1977 NSWRFL season

Last updated
1977 New South Wales Rugby Football League
DurationMarch 19 – September 24, 1977
Teams12
Premiers St. George colours.svg St. George (14th title)
Minor premiers Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta (1st title)
Matches played139
Points scored4346
Attendance1440765
Top points scorer(s) Parramatta colours.svg Mick Cronin (225)
Player of the year Parramatta colours.svg Mick Cronin (Rothmans Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Russel Gartner (17)

The 1977 NSWRFL season was the 70th season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Twelve clubs, including six of 1908's foundation teams and another six from around Sydney competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the St. George and Parramatta clubs. NSWRFL teams also competed for the 1977 Amco Cup.

Contents

Season summary

During the pre-season Parramatta forward Graham Olling made headlines when he became the first rugby league player to admit to taking anabolic steroids, which at the time were not illegal in the sport. [1]

Another stir was created at the start of the season by Newtown's recruitment of professional American football player, Manfred Moore. The club's first match of the season at Henson Park attracted the likes of Paul Hogan, Jeannie Little and John Laws who witnessed the American score Newtown's first try.

Twenty-two regular season rounds were played from March till August, with Parramatta top of the table for much of the season before finishing the home and away fixtures on top of the table. The final five were rounded out by St. George, Eastern Suburbs, Balmain and Manly. Cronulla-Sutherland had been in contention for a finals spot before fading late in the season.

The 1977 season's Rothmans Medal, as well as Rugby League Week's player of the year award, was awarded to Parramatta centre Mick Cronin.

Teams

Balmain
Tigers
Balmain Jersey 1976.png

70th season
Ground: Leichhardt Oval
Coach: Ron Willey
Captain: Trevor Ryan

Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown Jersey 1977.png

43rd season
Ground: Belmore Sports Ground
Coach: Mal Clift
Captain: Bob McCarthy
, George Peponis, Tim Pickup

Cronulla-Sutherland
Sharks
Cronulla-Sutherland Jersey 1977.png

11th season
Ground: Endeavour Field
Coach: Ted Glossop
Captain: Greg Pierce

Eastern Suburbs
Roosters
Eastern Suburbs Jersey 1977.png

70th season
Ground: Sydney Sports Ground
Captain-coach: Arthur Beetson

Manly-Warringah
Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Jersey 1976.png

