1988 NSWRL season
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Position Balmain Tigers
Jason Alchin FB Garry Jack
Glen Nissen WG Russell Gartner
Tony Currie CE Ellery Hanley
Andrew Farrar CE Michael Pobjie
Robin Thorne WG Ross Conlon
Terry Lamb FE Mick Neil
Michael Hagan HB Gary Freeman
Paul Dunn PR Bruce McGuire
Joe Thomas HK Benny Elias
Peter Tunks ( c ) PR Kerry Hemsley
David Gillespie SR Paul Sironen
Steve Folkes SR David Brooks
Paul Langmack LK Wayne Pearce ( c )
Steve Mortimer Bench Kevin Hardwick
Brandon Lee Bench Steve Edmed
Darren McCarthy Bench Scott Gale
Mark Bugden Bench
Phil Gould Coach Warren Ryan
Finals -- Grand Final
The 1988 NSWRL season was the 81st season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and saw the first expansion of the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership outside the borders of New South Wales, with the addition of three new teams: the Brisbane Broncos, Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants. The largest NSWRL premiership yet, sixteen clubs competed during the 1988 season, with the J J Giltinan Shield for minor premiers going to Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. The finals culminated in a grand final for the Winfield Cup between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Balmain Tigers. This season NSWRL teams also competed for the 1988 Panasonic Cup.