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Quiz about Australian Rugby League 19581982

Australian Rugby League 1958-1982 Quiz

Here we go again! This quiz covers the end of the St George record premiership run, through to some huge changes to the world of Rugby League in the 1970s, and the dawn of the Winfield Cup. One question asked for every season covered. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
timence

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,217

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

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Avg Score
15 / 25

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435

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Question 1 of 25

1. 1958: St George's 3rd premiership in a row also coincided with which of the following events? Hint

Introduction of match payments for Manly players

All of these

Clive Churchill quitting Souths

Parramatta wooden spooners in all three grades

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Question 2 of 25

2. During St.George's run of 11 consecutive premierships, 1959 marked the only occassion they did what? Hint

Played Wests in a Grand Final

Kept a team scoreless in a Grand Final

Went through a season undefeated

Won a Grand Final by less than 6 points

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Question 3 of 25

3. 1960: Australia played 2 tests against France. They won the first match 56-6. What happened in the second? Hint

France won 7-5

It was a draw, 10-10

Australia won 56-6

Australia won 7-5

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Question 4 of 25

4. 1961: St George set the record for the most premierships in a row (6), surpassing the record set by ________ ? Hint

Eastern Suburbs

Western Suburbs

North Sydney

South Sydney

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which team did St George beat for the second time in a row in the 1962 Grand Final?

Answer: (One or two words)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which 2 players were photographed at the end of the Grand Final in 1963, which later became the image on the premiership trophy? Hint

Norm Provan and Arthur Summons

Johhny Raper and Arthur Summons

Norm Provan and Johnny Raper

Graeme Langlands and Arthur Summons

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Question 7 of 25

7. In losing the 1964 Grand Final, Balmain were kept tryless by St George?

True

False

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Question 8 of 25

8. What happened at the end of the 1965 season? Hint

Graeme Langlands retired

Norm Provan retired

St George lost the Grand Final

All of these

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Question 9 of 25

9. 1966: Saw the first appearance of what future great player? Hint

Billy Smith

Keith Barnes

Arthur Beetson

Ken Kearney

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Question 10 of 25

10. 1967: Saw the introduction of 2 new teams, Cronulla-Sutherland and Penrith, but also what new rule? Hint

possession limited to 6 tackles

field goals now worth 2 points

field goals now worth 1 point

possession limited to 4 tackles

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Question 11 of 25

11. 1968: Who won the inaugural Rothman's medal? Hint

Eric Simms (Souths)

Terry Hughes (Cronulla)

Bob Fulton (Manly)

Reg Gasnier (St George)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Remembered as one of the biggest Grand Final boilovers of all time, who won the 1969 premiership?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Johnny Sattler played how many minutes of the 1970 Grand Final with a broken jaw? Hint

79 minutes

65 minutes

60 minutes

75 minutes

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Question 14 of 25

14. What significant rule change was introduced in 1971? Hint

2-point penalty goal

6-tackle rule

4-point try

1-point field goal

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Question 15 of 25

15. Manly finally won the premiership in 1972, after losing how many grand finals?

Answer: (A number)

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Question 16 of 25

16. 1973: Saw the first occurence of what? Hint

A 1-0 result

Cronulla winning the premiership

A 0-0 result

Penrith winning the premiership

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Question 17 of 25

17. 1974: Famous for what didn't happen. St George missed out on the semi-finals for the first time in how many years? Hint

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Question 18 of 25

18. 1975: Marked the Grand Final where which player wore the infamous white boots? Hint

Harry Bath

John Peard

Graeme Langlands

Billy Smith

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which Parramatta player is credited for perfecting the "bomb" in 1976? Hint

John Peard

Geoff Gerard

Ray Price

Denis Fitzgerald

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Question 20 of 25

20. 1977: An historic Grand Final draw between St George and Parramatta, the first in the long history of the NSWRL. What was the full-time score? Hint

7-7

9-9

10-10

13-13

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Question 21 of 25

21. What happened again in 1978? Hint

Neither of these

The Grand Final was drawn

Both of these

The Minor Semi Final was drawn

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Question 22 of 25

22. In 1979, Canterbury became the first team to make a Grand Final from 5th position?

True

False

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Question 23 of 25

23. Canterbury broke a 38-year drought to win the title in 1980. Their last try will always be remembered for the winger who took a kick on the fly to score. Who was he? Hint

Steve Gearin

Greg Bretnall

Chris Anderson

Steve O'Brien

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which club won its first premiership in 1981? Hint

Penrith

Parramatta

Cronulla

Newtown

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Question 25 of 25

25. 1982: Canberra and Illawarra joined for the first Winfield Cup. How many teams contested the 1982 premiership?

Answer: (A number, the same number as in 2001)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1958: St George's 3rd premiership in a row also coincided with which of the following events?

Answer: All of these

A tumultuous year for Australian Rugby League. Manly players were given 30 pounds for a win, 20 for a draw and 15 for a loss.

2. During St.George's run of 11 consecutive premierships, 1959 marked the only occassion they did what?

Answer: Went through a season undefeated

And they finished the season in great fashion, thumping Manly 20-0 in the Grand Final.

3. 1960: Australia played 2 tests against France. They won the first match 56-6. What happened in the second?

Answer: France won 7-5

An amazing turnaround from France. On the club scene, St George won the Grand Final 31-6 over Easts.

4. 1961: St George set the record for the most premierships in a row (6), surpassing the record set by ________ ?

Answer: South Sydney

Souths won 5 straight premierships 1925-26-27-28-29.

5. Which team did St George beat for the second time in a row in the 1962 Grand Final?

Answer: Wests

Saints beat Wests 9-6 in a very tight match.

6. Which 2 players were photographed at the end of the Grand Final in 1963, which later became the image on the premiership trophy?

Answer: Norm Provan and Arthur Summons

Played in extremely muddy conditions, St George took the match 8-3.

7. In losing the 1964 Grand Final, Balmain were kept tryless by St George?

Answer: True

St George won 11-6.

8. What happened at the end of the 1965 season?

Answer: Norm Provan retired

Norm "Sticks" Provan decided that 10 consecutive premierships was enough, and called it a day. Saints won 12-8 over Souths in front of around 78,000 fans at the SCG (a record crowd).

9. 1966: Saw the first appearance of what future great player?

Answer: Arthur Beetson

He was 22 on debut for Balmain. St George won their last of 11 consecutive premierships in 1966, beating Balmain 23-4 in the Grand Final.

10. 1967: Saw the introduction of 2 new teams, Cronulla-Sutherland and Penrith, but also what new rule?

Answer: possession limited to 4 tackles

For the first time since 1956, St George did not appear in the Grand Final, losing 12-11 to Canterbury in the Preliminary Final. There is still to this day a conspiracy theory around that suggests the limited tackle rule was introduced to stop St George's run of wins, but in truth it was introduced to make the game faster and more exciting. For the first few years it was a 4-tackle rule, later revised to 6.

11. 1968: Who won the inaugural Rothman's medal?

Answer: Terry Hughes (Cronulla)

The Cronulla half back won the first Rothman's medal, despite his team finishing 10th out of 12 teams. Souths won back-to-back premierships, beating Manly in the Grand Final 13-9.

12. Remembered as one of the biggest Grand Final boilovers of all time, who won the 1969 premiership?

Answer: balmain

Balmain beat hot favourites South Sydney for the title, 11-2.

13. Johnny Sattler played how many minutes of the 1970 Grand Final with a broken jaw?

Answer: 75 minutes

Souths won the premiership, with Sattler playing so well that none of the spectators knew he even had an injury. Souths beat Manly 23-12, with 3 tries, 3 goals and no fewer than 4 field goals.

14. What significant rule change was introduced in 1971?

Answer: 1-point field goal

Before 1971, field goals were worth 2 points. Manly won the minor premiership, but Souths went on to win the Grand Final over St George, 16-10.

15. Manly finally won the premiership in 1972, after losing how many grand finals?

Answer: 5

Manly beat Easts 19-14 in the Grand Final, celebrating their 25th season in the best possible style. 1972 also saw the 6-tackle rule introduced.

16. 1973: Saw the first occurence of what?

Answer: A 1-0 result

Newtown defeated St George 1-0, the first time this score was ever posted. On the other side of the coin, Manly beat Penrith 70-7, and set a record for limited-tackle games. 1973 was also the introduction of the final five semis, where the minor premier earned a week's rest.

17. 1974: Famous for what didn't happen. St George missed out on the semi-finals for the first time in how many years?

Answer: 23

Easts won the premiership under "master-coach" Jack Gibson, beating Canterbury in the Grand Final 19-4.

18. 1975: Marked the Grand Final where which player wore the infamous white boots?

Answer: Graeme Langlands

Easts smashed St George 38-0, with Langlands having a disastrous game wearing those white boots.

19. Which Parramatta player is credited for perfecting the "bomb" in 1976?

Answer: John Peard

Under the coaching of Jack Gibson, Peard introduced the bomb and used it to create many tries. Parramatta went down to Manly in the 1976 Grand Final, 13-10.

20. 1977: An historic Grand Final draw between St George and Parramatta, the first in the long history of the NSWRL. What was the full-time score?

Answer: 9-9

Both teams scored a try and 3 goals. St George went on to win the replay the following week, 22-0. An interesting fact is that the VFL (Victorian Football League, now known as AFL) also had a drawn Grand Final on the same day, with Collingwood and North Melbourne scoring 76 points each. A remarkable coincidence.

21. What happened again in 1978?

Answer: Both of these

Amazingly, Manly drew the Minor Semi with Parramatta 13-13. They had to replay this game, and won 17-11. Even more incredibly, the Grand Final was drawn for the second year in a row, Manly and Cronulla drew 11-11. Manly won the replay 16-0.

22. In 1979, Canterbury became the first team to make a Grand Final from 5th position?

Answer: True

They stumbled at the last hurdle. St George took out the premiership with a 17-13 win.

23. Canterbury broke a 38-year drought to win the title in 1980. Their last try will always be remembered for the winger who took a kick on the fly to score. Who was he?

Answer: Steve Gearin

Canterbury beat Easts 18-4.

24. Which club won its first premiership in 1981?

Answer: Parramatta

They beat Newtown 20-11 in the Grand Final. It was the start of a great decade for Parramatta, where they won 4 premierships.

25. 1982: Canberra and Illawarra joined for the first Winfield Cup. How many teams contested the 1982 premiership?

Answer: 14

Parramatta took out their 2nd consecutive premiership to win the first ever Winfield Cup. Canberra and Illawarra finished last and second-last respectively.

Source: Author timence

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