31st season
Ground: Brookvale Oval
Coach: Frank Stanton
Captain: Ray Branighan

Newtown
Jets
Newtown Jersey 1977.png

70th season
Ground: Henson Park
Coach: Paul Broughton
Captain: John Floyd

North Sydney
Bears
North Sydney Jersey 1977.png

70th season
Ground: North Sydney Oval
Captain-coach: Bill Hamilton

Parramatta
Eels
Parramatta Jersey 1976.png

31st season
Ground: Cumberland Oval
Coach: Terry Fearnley
Captain: Ray Higgs

Penrith
Panthers
Penrith Jersey 1977.png

11th season
Ground: Penrith Park
Coach: Don Parish
Captain: Mike Stephenson

South Sydney
Rabbitohs
South Sydney Jersey 1977.png

70th season
Ground: Redfern Oval
Coach: John O'Neill
Captain: George Piggins

St. George
Dragons
St George Jersey 1977.png

57th season
Ground: Kogarah Oval
Coach: Harry Bath
Captain: Steve Edge

Western Suburbs
Magpies
Western Suburbs Jersey 1975.png

70th season
Ground: Lidcombe Oval
Coach: Keith Holman
Captain: Tom Raudonikis

Regular season

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFGFR
Balmain Tigers EAS
+4
SOU
−2
CRO
+10
WES
+11
NOR
+19
PEN
0
STG
−9
PAR
−2
CBY
+7
MAN
+16
EAS
0
SOU
+4
CRO
−8
NEW
+17
WES
+26
NOR
+9
PEN
+10
STG
−4
PAR
−20
NEW
+31
CBY
+17
MAN
−7
MAN
+8
EAS
−24
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs CRO
−2
NOR
0
STG
+10
NEW
+18
MAN
+1
SOU
+1
WES
−3
PEN
+11
BAL
−7
EAS
−7
CRO
+23
NOR
−5
STG
−3
PAR
−8
NEW
+21
MAN
+5
SOU
+18
WES
−7
PEN
+2
PAR
−5
BAL
−17
EAS
−2
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks CBY
+2
EAS
−11
BAL
−10
NOR
+5
STG
+12
NEW
+27
MAN
+6
SOU
+1
PEN
−1
PAR
−7
CBY
−23
EAS
−4
BAL
+8
WES
+11
NOR
−6
STG
−5
NEW
+33
MAN
−4
SOU
+14
WES
+37
PEN
+31
PAR
+5
Eastern Suburbs Roosters BAL
−4
CRO
+11
NOR
+36
STG
−4
NEW
+39
MAN
+20
SOU
+11
WES
−8
PAR
−7
CBY
+7
BAL
0
CRO
+4
NOR
+18
PEN
+15
STG
−13
NEW
+13
MAN
+12
SOU
+13
WES
+11
PEN
+17
PAR
−8
CBY
+2
STG
−5
BAL
+24
PAR
−8
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles SOU
+18
WES
+7
PEN
+24
PAR
−9
CBY
−1
EAS
−20
CRO
−6
NOR
+14
NEW
+5
BAL
−16
SOU
+4
WES
+11
PEN
+5
STG
+18
PAR
+2
CBY
−5
EAS
−12
CRO
+4
NOR
+2
STG
−17
NEW
+48
BAL
+7
BAL
−8
Newtown Jets WES
+7
PEN
−11
PAR
−11
CBY
−18
EAS
−39
CRO
−27
NOR
−5
STG
−15
MAN
−5
SOU
−13
WES
−1
PEN
−16
PAR
−9
BAL
−17
CBY
−21
EAS
−13
CRO
−33
NOR
−23
STG
−14
BAL
−31
MAN
−48
SOU
+13
North Sydney Bears PAR
−3
CBY
0
EAS
−36
CRO
−5
BAL
−19
STG
−17
NEW
+5
MAN
−14
WES
+1
PEN
+4
PAR
−2
CBY
+5
EAS
−18
SOU
+19
CRO
+6
BAL
−9
STG
−15
NEW
+23
MAN
−2
SOU
+16
WES
+40
PEN
+8
Parramatta Eels NOR
+3
STG
−13
NEW
+11
MAN
+9
SOU
+18
WES
+8
PEN
+19
BAL
+2
EAS
+7
CRO
+7
NOR
+2
STG
+1
NEW
+9
CBY
+8
MAN
−2
SOU
+1
WES
+31
PEN
+19
BAL
+20
CBY
+5
EAS
+8
CRO
−5
XSTG
−5
EAS
+8
STG
0
STG
−22
Penrith Panthers STG
−4
NEW
+11
MAN
−24
SOU
−10
WES
−8
BAL
0
PAR
−19
CBY
−11
CRO
+1
NOR
−4
STG
+17
NEW
+16
MAN
−5
EAS
−15
SOU
+41
WES
+12
BAL
−10
PAR
−19
CBY
−2
EAS
−17
CRO
−31
NOR
−8
South Sydney Rabbitohs MAN
−18
BAL
+2
WES
−29
PEN
+10
PAR
−18
CBY
−1
EAS
−11
CRO
−1
STG
−5
NEW
+13
MAN
−4
BAL
−4
WES
−19
NOR
−19
PEN
−41
PAR
−1
CBY
−18
EAS
−13
CRO
−14
NOR
−16
STG
−9
NEW
−13
St. George Dragons PEN
+4
PAR
+13
CBY
−10
EAS
+4
CRO
−12
NOR
+17
BAL
+9
NEW
+15
SOU
+5
WES
+8
PEN
−17
PAR
−1
CBY
+3
MAN
−18
EAS
+13
CRO
+5
NOR
+15
BAL
+4
NEW
+14
MAN
+17
SOU
+9
WES
+45
EAS
+5
PAR
+5
XPAR
0
PAR
+22
Western Suburbs Magpies NEW
−7
MAN
−7
SOU
+29
BAL
−11
PEN
+8
PAR
−8
CBY
+3
EAS
+8
NOR
−1
STG
−8
NEW
+1
MAN
−11
SOU
+19
CRO
−11
BAL
−26
PEN
−12
PAR
−31
CBY
+7
EAS
−11
CRO
−37
NOR
−40
STG
−45
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GFGFR

Bold – Home game
X – Bye
Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 221903448280+16838
2 St. George colours.svg St. George 221705402260+14234
3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 221516392207+18531
4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 221327417288+12928
5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 221408352269+8328
6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 221309433312+12126
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown 2210111283239+4421
8 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 2210111377390-1321
9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 227015247438-19114
10 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 226115319408-8913
11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 223019250479-2296
12 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 222020254604-3504

