The list of players who had headed south in the 1960s and 1970s had included Arthur Beetson, John Lang, Rod Reddy, Rod Morris, Mitch Brennan and Kerry Boustead. Queensland and NSW Country areas need an injection of life and this match can do nothing but good for the game north of the border.". In front of a capacity Lang Park crowd of 33,210, which included State of Origin's instigator, senator Ron McAulliffe, Federal Defence Minister Jim Killen, and journalist Hugh Lunn, the Maroons were led out by former Kangaroos skipper, 35-year-old Arthur Beetson who was playing for Queensland for the first time. As far as I'm concerned it's strictly a non-event and will achieve absolutely nothing". If we are beaten we cannot retreat to any other position. Queenslanders Kerry Boustead, Rod Reddy, Rod Morris, John Lang and Graham Quinn had actually played for NSW in the first two games of the 1980 Interstate series, with all bar Quinn being selected to represent Queensland in the Origin game. FOR SALE! Product: Single. Balmain Tigers Cards 1970 to 1976. The trio, along with other Queensland-based players such as Colin Scott, Gene Miles, Brad Backer, Mark Murray, Bryan Niebling, Wally Fullerton-Smith and Greg Conescu would dominate Origin football over the next 4 years. 1976 Scanlens Rugby League Card, no 9, Graham Roberts, Balmain Tigers. The season was not successful for the team or for Tutty, winning only seven games from twenty-two. Overall Matches Played 1 Won 1 Lost 0 Drawn 0 Points For 9 Points Against 8 ... 1980 - vs. QLD Country Biggest loss n/a Most points scored 45-5 (45 pts) - Jul 2nd, 1980 - vs. QLD Country Most points ... Balmain Tigers vs. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. He was also the NSWRL top try-scorer in the 1980 … . This was often a source of angst for Queensland as the old State of Residence rules had long seen some of Queensland's top players actually representing NSW as players could earn better money in the Sydney premiership thanks to clubs cashed up with Poker machine money. Balmain Tigers v South Sydney Rugby League 1969 Grand final #2 Plastic coating partially off. AU $0.90 postage. 1980 BALMAIN TIGERS SCANLENS RUGBY LEAGUE CARD … Only South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs and St. George opposed the game. Era: Modern (1970-Now) 1980 Scanlens Rugby League #143 OF 168-PETER CASSILLES-CANTERBURY. It’s the month of finals for footballers and one never forgotten by premiership winners, especially members of the 1969 Balmain Tigers, underdogs against a very formidable Souths team. Balmain Tiger No 721 - Kerry Hemsley! More details. BALMAIN TIGERS Rugby League Club Member Badge 1979 - 1980 #13250 - $30.00. The 1980 State of Origin game was the first game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues rugby league teams to be played under "state of origin" selection rules. Add to cart. As a consequence, respected British referee Billy Thompson was flown out from England to control the game. Balmain Tigers Cards 1970 to 1976. In the second game at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney (described by Qld Halfback Wally Lewis as being played on a Tuesday night in front of two men and their dog, with the dog going home at half-time. More details. 1980 BALMAIN Tigers Scanlens Rugby League Card #78 Wayne Pearce Signed Card - $45.00. Lock: Wayne Pearce (Balmain Tigers) 193 matches (1980-90), 33 tries. Date: 01 March 1980. 1982 Scanlens Rugby League Card, no. Only the AU$30,000 gate could make it acceptable to administrators ... No Sydney club could possibly want the match but no doubt it will go ahead. 1976 Scanlens Rugby League Card, no 8, Neil Pringle, Balmain Tigers . By Opposition Team; Balmain Tigers vs. Great Britain. The first points scored in Origin Football was a penalty goal by heavyweight Queensland centre Mal Meninga - the first of seven goals from seven attempts he would kick in the match (on his 20th birthday no less), while New South Wales' winger Greg Brentnall had the honour of scoring the first try in State of Origin football following good lead up work by Kangaroos pair Graham Eadie and Mick Cronin. Davidson made his first grade debut for Balmain in Round 6 1980 against Penrith at Leichhardt Oval. The first match of the annual