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 TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)Enter in Round 2Manly-WarringahSea EaglesNSWRFLWinners of the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th ParramattaEelsNSWRFLRunners-Up in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th Canterbury-BankstownBerriesNSWRFLThird Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th St. GeorgeDragonsNSWRFLFourth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th Eastern SuburbsRoostersNSWRFLFifth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th BalmainTigersNSWRFLSixth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th Western SuburbsMagpiesNSWRFLSeventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th Cronulla-SutherlandSharksNSWRFLEighth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th PenrithPanthersNSWRFLNinth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th South SydneyRabbitohsNSWRFLTenth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th North SydneyBearsNSWRFLEleventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th NewtownJetsNSWRFLTwelfth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership4th Western SuburbsPanthersBRLWinners of the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership2nd Eastern SuburbsTigersBRLRunners-Up in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership2nd Past BrothersLeprechaunsBRLThird Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership3rd Southern SuburbsMagpiesBRLFourth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership3rd RedcliffeDolphinsBRLFifth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership2nd Wynnum-ManlySeagullsBRLSixth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership1stFortitude ValleyDiehardsBRLSeventh Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership3rd Northern SuburbsDevilsBRLEighth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership3rd IllawarraFlametreesCRLWinners of the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th Western DivisionRamsCRLRunners-Up in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th RiverinaBullsCRLThird Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th North QueenslandMarlinsQRLQueensland Country Regional Team2nd ToowoombaClydesdalesQRLQueensland Country Regional Team3rd AucklandFalconsNZRLWinners of the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership4th CanterburyRedsNZRLRunners-Up in the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership2nd Enter in Round 1Northern DivisionTigersCRLFourth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th MonaroColtsCRLFifth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th Southern DivisionBullsCRLSixth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th NewcastleRebelsCRLSeventh Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship3rd North CoastDolphinsCRLEighth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship4th Central QueenslandCaprasQRLQueensland Country Regional Team1stIpswichDiggersQRLQueensland Country Regional Team3rd Wide BayBullsQRLQueensland Country Regional Team2nd Northern TerritoryBullsNTRLState Representative Team2nd Western AustraliaBlack SwansWARLState Representative Team1st
Venues SydneyBrisbaneNewcastleQueanbeyanRockhamptonToowoombaIpswichPerth 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 Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times27/03/77 Western Australia 23 Northern Territory 18 Perth 30/03/77 Central Queensland* 7 Wide Bay 7 Browne Park Result27/04/77 Northern Division 26 Newcastle 17 Newcastle ISC Result4/05/77 North Coast 40 Ipswich 22 North Ipswich Reserve 11/5/77 Monaro 18 Southern Division 15 Seiffert Oval Report
Round 2
Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times30/03/77 Brothers 16 Wynnum-Manly 15 Lang Park 30/03/77 St George 22 Balmain 12 Leichhardt Oval Results30/03/77 Toowoomba 31 North Queensland 13 Athletic Oval6/04/77 Cronulla-Sutherland 75 Central Queensland 3 Leichhardt Oval Short Report6/04/77 Redcliffe 19 Wests BRL 10 Lang Park 13/04/77 Western Suburbs 60 Norths BRL 0 Lang Park 20/04/77 Parramatta 21 North Sydney 7 Leichhardt Oval Result27/04/77 Penrith 36 Western Division 5 Leichhardt Oval Short Report4/05/77 Fortitude Valley 19 Illawarra 10 Lang Park Results4/05/77 Eastern Suburbs 16 Manly-Warringah 8 Leichhardt Oval11/05/77 South Sydney 39 Western Australia 10 Leichhardt Oval Result18/05/77 Canterbury-Bankstown 20 North Coast 7 Leichhardt Oval Result25/05/77 Monaro 21 Easts BRL 18 Lang Park Preview Report25/05/77 Newtown 32 Riverina 3 Leichhardt Oval Result25/05/77 Northern Division 23 Auckland 2 Leichhardt Oval 4/05/77 Souths BRL 20 Canterbury NZ 12 Lang Park
Round 3 Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times1/06/77 St George 18 Cronulla-Sutherland 17 Leichhardt Oval Results1/06/77 Fortitude Valley 13 Brothers 9 Lang Park 8/06/77 Canterbury-Bankstown 25 Toowoomba 15 Athletic Oval Results8/06/77 Western Suburbs 20 Redcliffe 2 Leichhardt Oval 15/06/77 Monaro 12 South Sydney 3 Leichhardt Oval Preview Reports22/06/77 Penrith 18 Newtown 16 Leichhardt Oval 29/06/77 Northern Division 34 Souths BRL 20 Lang Park Report29/06/77 Eastern Suburbs 19 Parramatta 2 Leichhardt Oval
Quarter finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times6/07/77 Western Suburbs 27 St George 7 Leichhardt Oval Report13/07/77 Penrith 17 Northern Division 10 Leichhardt Oval Report20/07/77 Eastern Suburbs 35 Fortitude Valley 2 Lang Park Result27/07/77 Canterbury-Bankstown 33 Monaro 10 Leichhardt Oval Preview Report
Semi finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times3/08/77 Eastern Suburbs 18 Penrith 7 Leichhardt Oval Preview Report10/08/77 Western Suburbs 8 Canterbury-Bankstown 7 Leichhardt Oval Preview Report
Final Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times17/08/77 Western Suburbs 6 Eastern Suburbs 5 Leichhardt Oval Preview Report
*- Advanced on penalty count-back
Awards Player of the Series Graeme O'Grady (Western Suburbs)
Golden Try Steve Rogers (Cronulla-Sutherland)
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