1984 National Panasonic Cup
For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.
Format
With the demise of Newtown, the competition was reduced to 17 teams in a straight knock-out. 2 teams played off in the preliminary round. There was a random draw for all other rounds.
Preliminary round
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/05/84 | Qld Country | 25 | Auckland | 18 | Lang Park |
Round 1
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/04/84 | Balmain | 12 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 2 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 18/04/84 | Penrith | 26 | Illawarra | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 2/05/84 | Combined Brisbane | 25 | South Sydney | 18 | Lang Park |
| 9/05/84 | NSW Country | 17 | Western Suburbs | 4 | Bathurst |
| 23/05/84 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 30 | Manly-Warringah | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 6/06/84 | Eastern Suburbs | 44 | Qld Country | 0 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 13/06/84 | Parramatta | 20 | Canberra | 2 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 20/06/84 | St. George | 22 | North Sydney | 0 | Leichhardt Oval |
Quarter finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/06/84 | Parramatta | 16 | Penrith | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 4/07/84 | Easts | 24 | NSW Country | 4 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/07/84 | Brisbane | 14 | Canterbury | 11 | Lang Park |
| 18/07/84 | St George | 26 | Balmain | 6 | Tamworth |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/07/84 | Brisbane | 14 | Parramatta | 12 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 1/08/84 | Easts | 22 | St George | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1984 | Brisbane | 12 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
A televised night game, the final's match commentary was provided by Ray Warren and Bill Anderson.
The Brisbane side that night was:
1. Colin Scott, 2. Joe Kilroy, 3. Mal Meninga, 4. Gene Miles, 5. John Ribot, 6. Wally Lewis (c), 7. Henry Foster, 8. Bob Lindner, 9. Wally Fullerton Smith, 10. Bryan Neibling, 11. Richard Poulsen, 12. Eddie Muller, 13. Greg Dowling, 14. Tony Currie, Coach Bob McCarthy.
Lewis opened the scoring when he was tackled a few metres from the try-line and in the absence of a marker played the ball forward and dove over for a try. He was also named man-of-the-match.
Player of the Series
- Wally Lewis (Brisbane)[1]
Sources
- ↑ Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby league's greatest contest 1980 - 2002. University of Queensland Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7022-3383-8.