best-of-three interstate series was played at Lang Park in Brisbane and won by NSW 35-3. Post FREE 333477143910 Very Good Condition, Balmain Tigers Team – 1978 Team Poster. The Queenslanders had put in a spirited and much improved performance in the second game at Leichhardt Oval, with officials confirming that had they actually won the game then the third game of the series would have been played under the State of Residency rules and Origin as it has become might have died then and there. Last edited on 23 November 2020, at 00:17, New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership, "Lionel Morgan's SOS call: Sack our selectors", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_State_of_Origin_game&oldid=990132257, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 November 2020, at 00:17. However, the test winger offered no objections to his selection for the Maroons and went on to become the first Qld player to score a try in Origin football. Product: Single Team: Balmain Tigers Season: 1980. Balmain Tigers Cards 1970 to 1976. 1980 BALMAIN Tigers Scanlens Rugby League Cards - $112.00. 1980-05-20: Bench: 6: 1--4: WALKER, A-Fullback, Wing, Centre, Five-Eighth, Front Row, Hooker, Second Row, Lock, Bench: 28: 5--18: WALKER, Shane: 1971-01-04: Front Row, Second Row, Bench: 100: 2: 1-10: WALL, John: 1891-10-25: Fullback, Wing, Centre: 97: 8: 46: 7: 130: WALLACE, Mitchell: 1922-06-10: Wing: 4: 5--15: WALLACE, R-Wing: 1----WALSH, Joe-Second Row: 3: 2--6: WALTON, Doug-Five-Eighth: 1: 2--6: … Queensland players such as captain-coach Arthur Beetson and Kangaroos back rower Rod Reddy were enthused to be able to represent their home state while some, such as Australian winger Kerry Boustead, believed that players should represent the state in which they lived (at the time Boustead was playing for Sydney club Eastern Suburbs). Team: Manly Sea Eagles. More details. It has been revealed Balmain legend Benny Elias negotiated one of the best contracts in rugby league history when he asked to be paid in property over cash in the 1980s. Prior to the game getting the go ahead, the President of the NSWRL Kevin Humphreys, had called a meeting with league delegates from the 12 Sydney based clubs and allowed all to put forward their views on having the Origin style match. Balmain Tigers Cards 1980 to 1982. We have taken this bold step. Team: Canterbury Bulldogs. Sign in to check out Check out as a guest . A tough as nails front-rower, Hemsley played 136 first grade games for the Tigers across nine seasons from 1980-1988, scoring three tries. It was the third match of 1980's annual interstate series between the Blues and the Maroons, and was only allowed to go ahead because the first two matches (and the title) were already won by New South Wales. Team Set with Checklist. After an all-in brawl in the first half[5] and leading 9-5 at the break, Queensland took over the game and with Mal Meninga kicking 7/7 goals defeated NSW 20-10, the first time the Maroons had won a state game over NSW since 1975. Free postage. Seller: champagne2268 (1,495) 100%, Location: Goulburn, New South Wales, Ships to: AU, Item: 184640688133 Scanlens Balmain Tigers 1980 - lot of 10 (Xcellent). From a standing start, Close received the ball only 25m out from Meninga. 1980 Balmain Tigers Scanlens Trading Cards. More details. Auction in AU$. The official paid attendance was just 1,368 compared to the 25,000 crowd for Game 1 in Brisbane), the Maroons put up more of a fight against a NSW side that was missing a number of players through injury, but were defeated again, this time 17-7. 2039, New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership, 1980 J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup at rleague.com, MSWRFL season 1980 at rugbyleagueproject.