1988 Panasonic Cup
For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.
Format
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria were replaced by the 3 new NSWRL clubs (Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Giants and Newcastle Knights) reducing the competition to 19 teams, participating in a straight knock-out. There was a random draw for all rounds other than the Preliminary Rounds.
Preliminary rounds
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
22/03/88 | NSW Country | 25 | Port Moresby | 0 | Port Moresby |
25/03/88 | Combined Brisbane | 8 | NSW Country | 0 | Lang Park |
30/03/88 | Newcastle Knights | 26 | Combined Brisbane | 10 | Newcastle |
Round 1
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
4/05/88 | Balmain | 19 | South Sydney | 4 | Tamworth |
18/05/88 | St George | 18 | Easts | 14 | Parramatta Stadium |
Final
Player of the Series
Sources