1993 NSWRL season

Rugby league competition September 2020 September 2011 1993 New South Wales Rugby League 16 16x16px Brisbane 2nd 16x16px Canterbury 5th 182 6,173 2,625,467 14,426 16x16px Daryl Halligan (180) 16x16px Noa Nadruku (22) Canberra 16 Ricky Stuart Rothmans Medal Gold CoastSeagulls 3rd 1992 NSWRL season 1992 1994 NSWRL season 1994 The 1993 NSWRL season (known as the 1993 Winfield Cup Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighty-sixth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. The New South Wales Rugby League's sixteen teams competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final for the Winfield Cup trophy between the Brisbane Broncos and St. George Dragons. As Sydney celebrated winning the 2000 Olympic Games, Brisbane spoiled the party by retaining the NSWRL premiership. Huxley John Buckin' Broncos rain on our games parade The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 1 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0075_8891 12 February 2011 Season summary This season the 10-metre rule was introduced, which required the defensive team to retreat 10 metres from where the ball is being played, allowing more room for attacking players.Middleton David League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia National Museum of Australia 2008 31 http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/libraries/attachments/league_of_legends/rugby_league_a_work_in_progress/files/22453/F_RL_work_in_progress.pdf 978-1-876944-64-3 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110317093000/http://www.nma.gov.au/shared/libraries/attachments/league_of_legends/rugby_league_a_work_in_progress/files/22453/F_RL_work_in_progress.pdf 17 March 2011 In February, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters won the Rugby League World Sevens tournament, while in March the Canberra Raiders won the Challenge Cup final 20–18 against the Western Suburbs Magpies in Dubbo. The year in review Big League 28 September 1993 74 29 (Grand Final) 10-11 Mordey Enterprises Pty Ltd Randwick, New South Wales Reigning premiers Brisbane Broncos moved from their original home ground Lang Park to QE II Stadium south of the city. The move brought increased attendance figures, with the club attracting 51,517 fans to their first match at the venue in round 3 against the Parramatta Eels. The league broke an 85-year-old attendance record when 129,018 fans attended matches during round 4. 1992 runners-up St. George won their first six matches of the season to be the last undefeated team. Their streak broken by the Broncos at Kogarah Oval in round 7 with the visitors taking a tight 20–14 victory. By the middle of the season St. George and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs would vie for the top rungs on the ladder, with the Bulldogs taking the minor premiership with a better points differential after both teams finished with 17 wins each for the season. In June the competition returned to play matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time since the 1987 season. Three matches were played at the venue, with the final match between St. George and Canterbury attracting an attendance of 35,641. On 16 June the Gold Coast Seagulls were fined $50,000 for exceeding their 1992 salary cap by $150,000.AAP Melbourne Storm salary cap quotes The Roar Australia The Roar Sports Opinion 22 April 2010 http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/04/22/melbourne-storm-salary-cap-quotes/ 22 April 2010 On 22 August the Canberra Raiders defeated the Parramatta Eels 68–0. This was the record for biggest winning margin where the losing team was kept scoreless for 31 years, until the North Queensland Cowboys defeated the Wests Tigers 74–0 in 2023.July 2025 In August, Parramatta announced that Ron Hilditch would replace coach Mick Cronin at the end of the season, while Bob McCarthy would replace Frank Curry who stood down as Souths coach. Following the 22 regular season rounds played from March through August, Canterbury won the minor premiership, followed by St. George, Canberra, Manly and Brisbane who would go on to battle it out in the finals series. Awards Rothmans Medal — Ricky Stuart (Canberra Raiders) Dally M Medal — Ricky Stuart (Canberra Raiders) Rugby League Week Player of the Year — Steve Walters Representative matches In April, City defeated Country 7–0 in the annual City vs Country Origin match. 1993 State of Origin series In the annual State of Origin series between NSW and Queensland, NSW won the series 2–1. 