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 224681012141618202224262628303234363838
2 St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons 24466810121416161618182022242628303234
3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters 02446810101012131517191921232527292931
4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers 224689991113141616182022242424262828
5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 246666681010121416182020202224242628
6 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22246810121212121214161616181820222426
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 0135799111111131313131517191921212121
8 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 0111113357799111313131515171921
9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 0022446888101012121212121414141414
10 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers 022223335579991113131313131313
11 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 0224444446666666666666
12 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 2222222222222222222224

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Qualifying Finals
St. George colours.svg St. George 19–14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 27 August 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack Danzey 28,288
Balmain colours.svg Balmain 23–15 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah 28 August 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Gary Cook20,716
Semi-finals
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 5–10 St. George colours.svg St. George 3 September 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Jack Danzey 29,794
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 26–2 Balmain colours.svg Balmain 4 September 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Gary Cook23,785
Preliminary final
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 13–5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 10 September 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Gary Cook39,095
Grand finals
St. George colours.svg St. George 9–9 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 17 September 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Gary Cook65,959
St. George colours.svg St. George 22–0 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 24 September 1977 Sydney Cricket Ground Gary Cook47,828

Chart

Qualifying finalMajor semi-finalPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta5 St. George colours.svg St. George22*
St. George colours.svg St. George10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta0*
2 St. George colours.svg St. George19 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta13
3 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs14Minor semi-final Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs5
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs26
4 Balmain colours.svg Balmain23 Balmain colours.svg Balmain2
5 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly15

* - Indicates only the replay match, and not the match ending in a draw.

Grand final

St. GeorgePositionParramatta
  1. Ted Goodwin
FB 18. Phil Mann
2. Stephen Butler WG 2. Jim Porter
3. Graham Quinn CE 3. Mick Cronin
4. Robert Finch CE 4. Ed Sulkowicz
5. John Chapman WG 5. Graeme Atkins
6. Rod McGregor FE
  1. Mark Levy
7. Mark Shulman HB 7. John Kolc
13. Bruce Starkey PR 13. Graham Olling
12. Steve Edge (c) HK 12. Ron Hilditch
11. Craig Young PR 14. John Baker
10. Robert Stone SR 10. Geoff Gerard
9. John Jansen SR 9. Ray Higgs (c)
8. Rod Reddy LK 8. Ray Price
14. Tony Quirk Res.6. John Peard
17. John Bailey Res.11. Denis Fitzgerald
Harry Bath Coach Terry Fearnley

Parramatta boasted an experienced team, making their second consecutive Grand final appearance. The young St. George side dubbed "Bath's Babes", were able to draw on the experience and wiles of their coach Harry Bath, and as the day of the decider approached the betting market narrowed.

A crowd of 66,000 flocked to the Sydney Cricket Ground to see an enthusiastic St. George side come out with all guns blazing. Dragons lock forward “Rocket” Rod Reddy, initially dominated proceedings with his brutal defensive play.

In attack, diminutive Dragons halfback Mark Shulman made inroads and they went ahead 4–0 with two penalty goals to Ted Goodwin. Just before half time, "Lord Ted" scored a miraculous try when he burst through and chipped ahead from halfway. Confronting his opposite fullback Phil Mann, Goodwin kicked again. A foot race followed with cover defenders Graeme Atkins and Ed Sulkowicz joining. The ball trickled towards the dead-ball line but Goodwin got there first, hitting the ground hard and knocking himself out in the process. He had run 50 yards (46 m) and beat every defender to score a breathtaking individual try. John Chapman converted and Goodwin unsteady on the his feet for the rest of the half, had given his side a handy 9–0 lead going into the break.

The second half began like the first, with uncompromising defence. Reddy was targeting Parramatta's champion lock, Ray Price but in the process gave away a number of penalties. Goodwin was felled in an off the ball incident early after the break and took no further part. Mick Cronin slotted three pressure goals to make it 9–6 and the older Eels were well positioned for a comeback against a tiring Dragons defence.

With 10 minutes to run, Parramatta pounced when Cronin drew three defenders and found Price in support who stepped through and gave a final pass to Sulkowicz who scored the equaliser out wide. Now Parramatta had the chance to snatch victory through Mick Cronin’s conversion attempt. A prolific goalkicker throughout his career, Cronin had an opportunity which young players dream of – to kick his team to premiership glory. However, the ball sailed to the right of the uprights and moments later the full-time scoreboard read 9–9. [2] For the first time in history, a New South Wales Rugby Football League Grand final was forced into 20 minutes extra time.

