| NSWRL National Panasonic Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 4 March - 10 June 1987 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Balmain (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Penrith |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
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.
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.
| 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 |
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| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/04/87 |  Western Australia | 18 |  South Australia | 14 | Perth |
| 12/04/87 | Western Australia | 28 |  Victoria | 10 | Perth |
| 12/04/87 |  Port Moresby (PNG) | 52 | Northern Territory | 5 | Danny Leahy Oval |
| 19/04/87 | Port Moresby (PNG) | 50 | Western Australia | 10 | Danny Leahy Oval |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/03/87 |  Canterbury-Bankstown (Bennett, Hagan, O’Brien, Bugden tries, Farrar 3 goals) | 22 |  Manly-Warringah (Davis try) | 4 | Leichhardt Oval | David Gillespie - Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 11/03/87 |  North Sydney (Friend, Lennon 2, Graham tries, McArthur 2 goals) | 24 |  Western Suburbs (Davis try, Naden goal) | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark 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) | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Mike Eden - Parramatta |
| 25/03/87 |  Cronulla-Sutherland (Docking 2, Russell tries, Stains, Wilson 2 goals) | 20 |  Canberra (Belcher try, Meninga 2 goals) | 8 | Carrington Park | Jonathan 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) | 6 | Scully Park | Craig Coleman - South Sydney |
| 8/04/87 |  Penrith (Robards, Bevan, Alexander tries, Bevan goal) | 14 |  Combined Brisbane (Hegarty goal) | 2 | Leichhardt Oval | Craig 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) | 8 | Leichhardt Oval | Bruce Sinclair - Balmain |
| 29/04/87 |  Eastern Suburbs (French 3, McGahan 2, Challis, Morris, Spina, Simpkins tries, Portlock 5, Smith 4 goals) | 54 |  NSW Country | 0 | Leichhardt Oval | Hugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/87 | Parramatta (Crnkovich, Delroy, Laurie tries, Eden 3 goals) | 18 | North Sydney (I.French try) | 4 | Leichhardt Oval | Terry Leabeater - Parramatta |
| 6/05/87 | Balmain (John Davidson, Camroux tries, Conlon goal, Elias field goal) | 11 | South Sydney (Blake try, Ellison 3 goals) | 10 | Belmore Sports Ground | Ben Elias - Balmain |
| 13/05/87 | Eastern Suburbs (Challis, McGahan tries, Smith 2 goals) | 12 | Canterbury-Bankstown (P.Mortimer, Lamb tries, Lamb goal) | 10 | Chris Cunningham Field | Hugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs |
| 20/05/87 | Penrith (Alexander 2 tries, Clements 3 goals) | 14 | Cronulla-Sutherland (Coleman try, Wilson goal) | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man 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) | 22 | Leichhardt Oval | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
| 3/06/87 | Balmain (Hanrahan, Neil, Sironen tries, Conlon goal) | 14 | Eastern Suburbs (Lydon try, Smith 4 goals) | 12 | Belmore Sports Ground | Scott Gale - Balmain |
10 June 1987 |
| Balmain Tigers | 14 – 12 | Penrith Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries:2 Scott Gale  Russel Gartner Goals:3 Ross Conlon | [1] | Tries:2 Mark Robinson Andrew Fitzhenry Goals:2 Andrew Fitzhenry |
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