| NSWRL National Panasonic Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 5 March - 4 June 1986 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Parramatta (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Balmain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
The 1986 National Panasonic Cup was the 13th edition of the NSWRL Midweek Cup, a NSWRL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRL, the BRL, the CRL, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.
A total of 17 teams from across Australia and Papua New Guinea played 16 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
| Sydney | Brisbane | Newcastle | Lismore | Bathurst | Goroka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leichhardt Oval | Orana Park | Lang Park | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Oakes Oval | Carrington Park | Danny Leahy Oval |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/04/86 |  Port Moresby | 52 |  Western Australia | 14 | Danny Leahy Oval [1] |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/03/86 |  Balmain (Gartner, John Davidson, Gale, tries, Conlon 5 goals) | 22 |  Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking, Wakefield tries, Carney 3 goals) | 14 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark Wakefield - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 12/03/86 |  Parramatta (Jurd, Grothe, Hunt tries, Hunt 2 goals, Sterling field goal) | 17 |  Illawarra (Upfield try) | 4 | Orana Park | Peter Sterling - Parramatta |
| 19/03/86 |  Canterbury-Bankstown (Lamb 2 goals, Lamb, C.Mortimer field goals) | 6 |  South Sydney (Baker 2 goals, Baker field goal) | 5 | Oakes Oval | Peter Tunks - Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 26/03/86 |  Canberra (Belcher 2, Coyne tries, Meninga 2 goals, Elliott field goal) | 17 |  North Sydney (Teasdell try, Kiss goal) | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Gary Belcher - Canberra |
| 2/04/86 |  Western Suburbs (Naden 2, Brett Clark, Bruce Clark tries, Schubert 3 goals, Brett Clark field goal) | 23 |  Penrith (Gonzales, Fenton tries, Alexander 2 goals) | 12 | Leichhardt Oval | Brett Clark - Western Suburbs |
| 16/04/86 |  Manly-Warringah (Blake 2, Close, Ronson tries, Cochrane goal) | 18 |  Combined Brisbane (Lindner, S.Lewis tries, Scott goal) | 10 | Lang Park | Dale Shearer - Manly-Warringah |
| 16/04/86 |  Eastern Suburbs (Bennett 3, Katsogiannis, Melrose 2, Leggett, McGahan, Patterson, Hardy tries, Melrose 8 goals) | 60 | Port Moresby (PNG) (Numapo, Jakis, Kerekere tries, Numapo, Heni goals) | 16 | Lang Park | Trevor Gillmeister - Eastern Suburbs |
| 23/04/86 |  St George (Selby 2, Funnell, Johnston, Haddock, Morris tries, O'Connor 6 goals) | 36 |  NSW Country (Elwin 2 goals) | 4 | Carrington Park | Geoff Selby - St George |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/04/86 | Parramatta (Ella, R.Price, Sharp tries, Ella 2 goals) | 16 | Canterbury-Bankstown (Folkes, Bugden tries, Lamb goal) | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Ray Price - Parramatta |
| 30/04/86 | Manly-Warringah (Lyons, Cox, Blake tries, Cochrane 3 goals) | 18 | St George (O'Connor goal) | 2 | Newcastle ISC | Des Hasler - Manly-Warringah |
| 7/05/86 | Balmain (John Davidson 2, Roach, Myler tries, Conlon 2 goals) | 20 | Canberra ( Meninga, O'Sullivan tries, Meninga 2 goals) | 12 | Leichhardt Oval | Steve Roach - Balmain |
| 14/05/86 | Eastern Suburbs (Wurth, McGahan tries, Melrose 3 goals, Hastings 2 field goals) | 16 | Western Suburbs (Geelan try, Crooks 2 goals) | 8 | Leichhardt Oval | Hugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/05/86 | Parramatta (Hunt, Kenny, Laurie, Lillis tries, Hunt 3 goals, Ella field goal) | 23 | Manly-Warringah (Ronson try) | 4 | Leichhardt Oval | Brett Kenny - Parramatta |
| 28/05/86 | Balmain (Bridge, Gartner, Schofield, John Davidson tries, Conlon 4 goals, Bridge field goal) | 25 | Eastern Suburbs (Simpkins, Bennett tries, Melrose goal) | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Paul Sironen - Balmain |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 1986 | Parramatta (Kenny 2, Muggleton, Ella, Wynn, Bugden tries, Eden 4 goals) | 32 | Balmain (Gale, Myler, Humphreys tries, Schofield 2 goals) | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Peter Sterling - Parramatta |
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