New South Wales Rugby League season 1992
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| New South Wales Rugby League season 1992 | |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |  Brisbane (1st title) |
| Minor premiers | Brisbane (1st title) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Points scored | 5993 (average 32.929 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,282,194 (average 12,540 per match) |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Daryl Halligan (168 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) |  Mark Bell (16 tries) Tim Brasher (16 tries) |
The 1992 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fifth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. The lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with sixteen clubs competing for the Winfield Cup, 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.
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[edit] Teams
 Balmain Tigers |
 Brisbane Broncos |
 Canberra Raiders |
 Canterbury Bulldogs |
 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
 Eastern Suburbs Roosters |
 Gold Coast Seagulls |
 Illawarra Steelers |
 Manly Sea Eagles |
 Newcastle Knights |
 North Sydney Bears |
 Parramatta Eels |
 Penrith Panthers |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
 St. George Dragons |
 Western Suburbs Magpies |
[edit] Season summary
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. The "steel-city-cousins", Illawarra and Newcastle, both won their first semi finals from their first attempt, Illawarra defeating St George and Newcastle downing Wests.
The Brisbane Broncos became the first team from outside of the boundaries of New South Wales (excluding the Australian Capital Territory) to win the premiership, defeating the St. George Dragons in their first ever Grand Final in just their fifth year in the competition.
The 1992 season also saw the retirement of future Immortal, Wally Lewis from playing.
[edit] Advertising
Riding the consistent Australian popularity of the "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. 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 & white film clip shot around the recording sessions was produced and the track was released and re-named as "Simply The Best" to co-incide 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 & 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 & white footage before the ad bursts into colour with the standard fare of big hits and previous season action.
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane |
22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 506 | 311 | +195 | 36 |
| 2 |  St. George |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 401 | 283 | +118 | 30 |
| 3 |  Illawarra |
22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 318 | 259 | +59 | 27 |
| 4 |  Newcastle |
22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 363 | 267 | +96 | 26 |
| 5 | Western Suburbs |
22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 356 | 327 | +29 | 25 |
| 6 |  Eastern Suburbs |
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 392 | 319 | +73 | 24 |
| 7 |  Canterbury |
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 423 | 417 | +6 | 22 |
| 8 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 334 | 335 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 |  Penrith |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 274 | 309 | -35 | 22 |
| 10 | Balmain |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 402 | 398 | +4 | 21 |
| 11 | North Sydney |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 376 | 381 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 |  Canberra |
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 435 | 409 | +26 | 20 |
| 13 |  Cronulla |
22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 284 | 395 | -111 | 16 |
| 14 |  South Sydney |
22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 429 | 533 | -104 | 14 |
| 15 |  Parramatta |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 276 | 491 | -215 | 13 |
| 16 |  Gold Coast |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 288 | 423 | -135 | 11 |
- Gold Coast Charges were deducted 2 points due to exceeding the replacement limit in one game.
[edit] Finals
The Dragons played two of the lowest scoring matches in finals history as they beat Newcastle Knights 3-2 in the semi final and the Illawarra Steelers 4-0 in the preliminary final.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
 Newcastle Knights |
21–2 |  Western Suburbs Magpies |
5 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Greg McCallum | 28,571 | ||
 St. George Dragons |
16–18 |  Illawarra Steelers |
6 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Graeme Annesley | 28,521 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| St. George Dragons |
3–2 | Newcastle Knights |
12 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Graeme Annesley | 38,772 | ||
 Brisbane Broncos |
22–12 | Illawarra Steelers |
13 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Greg McCallum | 38,859 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Illawarra Steelers |
0–4 | St. George Dragons |
20 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Greg McCallum | 38,928 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Brisbane Broncos |
28–8 | St. George Dragons |
27 September 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium | Greg McCallum | 41,560 | ||
[edit] Grand Final
| Brisbane Broncos | Position | St. George Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Julian O'Neill | FB | Mick Potter |
| Michael Hancock | WG | Ricky Walford |
| Steve Renouf | CE | Mark Coyne |
| Chris Johns | CE | Graeme Bradley |
| Willie Carne | WG | Ian Herron |
| Kevin Walters | FE | Michael Beattie (c) |
| Allan Langer (c) | HB | Noel Goldthorpe |
| Glenn Lazarus | PR | Tony Priddle |
| Kerrod Walters | HK | Wayne Collins |
| Gavin Allen | PR | Neil Tierney |
| Trevor Gillmeister | SR | David Barnhill |
| Alan Cann | SR | Scott Gourley |
| Terry Matterson | LK | Jeff Hardy |
| Mark Hohn | Bench | Brad Mackay |
| Andrew Gee | Bench | Rex Terp |
| John Plath | Bench | Tony Smith |
| Tony Currie | Bench | Matthew Elliott |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Brian Smith |
In their fifth year in the NSWRL, Brisbane finally put together the right combination to eclipse all their New South Welsh club rivals. Their big names in Langer, Renouf, Hancock and Lazarus had been unstoppable all year and helped the club power their way straight through the finals.
Brisbane tormented the Dragons in the 1st half of the decider, leading 6-4 at half time. A scintillating 90-metre try to Steve Renouf was a defining moment in the game and the Broncos' season. In the 2nd half they ran away with the game, enabling captain Allan Langer in his first year in the role, to hoist the Winfield Cup and bear the trophy and title back to Queensland. As a result of his his two-try performance, Langer became the first Queenslander to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal.
Brisbane 28 (Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, Renouf; Goals: Matterson 4/5)
St George 8 (Tries: Walford, Gourley; Goals: Herron 0/2 )
Clive Churchill Medal: Allan Langer (Brisbane)
[edit] World Club Challenge
On the 31st of October the Broncos played in the World Club Challenge against British champions, Wigan at Central Park. Brisbane became the first team since 1975's premiers, the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, to defeat the English champions, winning the match 22 to 8 in front of 17,460 spectators.
[edit] References and links
- Rugby League Tables - Season 1992 The World of Rugby League
- [1]] Tina Turner & Jimmy Barnes 1992 Simply the Best clip
