fairfax Media 27 September 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=news920927_0109_1116 13 February 2011 left The win enabled Brisbane captain Allan Langer, in his first year in the role, to hoist the Winfield Cup and bring the trophy and title back to Queensland. As a result of his two-try performance, Langer also became the first Queenslander to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal. Brisbane thus became the second non-New South Wales team to win the premiership after the Canberra Raiders’ previous victories in 1989 and 1990. Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField goals168North Sydney Daryl Halligan7700164South Sydney Eion Crossan3760146Newcastle John Schuster4650142Brisbane Terry Matterson2670118Illawarra Ryan Girdler8430 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer16Western Suburbs Mark Bell16Balmain Tim Brasher11Brisbane Steve Renouf11St. George Ricky Walford11Balmain Will Robinson11Canberra Brett Mullins11South Sydney Manoa Thompson Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer76South Sydney Eion Crossan70North Sydney Daryl Halligan67Brisbane Terry Matterson65Newcastle John Schuster50Western Suburbs Jason Taylor50Manly Matthew Ridge Great Britain Lions Tour 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia The 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia was a tour by the Great Britain national rugby league team, nicknamed the 'Lions', of Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand which took place between May and July 1992. The tour was the last of such length undertaken by the Great Britain team, and included a test match against Papua New Guinea, a three-test series against Australia for The Ashes, and a two-test series against New Zealand for the Baskerville Shield, all interspersed with matches against local club and representative teams. The British team was coached by two-time premiership winner with Manly-Warringah, Mal Reilly, who had toured as a player in 1970 and was coach of the 1988 team. The team captain was Ellery Hanley who was making his third Lions tour as a player, though injury to Hanley would see the Lions captained by Garry Schofield in The Ashes tests. Taking place following the conclusion of England's 1991–92 Rugby Football League season and during Australia's 1992 Winfield Cup premiership season, the tour led to friction between the Great Britain team's management and the Australian Rugby League over match scheduling and promotion. For the first time ever, a Lions tour was shown live on television in the United Kingdom through Sky Sports. The commentators for the tour were Eddie Hemmings and former Lions World Cup hooker Mike Stephenson who had a greater insight into the Australian game having spent most of the 1970s and 1980s, playing, coaching and commentating in the Sydney premiership.Great Britain's 1992 Tour Of Australasia The Lions finished the tour with thirteen wins and four losses and a profit of £244,645. Unfortunately for the Lions, three of their losses came in the Test matches, two against Australia and one against New Zealand with the other loss coming against Sydney club side Parramatta.Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 New Zealand Rugby League, 1992. p.p.52-73 Game Date Result Venue Attendance1 2 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Queensland 16 Queensland Residents 14–10 Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville 4,1812 6 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders 24–12 Bruce Stadium, Canberra 4,7283 9 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers 11–10 Steelers Stadium, Wollongong 9,5004 12 June AUS def. GBR 22–6 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 40,1415 16 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Country 16 NSW Country 24–6 Pioneer Oval, Parkes 8,0146 19 June Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels def. Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions 26–12 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 18,2207 23 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights 22–0 Marathon Stadium, Newcastle 9,7588 26 June GBR def. AUS 33–10 Princes Park, Melbourne 31,0059 30 June Great Britain 16 Great Britain Lions def. Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls 28–10 Seagulls Stadium, Tweed Heads 6,70010 3 July AUS def. GBR 16–10 Lang Park, Brisbane 32,313 World Club Challenge 1992 World Club Challenge On 31 October the Broncos travelled to England to play in the World Club Challenge against British champions, Wigan. Brisbane became the first team since 1975's premiers, Eastern Suburbs, to defeat the English champions, and the first to do so on English soil, winning the match 22 - 8 in front of 17,460 spectators. Attendances The regular season attendances for the 1992 season aggregated to a total of 2,282,194 at an average of 12,540 per game. Each of the top ten most attended games of the season were home games for either the Brisbane Broncos or the Newcastle Knights, with the two highest attended games featuring both clubs. The highest ten regular season match attendances:1992 NSWRL season - Venues CrowdVenueHome teamOpponentRound 28,828 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Round 21 28,821 Marathon Stadium Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Round 6 25,867 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Round 20 24,902 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Round 12 24,884 Marathon Stadium Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Round 2 24,192 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Round 1 23,906 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Easts 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Round 14 23,617 Marathon Stadium Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Round 22 23,192 Lang Park Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Round 2 22,258 Marathon Stadium Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers Round 17 See also 1992 State of Origin series References 40em External links Rugby League Tables - Season 1992 The World of Rugby League Tina Turner & Jimmy Barnes 1992 "Simply the Best" clip NSWRL season 1992 at rugbyleagueproject.com Results: 1991-2000 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRL season