Group 10 1980s grand finals: Shamrocks' heyday, Railway go back-to-back

Bradley Jurd
Updated April 10 2019 - 11:45am, first published April 9 2019 - 3:00pm
SHAMROCKS 1980: Back row from left: Dave Doonan, Mick Vanderhaar, Paul Curran, Steve Casey, John Noon, Tim Kearney, Ron Burt, Ross Gigg and Arthur Dicker; Front: “Shorty” and Dayne Palmer, Dave Muldoon, Mark Partridge, captain-coach Ross Gibson, Ross McKinnon, Les Haynes and Jeff Madden.
SHAMROCKS 1980: Back row from left: Dave Doonan, Mick Vanderhaar, Paul Curran, Steve Casey, John Noon, Tim Kearney, Ron Burt, Ross Gigg and Arthur Dicker; Front: “Shorty” and Dayne Palmer, Dave Muldoon, Mark Partridge, captain-coach Ross Gibson, Ross McKinnon, Les Haynes and Jeff Madden.

The 1980s heralded a change in the value of a try, which increased from three points to four in 1983, while a turnover was introduced at the end of six tackles which saw the decline of the rugby league scrum.

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Bradley Jurd

Bradley Jurd

Journalist at Western Advocate, Bathurst

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