Brisbane Broncos 1992
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The 1992 Brisbane Broncos
season was the fifth in the club's history and they competed in the NSWRL's 1992 Winfield Cup premiership. Under new captain Allan Langer
they finished the regular season 1st to claim their first minor premiership
before going on to play in their first grand final
and win, transporting the Winfield Cup trophy north of the New South Wales border for the first time. The Broncos then also became the first Australian club to win the World Club Challenge
.
, the captaincy role fell onto half-back Allan Langer
for the 1992 season. Despite failing to make the finals the previous season, the Broncos were at the top of the ladder for most of this year's competition, losing just four matches to gain their first minor premiership with a 6-point buffer over second placed St George Dragons.
In their first Grand Final appearance the Broncos comprehensively defeated the Dragons 28-8 at the Sydney Football Stadium and finally the Winfield Cup was transported to Queensland for the first time. A month later, the Broncos played in the 1992 World Club Challenge
match against dominant British champions Wigan
. No Australian club had yet gone to England and won, and many expected the Broncos to follow that trend. They didn't, smashing the cherry pickers in emphatic fashion 22-8.
Wigan and the Broncos met again in the final of the 1992 World Sevens
tournament, which Brisbane lost.
*Game following a State of Origin
match
Brisbane 28 (Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, Renouf; Goals: Matterson 4/5)
defeated
St George 8 (Tries: Walford, Gourley; Goals: Herron 0/2 )
Halftime: Brisbane 6-4
Referee: Greg McCallum
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Crowd: 41, 560
Clive Churchill Medal
: Allan Langer (Brisbane)
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
season was the fifth in the club's history and they competed in the NSWRL's 1992 Winfield Cup premiership. Under new captain Allan Langer
Allan Langer
Allan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos...
they finished the regular season 1st to claim their first minor premiership
Minor premiership
A minor premiership is the name of the title given to the team which finishes a sporting competition first in the league standings after the regular season but prior to commencement of the playoffs....
before going on to play in their first grand final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
and win, transporting the Winfield Cup trophy north of the New South Wales border for the first time. The Broncos then also became the first Australian club to win the World Club Challenge
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
.
Season summary
After the retirement of Gene MilesGene Miles
Gene Miles is a retired Australian rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative centre, he played his club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership before joining the Brisbane Broncos whom he captained.-BRL:A...
, the captaincy role fell onto half-back Allan Langer
Allan Langer
Allan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos...
for the 1992 season. Despite failing to make the finals the previous season, the Broncos were at the top of the ladder for most of this year's competition, losing just four matches to gain their first minor premiership with a 6-point buffer over second placed St George Dragons.
In their first Grand Final appearance the Broncos comprehensively defeated the Dragons 28-8 at the Sydney Football Stadium and finally the Winfield Cup was transported to Queensland for the first time. A month later, the Broncos played in the 1992 World Club Challenge
1992 World Club Challenge
The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos...
match against dominant British champions Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
. No Australian club had yet gone to England and won, and many expected the Broncos to follow that trend. They didn't, smashing the cherry pickers in emphatic fashion 22-8.
Wigan and the Broncos met again in the final of the 1992 World Sevens
Rugby League World Sevens
The Rugby League World Sevens, usually referred to as the World Sevens and sometimes as the World Cup Sevens, were a pre-season rugby league sevens tournament made up over the years primarily of New South Wales Rugby League , Australian Rugby League and mostly recently National Rugby League ...
tournament, which Brisbane lost.