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_NSWRFL_season&oldid=965382707, Articles with dead external links from June 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 July 2020, at 00:36. The 1980 State of Origin game was the first game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues rugby league teams to be played under "state of origin" selection rules. Minor wear, centrefold about 410mm by 280mm. NSWRFL clubs also competed in the 1980 … Of the twenty-six players taking the field in the first State of Origin match, twenty were selected from New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership clubs while six were from Brisbane Rugby League Premiership clubs. In 1980, Scanlens chewing gum produced a set of 168 cards for 392247511939 We must win". Tutty spent one season as a first-grade coach, with Balmain in 1980. Beetson, after starring for Redcliffe in Brisbane in 1964 and 1965, had been told by the QRL that if he stayed in Brisbane he would be in line for state selection in 1966. One member of the Sydney media who welcomed the game was Ray "Rabbits" Warren, who wrote in the Sunday Telegraph: "I know a lot of people are upset at the go-ahead of the State of Origin game, but I congratulate those who pushed it through. AU $7.00. AU $2.50. Balmain Tigers Cards 1980 to 1982. The first two matches had been played under the existing residential selection rules - i.e. RUGBY BIG LEAGUE MAGAZINE 19-25th March 1980, BALMAIN TIGERS TEAM PINUP. 27, Kerry Hemsley, Balmain. #II. https://www.theroar.com.au/2017/03/30/balmain-tigers-top-ten-players The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league … More details. 2020 JUNIOR REP DRAW Our Balmain Tigers Harold Matthews & SG Ball teams take the field for season 2020 starting at home on Saturday, February 8th.... click for more > The first State of Origin game very nearly didn't go ahead in 1980. 1980 Scanlens Common Card – Base 071 Greg Oliphant Balmain Tigers. Dennis Bendall – 1977 Balmain Tigers Poster. With Queenslanders playing for New South Welsh clubs now available for selection, seven of the Maroons' starting thirteen were selected from Sydney clubs. Add to cart. Add to cart. 1980 Signed Wayne Pearce BALMAIN TIGERS SCANLENS RUGBY LEAGUE CARD #78 Rare Tutty coached the Forster Tuncurry Hawks to successive Clayton Cup wins in 1994 and 1995. Balmain Tigers. The talented centre played 135 first grade games for the Tigers from 1976-1983, scoring 56 tries, placing him 13th overall on the club try-scoring list. He wrote in The Daily Mirror that "Rugby league's non-event of the century will be staged in Brisbane next month, a totally useless State of Origin clash between NSW and Queensland. FOR SALE! The NSWRL demanded a neutral referee for the game. Larry Corowa – 1980 Balmain Tigers Poster. Queensland centre Chris Close was the standout player from both sides, scoring a try in the second half and was a clear choice as Man of the Match. He started at prop in the 1988 Grand Final, and was a member of the 1984 Reserve Grade Premiership team. Debut Team: Balmain Tigers. FOR SALE! An athletic lock for the Balmain Tigers, he was affectionately known as 'Junior'.Pearce represented New South Wales in the State of Origin series as well as the Australian national rugby league team. Although they had already represented Queensland in under the old residency rules, the win by the Maroons brought Queensland's new generation players such as heavyweight centres Chris Close and Mal Meninga, as well as lock forward Wally Lewis into the spotlight. He then simply accelerated through a big hole in the NSW defense and evaded fullback Graham Eadie to put the ball down next to the goal posts without a NSW player touching him. In the end, a vote was held with the vote 9-3 in favour of it going ahead (and proving Fulton wrong in the process). In 1981, Davidson played 10 games as Balmain finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon. Former Tigers teammate Steve Roach (Balmain 1982-92) told the Matty Johns podcast that all the top players at the club were on around $100,000 - except Elias. Condition: Used. Blues players could only be sourced from clubs south of the border and the Maroons only from north of it before the single experimental match took place. In stock. the state in which he was born or in which he started playing registered first grade rugby league football. However, he received an offer he couldn't refuse from Sydney club Balmain and ended up playing 18 games for NSW between 1966 and 1977 under the old state of residency rule. Post FREE within Australia, $12 332357677261 Juniors (E Grade U/15s in 1976) and Balmain Police Boys (D Grade U/18s in 1978) – a team skippered by legendary Tigers’ lock Wayne Pearce. Auction in AU$. More details. 