1993 Trans-Tasman Test series Following the Origin series, an Australian team played three test matches against New Zealand. Australia won the series 2–0 after the first test in Auckland was drawn 14-all. Teams The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with 16 clubs contesting the premiership, including five Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, two from greater New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one from the Australian Capital Territory.October 2025 BalmainTigers100px|center 86th seasonGround: Leichhardt Oval Coach: Alan JonesCaptain: Ben EliasBrisbaneBroncos100px|center 6th seasonGround: ANZ Stadium Coach: Wayne BennettCaptain: Allan Langer CanberraRaiders100px|center 12th seasonGround: Bruce Stadium Coach: Tim SheensCaptain: Mal MeningaCanterbury-BankstownBulldogs100px|center 59th seasonGround: Belmore Oval Coach: Chris AndersonCaptain: Terry LambCronulla-SutherlandSharks100px|center 27th seasonGround: Endeavour Park Coach: Arthur BeetsonCaptain: Dan StainsEastern SuburbsRoosters100px|center 86th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Mark MurrayCaptain: Craig SalvatoriGold CoastSeagulls100px|center 6th seasonGround: Seagulls Stadium Coach: Wally LewisCaptain: Peter Gill & Brent ToddIllawarraSteelers100px|center 12th seasonGround: Wollongong Stadium Coach: Graham MurrayCaptain: John CrossManly-WarringahSea Eagles100px|center 47th seasonGround: Brookvale Oval Coach: Bob FultonCaptain: Geoff TooveyNewcastleKnights100px|center 6th seasonGround: Marathon Stadium Coach: David WaiteCaptain: Michael HaganNorth SydneyBears100px|center 86th seasonGround: North Sydney Oval Coach: Peter LouisCaptain: Tony ReaParramattaEels100px|center 47th seasonGround: Parramatta Stadium Coach: Mick CroninCaptain: Brett KennyPenrithPanthers100px|center 27th seasonGround: Penrith Stadium Coach: Phil GouldCaptain: John CartwrightSouth SydneyRabbitohs100px|center 86th seasonGround: Sydney Football Stadium Coach: Frank CurryCaptain: Michael AndrewsSt. GeorgeDragons100px|center 73rd seasonGround: Kogarah Oval Coach: Brian SmithCaptain: Michael PotterWestern SuburbsMagpies100px|center 86th seasonGround: Campbelltown Stadium Coach: Warren RyanCaptain: Paul Langmack Advertising For the second year running the NSWRL and its advertising agency Hertz Walpole used the 1992 re-recording of "The Best" by Tina Turner and Jimmy Barnes which had been released as "Simply the Best", the title by which the song was more popularly known in Australia. No new Tina footage was available until she came to Australia at the season's end, so further shots were taken from the 1992 Tina and Jimmy black & white film clip that accompanied the song's release and used in amongst the usual previous season action and pre-season training images. The League and Winfield enjoyed additional advertising exposure late in the season when Tina aligned an Australian leg of her 1993 tour with the NSWRL's final series. She performed on-stage at the Grand Final, presented the victor's trophy and performed the next week in a number of full-scale rock'n'roll shows with her band at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Ladder main Custom 8 pld win draw loss pf pa diff_pf_pa pts PF Points for PA Points against PD Points difference Pts Competition points points y 2 1 0 16 230 complete RLP CBY, STG, CAN, MAN, BRI, NOR, ILL, EAS, NEW, CRO, PAR, PEN, WES, SOU, BAL, GOL 17 0 5 464 254 17 0 5 418 258 16 1 5 587 272 16 0 6 442 232 16 0 6 517 330 P 14 1 7 448 325 12 0 10 373 253 11 1 10 343 356 10 0 12 337 381 9 0 13 272 399 9 0 13 237 439 7 0 15 314 428 7 0 15 319 475 6 0 16 319 560 6 1 15 327 412 1 0 21 229 572 Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sydney 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George 16 St. George Dragons Western Suburbs Magpies 16 Western Suburbs Magpies J. J. Giltinan Shield winners Premiers Qualified for finals series Cannot qualify for finals Q Q Q Q Q Q green1 Advance to finals series yellow1 Advance to playoff match -2 Balmain were deducted two competition points due to a breach of the replacement rule in round 19. Finals With one round remaining the Canberra Raiders were outright first on the ladder and favoured to participate in their 4th grand final in just 5 years. This was not to be however as a horrific leg injury sidelined Ricky Stuart for the last round of competition and the finals series. The Raiders went on to lose to Canterbury in round 22 of the competition and