1982 KB Cup

The 1982 KB Cup was the 9th edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL.

1982 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL KB Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 March - 11 August 1982
Teams18
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsManly-Warringah (1st title)
Runners-upNewtown
Tournament statistics
Matches played24

A total of 18 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 24 matches in a round-robin format with teams playing a round of games with the 2 lowest performing teams being eliminated before the remaining teams played another round of games with the top 8 teams advanced to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams
Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Winners of the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Third Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 9th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Canberra Raiders NSWRFL NSWRFL Expansion Team 1st
Illawarra Steelers NSWRFL NSWRFL Expansion Team 1st
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 4th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 4th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981)
Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country League Representative Team 4th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981)
South Island Scorpions NZRL Winners of the 1981 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 1st

Venues
Sydney Brisbane Tweed Heads
Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Chris Cunningham Field
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 13,500

Round 1
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
24/03/82 Eastern Suburbs12 Western Suburbs0Leichhardt OvalMarty Gurr & Des O'Reilly - Eastern Suburbs
31/03/82 South Sydney18 North Sydney10Leichhardt OvalTony Melrose - South Sydney
7/04/82 Manly-Warringah47 Illawarra20Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Manly-Warringah
14/04/82 Canberra27 South Island (NZ)15Leichhardt OvalJay Hoffman - Canberra
21/04/82 St George26 QLD Country10Lang ParkRohan Hancock - QLD Country
21/04/82 Balmain13 Combined Brisbane10Lang ParkGary Bridge - Balmain
28/04/82 Penrith16 Parramatta7Chris Cunningham FieldKevin Dann - Penrith
5/05/82 Newtown26 Canterbury-Bankstown5Leichhardt OvalSteve Bowden - Newtown
26/05/82 Cronulla-Sutherland15 NSW Country2Leichhardt OvalDane Sorensen - Cronulla-Sutherland
ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
Manly-Warringah11004720272
Newtown1100265212
St George11002610162
Cronulla-Sutherland1100152132
Eastern Suburbs1100120122
Canberra11002715122
Penrith110016792
South Sydney1100181082
Balmain1100131032
Combined Brisbane10101013-30
North Sydney10101018-80
Parramatta1010716-90
South Island10101527-120
Western Suburbs1010012-120
NSW Country1010215-130
QLD Country10101026-160
Canterbury-Bankstown1010526-210
Illawarra10102047-270

Canterbury-Bankstown and Illawarra eliminated.

Round 2

The original second round draw saw Cronulla-Sutherland play Canterbury-Bankstown and Canberra play Illawarra. That was amended because under the competition guidelines, the 2 teams that were placed last after round 1 were eliminated. The amended draw is listed below.

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
12/05/82 Manly-Warringah22 North Sydney15Leichhardt OvalPaul Vautin - Manly-Warringah
19/05/82 South Sydney *6 Penrith6Leichhardt OvalRoyce Simmons - Penrith
2/06/82 Balmain24 Eastern Suburbs11Leichhardt OvalGreg Lane - Balmain
9/06/82 Western Suburbs20 St George11Leichhardt OvalTerry Lamb - Western Suburbs
15/06/82 Newtown43 QLD Country2Lang ParkPhil Sigsworth - Newtown
15/06/82 Combined Brisbane34 South Island3Lang ParkBrett French - Combined Brisbane
16/06/82 Parramatta41 NSW Country3Leichhardt OvalJohn Muggleton - Parramatta
23/06/82 Cronulla-Sutherland25 Canberra11Leichhardt OvalPerry Haddock - Cronulla-Sutherland
ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
Newtown2200697624
Manly-Warringah22006935344
Cronulla-Sutherland22004013274
Balmain22003721164
South Sydney2200241684
Parramatta21104819292
Combined Brisbane21104416282
Penrith2110221392
St George2110373072
Eastern Suburbs21102324-12
Canberra21103840-22
Western Suburbs21102023-32
North Sydney20202540-150
South Island20201861-430
NSW Country2020556-510
QLD Country20201269-570
Canterbury-Bankstown1010526-210
Illawarra10102047-270

Quarter finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
30/06/82 South Sydney19 Balmain2Leichhardt OvalPeter Tunks - South Sydney
7/07/82 Manly-Warringah17 Penrith14Leichhardt OvalRod Wright - Penrith
14/07/82 Newtown7 Cronulla-Sutherland2Leichhardt OvalJohn Ferguson - Newtown
21/07/82 Parramatta25 Combined Brisbane7Lang ParkBrett Kenny - Parramatta

Semi finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
28/07/82 Newtown *8 South Sydney8Leichhardt OvalShane Arneil - South Sydney
4/08/82 Manly-Warringah24 Parramatta10Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Manly-Warringah
  • *- Progressed on penalty count-back

Final
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
11 August 1982 Manly-Warringah23 Newtown8Leichhardt OvalGraham Eadie - Manly-Warringah

Named Teams:

Manly-Warringah: 1.Graham Eadie, 2. John Ribot, 3. Phil Blake, 4. Michael Blake, 5. Simon Booth, 6. Alan Thompson, 7. Mike Eden, 8. Bruce Walker, 9. Les Boyd, 10. Paul McCabe, 11. Mark Broadhurst, 12. Max Krilich (c), 13. Geoff Gerard. Res – 14. Paul Vautin, 15. Chris Close, 16. Ray Brown, 17.Iam Thomson . Coach – Ray Ritchie.

Newtown: 1. Phil Sigsworth, 2. John Ferguson, 3. Mick Ryan, 4. Allan McMahon, 5. Mal Graham, 6. Dean Lance, 7. Tom Raudonikis, 8. Graeme O'Grady, 9. Mick Pitman, 10. Col Murphy, 11. Craig Ellis, 12. Mark Bugden, 13. Steve Bowden. Res - 14. Ken Wilson, 15. Ron Sigsworth, 16. Peter Kelly, 17. John Mackay. Coach - Warren Ryan.

Manly-Warringah 23 (Ribot, P.Blake, M.Blake, Booth tries, Eden 4, Eadie goals, Eden field goal) d Newtown 8 (Graham, Lance tries, Wilson goal). Crowd: 14,490.

Player of the Series

Golden Try

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