1980 NRL SCANLENS MANLY SEA EAGLES JOHN DORAHY # 49 CARD . RUGBY BIG LEAGUE MAGAZINE 19-25th March 1980, BALMAIN TIGERS TEAM PINUP. Along the way, Chris represented Balmain as a centre in the Harold The 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the 73rd season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first. Price: AU $25.00. 1982 Scanlens Rugby League Card, no. Prior to the experimental match, the State of Origin concept was derided by the Sydney Media. #II. RUGBY BIG LEAGUE MAGAZINE 19-25th March 1980, BALMAIN TIGERS TEAM PINUP - $25.00. Before the game, QRL President McAuliffe entered the Maroons dressing room to make a personal plea to the players. Add to cart. Western Suburbs board opposed this decision and decided to continue fielding their own team. Opposition: North Sydney Bears. Add to cart. 1979-1980: 27: 2: 0: 0: 6 669 Gary Webster: 1979-1982: 37: 3: 0: 0: 9 670 Gary Day: 1979: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0 671 Neil Whittaker: 1979-1985: 118: 11: 0: 1: 34 672 Steve Kerr: 1979-1982: 19: 4: 23: 0: 58 673 Lindsay Delpech: 1979-1980: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0 674 Gary Thompson: 1979: 3: 0: 0: 0: 0 675 John Muggleton: 1979: 6: 1: 0: 0: 3 676 Tom Gillogly: 1979: 2: 0: 1: 0: 2 677 Mark Lawson: 1979-1984: 56: 11: 0: 0: 41 678 Olsen Filipaina: 1980 … 1980 Balmain tigers - lot of 10 #73 - Lavers, 74 - Knight, 76 - Miranda, 77 - Wigham, 78 - Pearce, 79 - Whittaker, 80-Martin, 81 - Grant, 82 - Corowa, 83-McMahon All cards are pretty well excellent as per the picture Look great framed The … Adding to your cart. Item information. It was played on 8 July 1980 under the newly configured rules by which a player would represent his "state of origin", i.e. It was only the 4th time in the club's history where they had finished last. 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 Canterbury-Bankstown and Eastern Suburbs clubs. He ‘retired’ as a player at the age of 21 before making a brief comeback with the Leichhardt Wanderers club in 1984-85 and ’86. Add to cart. [4] Beetson was actually playing Reserve Grade for the Parramatta Eels in Sydney at the time that Ron McAulliffe approached him and offered him the chance to finally play for his home state. Balmain Tigers Cards 1980 to 1982. (m26) BALMAIN'S GREAT FAIRYTALE The 69 Grand Final (m28) 1990 Second Rugby League Test, Old Trafford (m32) CANBERRA -v- BALMAIN 1989 WINFIELD CUP GRAND FINAL (m03)1954 NSW v GB - GAME ABANDONED DUE TO VIOLENCE (m01) 3RD TEST AUSTRALIA -V- GREAT BRITAIN 1962 As poker machines were illegal in Queensland, most of the clubs could not hope to match the money on offer to their star players, with a steady stream of players leaving to play for Sydney clubs. It was the third match of 1980's annual interstate series between the Blues and the Maroons, and was only allowed to go ahead because the first two matches (and the title) were already won by New South Wales. Balmain Tiger No 688 - Wayne Wigham! Wests Tigers then allocated all NRL contracted players to the Balmain Tigers (the Wests Magpies had six junior players in that group, as opposed to one from Balmain), citing the advantages of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams training together at Concord Oval. He said: "The future of the game is in your hands. Wayne Pearce was captain of the great Balmain team of the mid-to-late 1980s and won the Rothman’s Medal (the equivalent of today’s Dally M Medal) for the best player in the competition in 1985. 28, Neil Whittaker, Balmain. More details. Season: 1980. $ 3.00 – $ 6.00. Dennis Bendall – 1978 Balmain Tigers Poster. Alan Clarkson, a journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald wrote of the State of Origin experiment, "I was strongly against such a match, but last night's gripping clash showed that such a fixture would be a welcome addition to the League program."[6]. Wayne John Pearce OAM (born 29 March 1960 in Balmain, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Add to cart. After a match involving intense all-in brawling, the Maroons won the first state of origin game 20-10. He stood down at the end of the 1980 season and was succeeded by Frank Stanton. 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