then to Brisbane and St George in the finals, all of which they had beat easily during the preceding season. By the end of the season there were only two points separating 1st and 5th. Week one of the finals saw St George easily account for the Canberra Raiders whilst Brisbane brushed aside Manly on their march through to week two. Canberra went into this game with their third halves combination in as many weeks and were unable to overcome the eventual premiers, succumbing to Brisbane 30–12. St. George beat Minor Premiers' Canterbury in the semi-final then had a week off to prepare for a Grand Final rematch with Brisbane who advanced through after beating Canterbury in a close and spiteful Preliminary Final.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 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeCrowd Qualifying finals 23x23px St. George Dragons31–10 23x23px Canberra Raiders4 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan31,429 23x23px Manly Sea Eagles10–36 23x23px Brisbane Broncos5 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum38,432 Semi-finals 23x23px Canberra Raiders12–30 23x23px Brisbane Broncos11 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumBill Harrigan33,893 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs12–27 23x23px St. George Dragons12 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum41,384 Preliminary final 23x23px Canterbury Bulldogs16–23 23x23px Brisbane Broncos19 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum34,821 Grand final 23x23px St. George Dragons6–14 23x23px Brisbane Broncos26 September 1993Sydney Football StadiumGreg McCallum42,329 Chart Qualifying final Major semi final Grand final Elimination final Minor semi final Preliminary final 2 St. George 16 St. George 31 3 Canberra 16 Canberra 10 4 Manly 16 Manly 10 5 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 36 1 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 12 St. George 16 St. George 27 Canberra 16 Canberra 12 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 30 Canterbury 16 Canterbury 16 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 23 St. George 16 St. George 6 Brisbane 16 Brisbane 14 Grand Final 1993 NSWRL Grand Final Allianz Stadium from above.jpg An aerial view of the Sydney Football Stadium, where the match was played 50pxSt. George Dragons 50pxBrisbane Broncos STG St George 16 BRI Brisbane 16 2 4 6 10 4 14 26 September 1993 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney Clive Churchill Medal Brad Mackay (STG) Australian National anthem Anthony Warlow Greg McCallum 42,329 Nine Network Ken Sutcliffe (host) Ray Warren Peter Sterling Paul Vautin Steve Roach & Gene Miles (sideline) 1992 1994 For the second year running Brisbane and St George played out the decider. The Broncos had momentum coming into the Grand Final, with only one loss in their last six matches. Even though that loss was to St. George in the final regular season round, Brisbane remained underdogs. Lingard John LANGER INJURY SHOCK The Sun-Herald Australia 69 Fairfax Media 25 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930925_0314_9453 12 February 2011 In sunny conditions, a ground record crowd for the Sydney Football Stadium of 42,239 was on hand for the match. AAP Australian Associated Press COACHES PINPOINT SAINTS' MISTAKES The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 46 Fairfax Media 27 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930927_0099_6604 12 February 2011 Teams The teams for the Grand Final were largely unchanged from their meeting in the 1992 Grand Final. Only one Broncos player (Peter Ryan), and four of the Dragons (Jason Stevens, Nathan Brown, Gorden Tallis and Phil Blake) had not played in the previous decider. It was also Glenn Lazarus' fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance, having appeared the previous year's for Brisbane and the three years' before that with the Canberra Raiders. It was also David Barnhill's fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance, having appeared the previous year for St. George and the three years' before that with the Canberra Raiders. n center St. George Dragons red white red Brisbane Broncos gold maroon white 17 s n Brian Smith Mick Potter (c) 1 Ricky Walford 2 Mark Coyne 3 Graeme Bradley 4 Ian Herron 5 Tony Smith 6 Noel Goldthorpe 7 Tony Priddle 8 Wayne Collins 9 Jason Stevens 10 David Barnhill 11 Scott Gourley 12 Brad Mackay 13 Nathan Brown 22 Gorden Tallis 24 Phil Blake 40 Jeff Hardy 41 Wayne