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Balmain Tigers 1989 Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the Balmain Tigers outfit from the 1989 season?

A multiple-choice quiz by minardifan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minardifan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,547

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
378

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was coach of Balmain in 1989?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was top point scorer for Balmain in 1989? Hint

Andy Currier

Benny Elias

Tim Brasher

David Brooks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which two teams did Balmain beat during the finals series to reach the 1989 Grand Final? Hint

Penrith and South Sydney

South Sydney and Brisbane

Cronulla and South Sydney

Penrith and Cronulla

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who played hooker for Balmain for the majority of the 1989 season?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1989 Grand Final: who took a sensational intercept try to vault the Tigers into the lead? Hint

Garry Jack

Tim Brasher

James Grant

Andy Currier

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team was Balmain's biggest victory of the year? Hint

Western Suburbs

Parramatta

Penrith

South Sydney

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the biggest crowd at Leichhardt Oval in 1989? Hint

23,000

22,750

22,000

22,500

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was cruelly ankle-tapped by Mal Meninga, stopping the Balmain team scoring late in the 89 Grand Final? Hint

Michael Neil

Benny Elias

Wayne Pearce

Andy Currier

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which two players did Warren Ryan replace, later to much criticism, late in the 89 Grand Final? Hint

Pearce and Roach

Roach and Sironen

Elias and Pearce

Sironen and Currier

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many games did Balmain win in the regular season in 1989?

Answer: (Number betweem 10 and 20)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was coach of Balmain in 1989?

Answer: Warren Ryan

Warren Ryan would coach Balmain to successive Grand Final losses.

2. Who was top point scorer for Balmain in 1989?

Answer: Andy Currier

Currier, an English import, would score 146 points in the season, from 10 tries and 53 goals.

3. Which two teams did Balmain beat during the finals series to reach the 1989 Grand Final?

Answer: Penrith and South Sydney

Balmain would beat Penrith 24-12 in the Major Preliminary Final, and Souths 20-10 in the Major Semi-Final, to reach the Grand Final.

4. Who played hooker for Balmain for the majority of the 1989 season?

Answer: Benny Elias

Benny would suffer more heartbreak during 1989 with another Grand Final loss.

5. 1989 Grand Final: who took a sensational intercept try to vault the Tigers into the lead?

Answer: James Grant

Grant intercepted to race away the 20 or so metres to put Balmain in the lead.

6. Which team was Balmain's biggest victory of the year?

Answer: Western Suburbs

Balmain beat Wests 40-0.

7. What was the biggest crowd at Leichhardt Oval in 1989?

Answer: 22,750

Fans turned up in droves to see Balmain reach the finals.

8. Who was cruelly ankle-tapped by Mal Meninga, stopping the Balmain team scoring late in the 89 Grand Final?

Answer: Michael Neil

Neil would be grassed only 5 metres from the line. Pearce would later knock-on with an open passage to the line, while Elias would miss a field goal.

9. Which two players did Warren Ryan replace, later to much criticism, late in the 89 Grand Final?

Answer: Roach and Sironen

With the experience of these two key forwards gone, all hope was gone for the Tigers against a raging Raiders forward pack.

10. How many games did Balmain win in the regular season in 1989?

Answer: 14

Balmain finished third overall, with 14 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw on 29 points.

Source: Author minardifan

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