1977 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Amco Cup
Tournament details
Dates27 March - 17 August 1977
Teams37
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Western Suburbs (1st title)
Runners-up Eastern Suburbs
Tournament statistics
Matches played36

The 1977 Amco Cup was the 4th edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL, the NZRL, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

A total of 37 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 36 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified teams

Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 2
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Winners of the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries NSWRFL Third Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Suburbs Panthers BRL Winners of the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Eastern Suburbs Tigers BRL Runners-Up in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Past Brothers Leprechauns BRL Third Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Southern Suburbs Magpies BRL Fourth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Redcliffe Dolphins BRL Fifth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BRL Sixth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 1st
Fortitude Valley Diehards BRL Seventh Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Northern Suburbs Devils BRL Eighth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Illawarra Flametrees CRL Winners of the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Division Rams CRL Runners-Up in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Riverina Bulls CRL Third Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
North Queensland Marlins QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Toowoomba Clydesdales QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Auckland Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Canterbury Reds NZRL Runners-Up in the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Enter in Round 1
Northern Division Tigers CRL Fourth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Monaro Colts CRL Fifth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Southern Division Bulls CRL Sixth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Newcastle Rebels CRL Seventh Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
North Coast Dolphins CRL Eighth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship 4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Central Queensland Capras QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 1st
Ipswich Diggers QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Wide Bay Bulls QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Northern Territory Bulls NTRL State Representative Team 2nd (Previous: 1976)
Western Australia Black Swans WARL State Representative Team 1st

Venues

Sydney Brisbane Newcastle Queanbeyan Rockhampton Toowoomba Ipswich Perth
Leichhardt Oval Redfern Oval Lang Park Newcastle International Sports Centre Seiffert Oval Browne Park Athletic Oval North Ipswich Reserve Lathlain Park
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 20,000

Round 1

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
27/03/77Western Australia23Northern Territory18Perth
30/03/77Central Queensland*7Wide Bay7Browne ParkResult[1]
27/04/77Northern Division26Newcastle17Newcastle ISCResult[2]
4/05/77North Coast40Ipswich22North Ipswich Reserve
11/5/77Monaro18Southern Division15Seiffert OvalReport[3]

Round 2

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
30/03/77 Brothers16 Wynnum-Manly15Lang Park
30/03/77 St George22 Balmain12Leichhardt OvalResults[1]
30/03/77Toowoomba31North Queensland13Athletic Oval
6/04/77 Cronulla-Sutherland75Central Queensland3Leichhardt OvalShort Report[4]
6/04/77 Redcliffe19 Wests BRL10Lang Park
13/04/77 Western Suburbs60Norths BRL0Lang Park
20/04/77 Parramatta21 North Sydney7Leichhardt OvalResult[5]
27/04/77 Penrith36Western Division5Leichhardt OvalShort Report[6]
4/05/77 Fortitude Valley19Illawarra10Lang ParkResults[7]
4/05/77 Eastern Suburbs16 Manly-Warringah8Leichhardt Oval
11/05/77 South Sydney39 Western Australia10Leichhardt OvalResult[8]
18/05/77 Canterbury-Bankstown20North Coast7Leichhardt OvalResult[9]
25/05/77 Monaro21 Easts BRL18Lang ParkPreview[10] Report[11]
25/05/77 Newtown32Riverina3Leichhardt OvalResult[11]
25/05/77Northern Division23 Auckland2Leichhardt Oval
4/05/77 Souths BRL20 Canterbury NZ12Lang Park

Round 3

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
1/06/77 St George18 Cronulla-Sutherland17Leichhardt OvalResults[12]
1/06/77 Fortitude Valley13 Brothers9Lang Park
8/06/77 Canterbury-Bankstown25Toowoomba15Athletic OvalResults[13]
8/06/77 Western Suburbs20 Redcliffe2Leichhardt Oval
15/06/77 Monaro12 South Sydney3Leichhardt OvalPreview[14] Reports[15][16]
22/06/77 Penrith18 Newtown16Leichhardt Oval
29/06/77Northern Division34 Souths BRL20Lang ParkReport[17]
29/06/77 Eastern Suburbs19 Parramatta2Leichhardt Oval

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
6/07/77 Western Suburbs27 St George7Leichhardt OvalReport[18]
13/07/77 Penrith17Northern Division10Leichhardt OvalReport[19]
20/07/77 Eastern Suburbs35 Fortitude Valley2Lang ParkResult[20]
27/07/77 Canterbury-Bankstown33 Monaro10Leichhardt OvalPreview[21] Report[22]

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
3/08/77 Eastern Suburbs18 Penrith7Leichhardt OvalPreview[23] Report[24]
10/08/77 Western Suburbs8 Canterbury-Bankstown7Leichhardt OvalPreview[25] Report[26]

Final

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
17/08/77 Western Suburbs6 Eastern Suburbs5Leichhardt OvalPreview[27] Report[28]
  • *- Advanced on penalty count-back

Awards

Player of the Series

Golden Try

References

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  23. ↑ "Penrith hopeful of semi-final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1966. p. 52. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  24. ↑ "East Moves Into Amco Cup Final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 4 August 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  25. ↑ "Hughes in clear for Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1977. p. 34. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  26. ↑ "Field Goal Puts Wests In Amco Cup Final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 11 August 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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  28. ↑ "Missed goal cost East Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 August 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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