Bennett Julian O'Neill 1 Michael Hancock 2 Steve Renouf 3 Chris Johns 4 Willie Carne 5 Kevin Walters 6 Allan Langer (c) 7 Glenn Lazarus 8 Kerrod Walters 9 Mark Hohn 10 Trevor Gillmeister 11 Alan Cann 12 Terry Matterson 13 Andrew Gee 14 John Plath 15 Peter Ryan 16 Middleton David Rugby League 1994 HarperSports Pymble, New South Wales Hauser Liam The Great Grand Finals – Rugby League's Greatest Contests New Holland Wahroonga, Australia 9781760794736 2022 Entertainment In the pre-match performance, Tina Turner performed "The Best" on stage at the Sydney Football Stadium alongside her saxophonist, US session musician Timmy Cappello. Harms John The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story University of Queensland Press 2005 Australia 149 https://books.google.com/books?id=OFE2EZ7JyEkC 978-0-7022-3536-8 Theatre performer Anthony Warlow and then star of the Australian production of The Phantom of the Opera, sung the Australian National anthem. First half During the first minute of the game, St. George pr forward Jason Stevens suffered a badly broken thumb and would take no further part in the match. Ian Heads Broncos snuff out the Party Candles The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 42 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0113_0700 13 February 2011 Dragons wger Mark Coyne also left the field briefly due to injury, but would play on. Following a Tony Priddle error, the Broncos opened the scoring in the 21st minute after Kevin Walters threw a dummy 40 metres out and sliced through the St. George line then passed back inside to Chris Johns who dived over. John MacDonald Broncos make it two-time Champs The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 44 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0116_9164 12 February 2011 Julian O'Neill converted the try to give Brisbane a 6–0 lead. Casimir Jon No Place to hide for Fans in Despair The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 41 Fairfax 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0110_6357 13 February 2011 About seven minutes later it was Kevin Walters again who set up Terry Matterson on his inside to cross for a soft try from close range. Ryan, Warren Warren Ryan Dragons saved worst for the last The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 42 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0111_5053 12 February 2011 O'Neill missed his kick so Brisbane led 10–0 with seven minutes of the first half remaining. Just before halftime Andrew Gee gave away a penalty in the ruck and St. George decided to take the two points, meaning the score at the break was 10–2 in favour of the Broncos. Brisbane had 57% of the possession in the first half, making only four handling errors, while St. George had made eight handling errors and had made 22 more tackles than the Broncos. Second half St. George opened the scoring in the second half, again with Ian Herron taking a shot at goal following a penalty from Andrew Gee, bringing the deficit back to a converted try at 10–4. Brisbane withstood further raids from the Dragons and when another penalty was awarded to St. George in front of the posts they again took the two points, with Herron making it three from three so the score was 10–6 in favour of the Broncos with just under 20 minutes remaining. However, these would be the last points the Dragons would score with the Broncos getting in close to St. Georges line before passing the ball out to Willie Carne on the right wing to dive over in the corner for the game's third try in the 68th minute. Brisbane slays the Dragons The Age Australia 29 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0222_0639 13 February 2011 O'Neill missed the sideline conversion attempt so the score was 14–6 with only 10 minutes of the match remaining. There were no more points before the final siren, with Brisbane's defence able to keep out St. George and force the Dragons into further errors. After the match Tina Turner presented the trophy to Brisbane captain Allan Langer and joined in Brisbane's post-game victory song. Pramberg Bernie Broncos beat critics The Courier-Mail Australia Queensland Newspapers 26 September 2006 http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20480464-10389,00.html 12 December 2009 Despite being on the losing side, Dragons lk forward Brad Mackay was chosen by NSWRL General Manager John Quayle, Don Furner and two St. George legends, John Raper and Reg Gasnier to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man-of-the-match, with