Parramatta took command of the restart and looked strong. The Eels almost scored when prop Graham Olling found space near the line, but he failed to pass to his unmarked front rower partner Ron Hilditch. St. George then lifted a notch, grafted out some territory towards the Eels' end and began to think of field goals. Shulman and Chapman both made unsuccessful attempts before reserve Tony Quirk had a third attempt from close range. Quirk's kick initially looked on target but the ball bounced off the post and into the arms of St. George's hooker, Steve Edge. He grounded the ball over the line but was ruled offside by referee Gary Cook.

With one minute left Cook awarded a penalty to the Dragons within kicking range. In a final twist, Chapman's attempt went the same way as Cronin's earlier kick and after 100 minutes of Grand final play, the scores were still locked at 9–9. The players initially appeared confused, then began shaking hands. The ground announcer advised that a replay would be required.

Greenwood's reference described the match as “the game of the century”. This is a bold claim but it was undoubtedly a brave effort by both sides and a ground-breaking match in Australian rugby league history.

St. George 9 (Tries: Goodwin. Goals: Goodwin 2, Chapman.)

Parramatta 9 (Tries: Sulkowicz. Goals: Cronin

Grand final replay

St. GeorgePositionParramatta
  1. Ted Goodwin
FB
  1. Mark Levy
2. Stephen Butler WG 2. Jim Porter
3. Graham Quinn CE 3. Mick Cronin
4. Robert Finch CE 4. Ed Sulkowicz
5. John Chapman WG 5. Graeme Atkins
6. Rod McGregor FE 6. John Peard
17. John Bailey HB 7. John Kolc
13. Bruce Starkey PR 13. Graham Olling
12. Steve Edge (c) HK 12. Ron Hilditch
11. Craig Young PR 14. John Baker
10. Robert Stone SR 10. Geoff Gerard
9. John Jansen SR 9. Ray Higgs(c)
8.Rod Reddy LK 8. Ray Price
20. Barry Beath Reserve11. Denis Fitzgerald
Harry Bath Coach Terry Fearnley

From the first match, the Dragons had lost halfback Mark Shulman, who suffered a kneeing in the back by Parramatta skipper Ray Higgs, although otherwise their team had come through unscathed. The Parramatta camp had players showing multiple cuts, bruises and bite marks with Ray Price in particular looking like he had been used as a punching bag.

Although a grand final replay had not occurred in the Australian game, the young Dragons were able to draw on the experience of "the Old Fox", Harry Bath who had played in the drawn 1953–54 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley in England, and whose Warrington side won the replay in front of a then record crowd of over 102,000. The 1977 VFL grand final played the same day, also finished as a draw and would need to be replayed.

With a strong breeze at their backs, St George began the match in a determined fashion and were soon in front 7–0 when John Jansen scored following a great forward charge by tireless front rower Bruce Starkey; the final pass, though was at least a metre forward.

Twelve minutes into the second half, St George furthered their lead with a penalty goal to Ted Goodwin. Led by Steve Edge, Craig Young and Robert Stone, with the ruthlessness of Rod Reddy and the experience of veteran Barry Beath, the strong Dragons forward pack laid a good foundation and as the match wore on their backline took advantage. Robert Finch and Graham Quinn began to find room in the centres, and the halves John Bailey and Rod McGregor started to outpace their older opposition. A field goal from Goodwin took the score to 10–0 and then after Parramatta were found offside, Goodwin kicked another penalty goal.

An incident occurred when touch judge Brian Barry was hit by a projectile from the crowd and collapsed. He had to be replaced by a referees' official, Ray O'Donnell, who was wearing normal street attire. For the remainder of the match top referee Jack Danzey acted as touch judge on the eastern side.

Late in the match, Robert Stone found the ball and ran 30 metres to score a rare forward's try right in front of the St. George faithful who, as per the club's tradition, had massed in the Sheridan Stand. With a scoreline of 17–0 the Dragons had the game but then, following a wonderful display of backing up, Saints were awarded a penalty try by referee Gary Cook when John Bailey was taken out by the tired defence. After Goodwin's final conversion and 180 minutes of bone-crushing football, St George were declared the 1977 champions, winning their club's 14th premiership 22–0. [3]

It was a fitting farewell for the stalwart Dragons second rower Barry Beath, the last Dragon to retire who had been involved as a player in their unbeaten eleven-year run of the mid 50s to 60s. Beath is credited with the unusual statistic of winning a premiership in his first season (1966) and his last (1977), but none in ten seasons between.

St. George 22 (Tries: Jansen, Stone, Bailey. Goals: Goodwin 6. Field Goal: Goodwin)

Parramatta 0

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of Round 22.

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