1987 National Panasonic Cup

The 1987 National Panasonic Cup was the 14th edition of the NSWRL Midweek Cup, a NSWRL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs from the NSWRL, the BRL, the CRL, Papua New Guinea and State Representative Teams.

1987 NSWRL Midweek Cup
NSWRL National Panasonic Cup
Tournament details
Dates4 March - 10 June 1987
Teams20
Venue(s)8 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBalmain (3rd title)
Runners-upPenrith
Tournament statistics
Matches played19

A total of 20 teams from across Australia and Papua New Guinea played 19 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams
Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 1
Parramatta Eels NSWRL Winners of the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRL Runners-Up in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Balmain Tigers NSWRL Third Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRL Fourth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRL Fifth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
North Sydney Bears NSWRL Sixth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
St. George Dragons NSWRL Seventh Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Penrith Panthers NSWRL Eighth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRL Ninth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRL Tenth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Canberra Raiders NSWRL Eleventh Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 6th (Previous: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRL Twelfth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 14th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Illawarra Steelers NSWRL Thirteenth Place in the 1986 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 6th (Previous: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 9th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 9th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Enter in Preliminary Round
Port Moresby Vipers PNGRFL League Representative Team 2nd (Previous: 1986)
Western Australia Black Swans WARL State Representative Team 4th (Previous: 1977, 1978, 1986)
Northern Territory Bulls NTRL State Representative Team 4th (Previous: 1976, 1977, 1978)
Victoria Thunderbolts VRL State Representative Team 1st
South Australia Croweaters SARL State Representative Team 1st

Venues
Sydney Tamworth Bathurst Tweed Heads Perth Goroka
Leichhardt Oval Parramatta Stadium Belmore Sports Ground Scully Park Carrington Park Chris Cunningham Field Lathlain Park Danny Leahy Oval
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000

Preliminary rounds
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
5/04/87 Western Australia18 South Australia14Perth
12/04/87 Western Australia28 Victoria10Perth
12/04/87 Port Moresby (PNG)52Northern Territory5Danny Leahy Oval
19/04/87 Port Moresby (PNG)50 Western Australia10Danny Leahy Oval

Round 1
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
4/03/87 Canterbury-Bankstown (Bennett, Hagan, O’Brien, Bugden tries, Farrar 3 goals)22 Manly-Warringah (Davis try)4Leichhardt OvalDavid Gillespie - Canterbury-Bankstown
11/03/87 North Sydney (Friend, Lennon 2, Graham tries, McArthur 2 goals)24 Western Suburbs (Davis try, Naden goal)6Leichhardt OvalMark Graham - North Sydney
18/03/87 Parramatta (Eden, Jackson, Sharp tries, Eden 6 goals, Muggleton field goal)25 Illawarra (Carney, Upfield tries, Carney 4 goals)16Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Parramatta
25/03/87 Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking 2, Russell tries, Stains, Wilson 2 goals)20 Canberra (Belcher try, Meninga 2 goals)8Carrington ParkJonathan Docking - Cronulla-Sutherland
1/04/87 South Sydney (Mavin, Harrington, P.Roberts, Blake tries, Baker 3 goals, Baker field goal)23 St George (Wynn try, Quinton goal)6Scully ParkCraig Coleman - South Sydney
8/04/87 Penrith (Robards, Bevan, Alexander tries, Bevan goal)14 Combined Brisbane (Hegarty goal)2Leichhardt OvalCraig Izzard - Penrith
22/04/87 Balmain (Sinclair, Camroux 2, Grounds, Owens, John Davidson, Davies, Bevan, Gale, McGuire tries, Conlon 6, Elias 3 goals)62 Port Moresby (PNG) (Saea try, Kovae 2 goals)8Leichhardt OvalBruce Sinclair - Balmain
29/04/87 Eastern Suburbs (French 3, McGahan 2, Challis, Morris, Spina, Simpkins tries, Portlock 5, Smith 4 goals)54 NSW Country0Leichhardt OvalHugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs

Quarter finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
15/04/87 Parramatta (Crnkovich, Delroy, Laurie tries, Eden 3 goals)18 North Sydney (I.French try)4Leichhardt OvalTerry Leabeater - Parramatta
6/05/87 Balmain (John Davidson, Camroux tries, Conlon goal, Elias field goal)11 South Sydney (Blake try, Ellison 3 goals)10Belmore Sports GroundBen Elias - Balmain
13/05/87 Eastern Suburbs (Challis, McGahan tries, Smith 2 goals)12 Canterbury-Bankstown (P.Mortimer, Lamb tries, Lamb goal)10Chris Cunningham FieldHugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs
20/05/87 Penrith (Alexander 2 tries, Clements 3 goals)14 Cronulla-Sutherland (Coleman try, Wilson goal)6Leichhardt OvalGreg Alexander - Penrith

Semi finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
27/05/87 Penrith (B.Izzard, Smith, Alexander, Geyer, Vitanza tries, Fitzhenry 6 goals)32 Parramatta (Erickson, Kenny, Sterling, Mares tries, Muggleton 3 goals)22Leichhardt OvalGreg Alexander - Penrith
3/06/87 Balmain (Hanrahan, Neil, Sironen tries, Conlon goal)14 Eastern Suburbs (Lydon try, Smith 4 goals)12Belmore Sports GroundScott Gale - Balmain

Final
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
10/6/87 Balmain (Gale, Gartner tries, Conlon 3 goals)14 Penrith (Robinson, Fitzhenry tries, Fitzhenry 2 goals)12Parramatta StadiumBen Elias - Balmain

Player of the Series

Golden Try
  • Steve O'Brien (Canterbury-Bankstown)

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