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Development: 1954-1983 hhmi.org | Leader in Clinical Education Since 1983... icelearningcenter.com | The Donahue Show, January 6, 1983 infertile.com | CBWCHC -- Year 1983 cbwchc.org |
The 1983 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-sixth season of professional rugby league football in Australia. Fourteen teams competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup during the season, which culminated in a replay of the previous year's grand final between the Parramatta and Manly-Warringah clubs. During the season, NSWRFL teams also competed for the 1983 KB Cup.
[edit] Season summaryFor the first time, the number of points awarded for scoring a try was raised from three to four. There was also the introduction of a hand over if a team was caught in possession six times, which had the effect of killing the traditional scrum but attracted many new followers to a game that had seen crowds decline by fifty percent since the record year of 1968. To counter a lucrative illegal betting market, legal betting via FootyTAB was introduced and was a resounding success. Twenty-six regular season rounds were played from February till August, resulting in a top five of Manly, Parramatta, Canterbury, Balmain and St. George who battled it out in the finals. Manly-Warringah managed 23 wins from 28 matches in 1983 - at the time the most wins in a season by a club in NSWRFL premieship history alongside Parramatta's 23 in 1982. The 1983 season's Rothmans Medallist was Eastern Suburbs back, Michael Eden and the Dally M Award went to Western Suburbs' half, Terry Lamb. Rugby League Week gave their player of the year award to Manly-Warringah winger, Phil Sigsworth. This was also the last year in the first-grade competition for foundation club the Newtown Jets, who were dropped at the season's end. [edit] TeamsThe lineup of teams remained unchanged from the previous season, with fourteen clubs competing in total, including six Sydney-based foundation teams, another six from Sydney, one from greater New South Wales and one from the Australian Capital Territory. [edit] Ladder
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[edit] Grand Final
Parramatta powered over Manly for the second year straight to claim their third successive title. The one-sided 18-6 win saw Brett Kenny claim a unique achievement in scoring two tries in three successive grand finals. Kenny opened the scoring and the Eels raced to a 10-0 lead after 13 minutes when Eric Grothe steamrolled burly Manly fullback Graham Eadie. Parramatta 18 (Tries: Brett Kenny 2, Eric Grothe; Goals: Cronin 3) defeated Manly-Warringah 6 (Tries: Sigsworth; Goals: Eadie) [edit] References
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