Queensland premier Wayne Goss questioning the decision. Masters, Roy Roy Masters (rugby league) Tapping into a Sound of Silence The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 44 Fairfax Media 26 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930926_0117_8706 13 February 2011 By retaining their title Brisbane had also become the first team in history to win a premiership from fifth spot. The match also drew remarkably strong ratings nationwide. Oliver Robin Grand Final Ratings Light up League The Sydney Morning Herald Australia 45 Fairfax Media 27 September 1993 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news930927_0096_2338 6 February 2011 Scoreboard 1993 NSWRL Winfield Cup Grand Final Sunday, 26 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10) 6 – 14 2–10 4–4 St. George Dragons St George 16 3Herron pen 40 pen 48 pen 62 (3/3) Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 3Johns 21Matterson 30Carne 68 1O'Neill 23 (1/3) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 42,329 Greg McCallum Clive Churchill Medal Brad MackayD'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 (St George) Other matches The North Sydney Bears won the reserve grade Grand Final 5–4 against the Newcastle Knights. It was the Bears third-straight reserve grade premiership victory, with Peter Jackson scoring the winning field goal before half time to break a 4-all tie. There were no points scored in the second half.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127250486 Jacko hangs up his boots after spearheading win The Canberra Times Canberra 27 September 1993 21 March 2020 25 National Library of Australia In the under-23s Presidents Cup Grand Final, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17–4, after leading 13–0 at half time.Young Roosters set up win with early tries https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127250479/13971694 31 July 2025 Canberra Times 27 September 1993 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 25 Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22. Top 5 point scorers PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField goals180North Sydney Daryl Halligan3832156Canberra David Furner4700134Brisbane Terry Matterson5570127Western Suburbs Jason Taylor3563124Manly Ivan Cleary8460 Top 5 try scorers TriesPlayer19Canberra Noa Nadruku16Canberra Sean Hoppe15Brisbane Steve Renouf14Brisbane Willie Carne14Newcastle Jamie Ainscough Top 5 goal scorers GoalsPlayer83North Sydney Daryl Halligan70Canberra David Furner57Brisbane Terry Matterson56Western Suburbs Jason Taylor46Manly Ivan Cleary Attendances The regular season attendances for the 1993 season aggregated to a total of 2,625,467 at an average of 14,426 per game. Due to a sponsorship dispute between the Castlemaine XXXX sponsored Queensland Rugby League and the Powers Brewery sponsored Brisbane Broncos, the defending premiers moved from the 32,500 capacity Lang Park to the 59,000 capacity ANZ Stadium for 1993. At the host venue of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the Broncos set a new league record average home attendance of 43,200. This was almost 27,000 more than the next best for the season set by Canterbury-Bankstown. The highest ten regular season match attendances:1993 NSWRL season - Venues CrowdVenueHome teamOpponentRound 58,593 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos St George 16 St. George Dragons Round 22 57,212 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Round 12 54,751 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Round 17 51,517 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Round 3 46,001 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Round 4 40,733 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Round 10 39,193 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers Round 14 35,904 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers Round 6 35,641 Sydney Cricket Ground St George 16 St. George Dragons Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Round 21 31,896 ANZ Stadium Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Round 14 See also 1993 State of Origin series References 40em External links Rugby League Tables - Season 1993 The World of Rugby League 1993 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup at rleague.comJanuary 2025 medicmedic NSWRL season 1993 at rugbyleagueproject.com Results:1991-2000 at rabbitohs.com.au Category:New South Wales Rugby League premiership NSWRL season