Mullets and Winfield Cup banners were de rigueur back in 1990, and so was one man.
Malcolm Meninga.
Fans were still jiving to Tina Turner’s ‘Simply the Best’, in what was the Winfield Cup’s brilliant marketing legacy. Canberra, the 1989 premiers, donned their lime green jerseys for what seemed like another simple early-season game against Eastern Suburbs in Round 5.
Canberra captain Meninga had only scored two tries the previous season. But, the Raiders were coming off a maiden premiership win. The cocky Roosters featured no less than Matt Burke – he of Bledisloe Cup fame – and coached by club great Russell Fairfax, who also played rugby union, and co-captained by modern greats Paul Vautin and Hugh McGahan.
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