Match results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 30 | 2 | 20 Mar | Lang Park | 19,577 | 1/16 |
| 2 | Gold Coast Seagulls | Win | 24 | 18 | 29 Mar | Lang Park | 23,192 | 2/16 |
| 3 | Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982... |
Win | 24 | 16 | 5 Apr | Bruce Stadium | 16,037 | 3/16 |
| 4 | Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan... |
Loss | 10 | 24 | 11 Apr | Lang Park | 18,550 | 4/16 |
| 5 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia... |
Win | 28 | 12 | 19 Apr | Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval Brookvale Oval is a sporting ground located within Brookvale Park at Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia. The ground is owned by Warringah Council and is primarily used by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles rugby league team... |
19,084 | 4/16 |
| 6 | Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership... |
Win | 12 | 8 | 26 Apr | Newcastle ISC EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region... |
28,821 | 2/16 |
| 7* | Illawarra Steelers Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level Rugby League competition from 1982, when they, along with the Canberra Raiders, were admitted into the then New South Wales Rugby Football... |
Loss | 8 | 10 | 10 May | Lang Park | 14,524 | 2/16 |
| 8* | St George Dragons | Win | 20 | 18 | 24 May | Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide... |
18,892 | 2/16 |
| 9 | South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital... |
Win | 26 | 18 | 31 May | Lang Park | 15,502 | 2/16 |
| 10* | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 24 | 28 | 7 Jun | Belmore Sports Ground Belmore Sports Ground Belmore Sports Ground, formerly known as Belmore Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. The park covers and from 1951 has contained the Belmore Bowling Recreation Club green. It is close to Belmore railway station.... |
10,626 | 2/16 |
| 11 | North Sydney Bears North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on... |
Win | 28 | 22 | 14 Jun | Lang Park | 19,515 | 2/16 |
| 12 | Balmain Tigers Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles... |
Win | 26 | 10 | 21 Jun | Lang Park | 24,902 | 1/16 |
| 13 | Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League... |
Win | 20 | 4 | 28 Jun | Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels... |
8,034 | 1/16 |
| 14 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | Win | 46 | 22 | 5 Jul | Lang Park | 23,906 | 1/16 |
| 15 | Western Suburbs Magpies Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia... |
Loss | 16 | 25 | 12 Jul | Campbelltown Sports Ground Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers... |
10,171 | 1/16 |
| 16 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 20 | 16 | 19 Jul | Endeavour Field Toyota Park (Cronulla) Endeavour Field, currently known as Toyota Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is a rugby league stadium in the suburb of Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground for the Cronulla Sharks rugby league team, which represents the Cronulla and Sutherland Shire area... |
6,246 | 1/16 |
| 17 | Gold Coast Seagulls | Win | 30 | 10 | 26 Jul | Seagulls Stadium Seagulls Stadium Seagulls Stadium was a rugby league stadium located on Gollan Drive in West Tweed Heads, New South Wales, a suburb of the Gold Coast.Originally known as Chris Cunningham Field, it was the home ground of the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants rugby league franchise, who entered the New South Wales Rugby League... |
13,401 | 1/16 |
| 18 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 28 | 12 | 31 Jul | Lang Park | 24,192 | 1/16 |
| 19 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 12 | 6 | 7 Aug | Penrith Football Stadium | 12,852 | 1/16 |
| 20 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Win | 22 | 10 | 14 Aug | Lang Park | 25,867 | 1/16 |
| 21 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 37 | 20 | 23 Aug | Lang Park | 28,828 | 1/16 |
| 22 | Illawarra Steelers | Win | 15 | 8 | 28 Aug | Wollongong WIN Stadium Wollongong Showground is a rectangular multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium was officially opened in 1911. From 1982 until 1998 it played host to every home match for the Illawarra Steelers NRL team... |
14,512 | 1/16 |
| Semi Final | Illawarra Steelers | Win | 22 | 12 | 13 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 38,859 | |
| GRAND FINAL | St George Dragons | Win | 28 | 8 | 27 Sep | Sydney Football Stadium | 41,560 | |
| WCC 1992 World Club Challenge The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos... |
Wigan Warriors | Win | 22 | 8 | 31 Oct | Central Park | 17,460 |
*Game following a State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
match
Scorers
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Matterson Terry Matterson Terry Matterson is an Australian rugby league football coach and former player. He has been the coach for the Castleford Tigers of Europe's Super League since 2005.... |
2 | 74/108 | 0 | 156 |
| Allan Langer Allan Langer Allan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos... |
12 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Steve Renouf Steve Renouf Stephen Renouf is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. Of Aboriginal and European descent, he was known as one of the sport's greatest centres. Renouf set numerous records for the Brisbane Broncos club and is considered one of the greatest... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Julian O'Neill Julian O'Neill O'Neill then played at fullback in all three games of the 1994 State of Origin series under coach Wally Lewis. During the 1994 NSWRL season, O'Neill played at lock forward for defending premiers Brisbane when they hosted British champions Wigan for the 1994 World Club Challenge. In 1994 and 1995... |
