1982 KB Cup
The 1982 KB Cup was the name of the annual mid-week knockout rugby league competition. The naming rights sponsor changed to Tooth and Co.'s product KB Lager. The tournament was played from March to August 1982, culminating in the final between Sydney clubs Manly-Warringah and Newtown.
Format
The ninth midweek cup competition format ran like the 1981 Tooth Cup, however the 2 lowest performing teams after round 1 were eliminated. Each played 2 games with the top 8 teams advancing to the quarter finals.
The competition increased to 18 teams with 3 new teams being introduced. They were the 2 newly admitted teams to the Sydney premiership, Canberra and Illawarra along with South Island (NZ). South Island (NZ) won the New Zealand inter-district championship in 1981 and therefore replaced Central Districts (NZ) in the competition.
The competing teams were the 14 Sydney premiership teams (Balmain, Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra, Manly-Warringah, Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs), Combined Brisbane, NSW Country, QLD Country and South Island (NZ),
Round 1
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03/82 |  Eastern Suburbs |
12 |  Western Suburbs |
0 | Leichhardt Oval | Marty Gurr & Des O'Reilly - Eastern Suburbs |
| 31/03/82 |  South Sydney |
18 |  North Sydney |
10 | Leichhardt Oval | Tony Melrose - South Sydney |
| 7/04/82 |  Manly-Warringah |
47 |  Illawarra |
20 | Leichhardt Oval | Mike Eden - Manly-Warringah |
| 14/04/82 |  Canberra |
27 |  South Island (NZ) |
15 | Leichhardt Oval | Jay Hoffman - Canberra |
| 21/04/82 |  St George |
26 |  QLD Country |
10 | Lang Park | Rohan Hancock - QLD Country |
| 21/04/82 |  Balmain |
13 |  Combined Brisbane |
10 | Lang Park | Gary Bridge - Balmain |
| 28/04/82 |  Penrith |
16 |  Parramatta |
7 | Chris Cunningham Field | Kevin Dann - Penrith |
| 5/05/82 |  Newtown |
26 |  Canterbury-Bankstown] |
5 | Leichhardt Oval | Steve Bowden - Newtown |
| 26/05/82 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
15 |  NSW Country |
2 | Leichhardt Oval | Dane Sorensen - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly-Warringah |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 2 |
| Newtown |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
| St George |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Eastern Suburbs |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Canberra |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| Penrith |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| South Sydney |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Balmain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Combined Brisbane |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 0 |
| North Sydney |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 |
| Parramatta |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0 |
| South Island |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 0 |
| Western Suburbs |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| NSW Country |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 |
| QLD Country |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 0 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 0 |
| Illawarra |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 0 |
Canterbury-Bankstown and Illawarra eliminated.
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Round 2
The original second round draw saw Cronulla-Sutherland play Canterbury-Bankstown and Canberra play Illawarra. That was amended because under the competition guidelines, the 2 teams that were placed last after round 1 were eliminated. The amended draw is listed below.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/82 | Manly-Warringah |
22 | North Sydney |
15 | Leichhardt Oval | Paul Vautin - Manly-Warringah |
| 19/05/82 | South Sydney * |
6 | Penrith |
6 | Leichhardt Oval | Royce Simmons - Penrith |
| 2/06/82 | Balmain |
24 | Eastern Suburbs |
11 | Leichhardt Oval | Greg Lane - Balmain |
| 9/06/82 | Western Suburbs |
20 | St George |
11 | Leichhardt Oval | Terry Lamb - Western Suburbs |
| 15/06/82 | Newtown |
43 | QLD Country |
2 | Lang Park | Phil Sigsworth - Newtown |
| 15/06/82 | Combined Brisbane |
34 | South Island |
3 | Lang Park | Brett French - Combined Brisbane |
| 16/06/82 | Parramatta |
41 | NSW Country |
3 | Leichhardt Oval | John Muggleton - Parramatta |
| 23/06/82 | Cronulla-Sutherland |
25 | Canberra |
11 | Leichhardt Oval | Perry Haddock - Cronulla-Sutherland |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 62 | 4 |
| Manly-Warringah |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 4 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 4 |
| Balmain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| South Sydney |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| Parramatta |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 2 |
| Combined Brisbane |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 2 |
| Penrith |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| St George |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| Eastern Suburbs |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
| Canberra |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 2 |
| Western Suburbs |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 2 |
| North Sydney |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 0 |
| South Island |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 61 | -43 | 0 |
| NSW Country |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 56 | -51 | 0 |
| QLD Country |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 69 | -57 | 0 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 0 |
| Illawarra |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 0 |
Quarter finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/82 | South Sydney |
19 | Balmain |
2 | Leichhardt Oval | Peter Tunks - South Sydney |
| 7/07/82 | Manly-Warringah |
17 | Penrith |
14 | Leichhardt Oval | Rod Wright - Penrith |
| 14/07/82 | Newtown |
7 | Cronulla-Sutherland |
2 | Leichhardt Oval | John Ferguson - Newtown |
| 21/07/82 | Parramatta |
25 | Combined Brisbane |
7 | Lang Park | Brett Kenny - Parramatta |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/07/82 | Newtown * |
8 | South Sydney |
8 | Leichhardt Oval | Shane Arneil - South Sydney |
| 4/08/82 | Manly-Warringah |
24 | Parramatta |
10 | Leichhardt Oval | Mike Eden - Manly-Warringah |
- *- Progressed on penalty count-back
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 1982 | Manly-Warringah |
23 | Newtown |
8 | Leichhardt Oval | Graham Eadie - Manly-Warringah |
Named Teams:
Manly-Warringah: 1.Graham Eadie, 2. John Ribot, 3. Phil Blake, 4. Michael Blake, 5. Simon Booth, 6. Alan Thompson, 7. Mike Eden, 8. Bruce Walker, 9. Les Boyd, 10. Paul McCabe, 11. Mark Broadhurst, 12. Max Krilich (c), 13. Geoff Gerard. Res – 14. Paul Vautin, 15. Chris Close, 16. Ray Brown, 17.Iam Thomson . Coach – Ray Ritchie.
Newtown: 1. Phil Sigsworth, 2. John Ferguson, 3. Mick Ryan, 4. Allan McMahon, 5. Mal Graham, 6. Dean Lance, 7. Tom Raudonikis, 8. Graeme O'Grady, 9. Mick Pitman, 10. Col Murphy, 11. Craig Ellis, 12. Mark Bugden, 13. Steve Bowden. Res - 14. Ken Wilson, 15. Ron Sigsworth, 16. Peter Kelly, 17. John Mackay. Coach - Warren Ryan.
Manly-Warringah 23 (Ribot, P.Blake, M.Blake, Booth tries, Eden 4, Eadie goals, Eden field goal) d Newtown 8 (Graham, Lance tries, Wilson goal). Crowd: 14,490.