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 | Carrington Park (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 | Eastern Suburbs | 24 | NSW Country | 4 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/07/84 | Combined Brisbane | 14 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 11 | Lang Park |
| 18/07/84 | St George | 26 | Balmain | 6 | Scully Park (Tamworth) |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/07/84 | Combined Brisbane | 14 | Parramatta | 12 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 1/08/84 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | St George | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1984 | Combined 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.
Brisbane: 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.
Eastern Suburbs: 1. Graeme Atkins, 2. Shane McKellar (c), 3. Glen Leggett, 4. David Green, 5. John Ferguson, 6. Mike Eden, 7. Scott Gayle, 8. Kevin Hastings, 9. Mark Wheeler, 10. Terry Regan, 11. Dane Sorensen, 12. Rowland Beckett, 13. Tom Arber, 15. Darren Finlayson, 16. Gavin Miller, 17. Steve Hardy, Coach Laurie Freier.
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]
Golden Try
Eastern Suburbs player Mike Eden won the A$5,000 award for creating the Golden Try of the 1984 Panasonic Cup.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Gallaway, Jack (2003). Origin: Rugby league's greatest contest 1980 - 2002. University of Queensland Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7022-3383-8.
- ↑ 1984 Panasonic Cup Final highlights