Some Benny and Ellery magic | Sharks v Tigers Match Highlights | Prelim Final, 1988 | NRL

In a tight affair at the Sydney Football Stadium, Balmain edge out Cronulla to book their place in the 1988 Grand Final.
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[@johnbullivant1264]

The league should never have let a club so rich in spirit and history with a large passionate supporter base go down the tubes, they were a huge asset to the game

[@edwardburek1717]

I say de-merge the Wests Tigers and bring back the Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies.

[@jhgall16]

September 4 1988. 35 years today.

[@craigkitching4883]

Ellery was superb and the best transfer from England although I would of liked to see my old favorite from Hull FC (Steve "knocker" Norton) go out and test his brilliant style against the best in the world.

[@bobbytreetop1701]

Knocker played for manly a few years before .

[@moptopbaku6022]

Ellery is the best rugby player I have ever seen.

[@davidstuddert-z2k]

@@moptopbaku6022 me too -- great call 'hanley's got the football'

[@kurtflahavin5994]

The Cronulla Sharks 🦈 should have won the 1988 premiership. They were the best team all year. But I think they didn't have enough finals experience compared to Canterbury & Balmain. That was the difference.

[@edwardburek1717]

Now that's something that's badly needed in today's NRL - a bit of needle doesn't hurt anyone in the long run. How fitting was it that Ellery Hanley earned every penny of that megabucks contract by scoring that try. And 3:23, that Balmain fan/trainer giving it some - magic.

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

Ross Conlon, the first round the corner kicker. Got them from everywhere

[@moptopbaku6022]

No, he followed Bill Ashurst who played for Wigan in England and Newcastle in Australia. Both teams were privileged to have him

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@moptopbaku6022 oh Ok. Never heard of him. I’ll check him out.

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@moptopbaku6022 played for Penrith, not Newcastle. Newcastle weren’t in the Comp until later

[@Bluepillphil-d1w]

@@moptopbaku6022 I see mention of John Gray for Norths being the first, in 76.

[@moptopbaku6022]

@@Bluepillphil-d1w Thank you for the correction. 1974 to 1976.

[@caribstu]

Happy Days.

[@glennhiggins5425]

A game that I was present, remember it well. Sideline seat, with a detetective sitting next me, he had a gun on his hip.

[@barryjames544]

There was a time there that Ellery Hanley was like a man playing boys. Terry Lamb took him out and got clean away with it. That changed everything.

[@remylebreau192]

Look at the crowd. Todays game is nothing compared to these days.

[@clevelandwilliams5922]

Because you had tribalism

[@theprinceoftides6836]

BINGO. Truth.

[@weidogg]

Full game please?

[@Evvzt]

Men playing footy back in the day vs new age fruity click bait 🤡

[@chundertunts6168]

Sloppy and anything goes. This was the best football

[@kohen-kd4vm]

First