6 | 11/14 | 1 | 47 |
| Willie Carne Willie Carne William Carne is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos from 1990 to 1996, as well as representing both Queensland and Australia... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Kevin Walters Kevin Walters Kevin David Walters is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for NRL club Melbourne Storm. He joined them from French club Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League as their head coach. Before that he was head coach of the... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Michael Hancock | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Alan Cann Alan Cann Alan Cann is an Australian former rugby league footaballer of the 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football mostly with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won consecutive grand finals in '92 and '93, and also with the Adelaide Rams.-Career:Former Australian... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Chris Johns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Kerrod Walters Kerrod Walters Kerrod Walters is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative hooker, he played most of his club football with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1992 and 1993 NSWRL Premierships... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Pat Savage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Hohn Mark Hohn Mark Hohn is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. A front-rower, he represented Queensland in the State of Origin on nine occasions and played one test for Australia as a reserve forward against France in mid-1994... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Glenn Lazarus Glenn Lazarus Glenn Patrick Lazarus is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s who has been named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century. He primarily played at prop forward, representing Australia internationally and New South Wales in State of Origin... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brett Plowman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gavin Allen Gavin Allen Gavin Allen is an Australian former rugby league player of the 1980s and 90s. He played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley and in the NSWRL premiership for the St... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Currie Tony Currie (rugby league footballer) Tony Currie is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s. He is of Aboriginal descent and played for the Australian side, State of Origin for Queensland... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister is an Australian former rugby league player who is currently signed on as an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Titans. During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Hauff Paul Hauff Paul Hauff is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. A Queensland state of Origin and Australian international representative fullback, he played his whole top-level career in Australia for the Brisbane Broncos, later moving to their sister club in England, the London... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Willie Morganson Willie Morganson Willie Morganson is an Australian former rugby league player.-Playing career:Morganson made his debut in 1991 for the Brisbane Broncos... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Plath John Plath John Plath is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He played in all of the Brisbane Broncos' first four grand final wins from the interchange bench and retired as the most-capped Bronco not to have played representative football.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Grand final
Brisbane Broncos vs. St. George Dragons| Player | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Julian O'Neill Julian O'Neill O'Neill then played at fullback in all three games of the 1994 State of Origin series under coach Wally Lewis. During the 1994 NSWRL season, O'Neill played at lock forward for defending premiers Brisbane when they hosted British champions Wigan for the 1994 World Club Challenge. In 1994 and 1995... |
Fullback | Mick Potter |
| Michael Hancock | Wing | Ricky Walford Ricky Walford Ricky Walford is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He played for the Sydney Roosters, North Sydney Bears and the St. George Dragons... |
| Steve Renouf Steve Renouf Stephen Renouf is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. Of Aboriginal and European descent, he was known as one of the sport's greatest centres. Renouf set numerous records for the Brisbane Broncos club and is considered one of the greatest... |
Centre | Mark Coyne |
| Chris Johns Chris Johns (rugby league) Chris Johns is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He played in the centres, achieving representative honours for Australia and New South Wales. His club football career was spent with the St. George Dragons and Brisbane Broncos, as well as a spell in England with... |
Centre | Graeme Bradley Graeme Bradley Graeme Bradley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers and the St. George Dragons in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership as well as the Castleford Tigers and Bradford Bulls in England.Bradley played junior... |
| Willie Carne Willie Carne William Carne is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Brisbane Broncos from 1990 to 1996, as well as representing both Queensland and Australia... |
Wing | Ian Herron Ian Herron Ian Herron is a former rugby league player.While attending James Cook High School, Herron played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1988.... |
| Kevin Walters Kevin Walters Kevin David Walters is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for NRL club Melbourne Storm. He joined them from French club Catalans Dragons of Europe's Super League as their head coach. Before that he was head coach of the... |
Five-eighth | Michael Beattie (C) |
| Allan Langer Allan Langer Allan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos... (C) |
Halfback | Noel Goldthorpe Noel Goldthorpe Noel Goldthorpe is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He played most of his career in the halves for the St George Dragons... |
| Glenn Lazarus Glenn Lazarus Glenn Patrick Lazarus is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s who has been named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century. He primarily played at prop forward, representing Australia internationally and New South Wales in State of Origin... |
Prop | Tony Priddle |
| Kerrod Walters Kerrod Walters Kerrod Walters is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative hooker, he played most of his club football with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1992 and 1993 NSWRL Premierships... |
Hooker | Wayne Collins |
| Gavin Allen Gavin Allen Gavin Allen is an Australian former rugby league player of the 1980s and 90s. He played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Fortitude Valley and in the NSWRL premiership for the St... |
Prop | Neil Tierney Neil Tierney Neil Tierney is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A prop forward, he started his football career in Queensland with the Wynnum-Manly club, winning the Brisbane Rugby League premiership's Rothmans Medal for best and fairest of the 1989 season... |
| Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister Trevor Gillmeister is an Australian former rugby league player who is currently signed on as an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Titans. During his playing days Gillmeister played for the Sydney Roosters, Brisbane Broncos, Penrith Panthers and the South Queensland Crushers as well as... |
Second Row | David Barnhill David Barnhill David Barnhill is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. His club career was with the Canberra Raiders, St. George Dragons, Sydney City and Leeds Rhinos... |
| Alan Cann Alan Cann Alan Cann is an Australian former rugby league footaballer of the 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football mostly with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won consecutive grand finals in '92 and '93, and also with the Adelaide Rams.-Career:Former Australian... |
Second Row | Scott Gourley Scott Gourley Scott Robert Gourley is an Australian former rugby league and rugby union player - An inspirational player who had absolutely dominated, a terrible day for Australian sport when this sportsman retired - a dual code international... |
| Terry Matterson Terry Matterson Terry Matterson is an Australian rugby league football coach and former player. He has been the coach for the Castleford Tigers of Europe's Super League since 2005.... |
Lock | Jeff Hardey |
| Mark Hohn Mark Hohn Mark Hohn is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. A front-rower, he represented Queensland in the State of Origin on nine occasions and played one test for Australia as a reserve forward against France in mid-1994... |
Interchange | Brad Mackay Brad Mackay Brad Mackay is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A versatile Lock Forward for the St George Dragons, Illawarra Steelers, Western Reds and the merged St... |
| Andrew Gee Andrew Gee Andrew Gee is an Australian rugby league administrator and the current football operations manager at the Brisbane Broncos of the NRL... |
Interchange | Rex Terp |
| John Plath John Plath John Plath is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s. He played in all of the Brisbane Broncos' first four grand final wins from the interchange bench and retired as the most-capped Bronco not to have played representative football.... |
Interchange | Tony Smith Tony Smith (Australian rugby league coach) Tony Smith is a British-Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently Head of Coaching at English Super League club, Warrington Wolves... |
| Tony Currie | Interchange | Matthew Elliott |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Brian Smith Brian Smith (rugby league) Brian Smith is an Australian coach and former player of rugby league football. He is the current head coach at the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. Smith played for St. George and South Sydney Rabbitohs , appearing in a total of 31 first grade games... |
Brisbane 28 (Tries: Langer 2, Cann 2, Renouf; Goals: Matterson 4/5)
defeated
St George 8 (Tries: Walford, Gourley; Goals: Herron 0/2 )
Halftime: Brisbane 6-4
Referee: Greg McCallum
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Crowd: 41, 560
Clive Churchill Medal
Clive Churchill Medal
The Clive Churchill Medal has been presented to the man-of-the-match of the National Rugby League's annual Grand Final match ever since the 1986 season. The award was created to honour Clive Churchill, one of the greatest rugby league players in Australian history, following his death in 1985...
: Allan Langer (Brisbane)