- Qualified Teams
- Venues
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Quarter finals
- Semi finals
- Final
- Awards Golden Try
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = NSWRFL Midweek Cup | year = 1974 | other_titles = NSWRFL Amco Cup | dates = 10 April - 21 August 1974 | num_teams = 21 | venues = 4 | cities = 3 | champion_other = Western Division | count = 1 | second_other = Penrith | matches = 20 | attendance = | prevseason = | nextseason = 1975 }}The 1974 Amco Cup was the 1st edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Knockout Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the CRL and the NZRL. A total of 21 teams from across New South Wales and New Zealand played 20 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season. The Competition was originally going to have the 12 NSWRFL Premiership teams, the top 4 Brisbane Rugby League teams and the top 4 Country Divisional teams from the previous year. But when the Brisbane Rugby League teams and the winner of the 1973 CRL Championship, Newcastle declined to participate in the tournament, the remaining CRL Divisional teams, the 1973 New Zealand Inter-District Premiers, Auckland and the 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up, Ryde-Eastwood were invited to compete instead. Qualified TeamsTeam | Nickname | League | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) |
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Manly-Warringah | Sea Eagles | NSWRFL | Winners of the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Cronulla-Sutherland | Sharks | NSWRFL | Runners-Up in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Newtown | Jets | NSWRFL | Third Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | St. George | Dragons | NSWRFL | Fourth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Canterbury-Bankstown | Berries | NSWRFL | Fifth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Eastern Suburbs | Roosters | NSWRFL | Sixth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | South Sydney | Rabbitohs | NSWRFL | Seventh Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | North Sydney | Bears | NSWRFL | Eighth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Western Suburbs | Magpies | NSWRFL | Ninth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Balmain | Tigers | NSWRFL | Tenth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Parramatta | Eels | NSWRFL | Eleventh Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Penrith | Panthers | NSWRFL | Twelfth Place in the 1973 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership | 1st | Ryde-Eastwood | Hawks | NSWRFL | Runners-Up in the 1973 NSWRFL Second Division1 | 1st | Southern Division | Bulls | CRL | Runners-Up in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Riverina | Bulls | CRL | Third Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Northern Division | Tigers | CRL | Fourth Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Illawarra | Flametrees | CRL | Fifth Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Western Division | Rams | CRL | Sixth Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Monaro | Colts | CRL | Seventh Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | North Coast | Dolphins | CRL | Eighth Place in the 1973 Country Rugby League Championship | 1st | Auckland | Falcons | NZRL | Winners of the 1973 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership | 1st | |
1 Replaced Wentworthville who declined to participate.
VenuesSydney | Queanbeyan | Orange |
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Leichhardt Oval | Belmore Sports Ground | Seiffert Oval | Wade Park | Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
Round 1Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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10/04/74 | Easts|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 22 | Western Suburbs|16}} Western Suburbs | 6 | Belmore Sports Ground | 17/04/74 | Parramatta|16}} Parramatta | 39 | Riverina | 11 | Leichhardt Oval | 24/04/74 | North Sydney|16}} North Sydney | 19 | North Coast | 7 | Coffs Harbour | 1/05/74 | St George|16}} St George | 22 | Balmain|16}} Balmain | 11 | Leichhardt Oval | 8/05/74 | Old Penrith|16}} Penrith | 18 | Ryde-Eastwood | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | |
Round 2Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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15/05/74 | South Sydney|16}} South Sydney | 18 | Newtown|16}} Newtown | 14 | Leichhardt Oval | 22/05/74 | Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah | 34 | Parramatta|16}} Parramatta | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | 12/06/74 | Canberra|16}} Western Division | 13 | aucklandnzrl|16}} Auckland | 7 | Leichhardt Oval | 19/06/74 | Easts|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 32 | Monaro | 21 | Seiffert Oval | 19/06/74 | Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown | 22 | Illawarra|16}} Illawarra | 19 | Seiffert Oval | 26/06/74 | Southern Division | 15 | Cronulla|16}} Cronulla-Sutherland | 14 | Leichhardt Oval | 3/07/74 | Balmain|16}} Northern Division | 19 | North Sydney|16}} North Sydney | 14 | Leichhardt Oval | 17/07/74 | Old Penrith|16}} Penrith | 14 | St George|16}} St George | 3 | Leichhardt Oval | |
Quarter finalsDate | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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10/07/74 | Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah | 22 | South Sydney|16}} South Sydney | 7 | Leichhardt Oval | 17/07/74 | Canberra|16}} Western Division | 12 | Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | 24/07/74 | Easts|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 18 | Southern Division | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | 31/07/74 | Old Penrith|16}} Penrith | 31 | Balmain|16}} Northern Division | 11 | Leichhardt Oval | |
Semi finalsDate | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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7/08/74 | Canberra|16}} Western Division* | 12 | Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah | 12 | Wade Park | 14/08/74 | Old Penrith|16}} Penrith | 10 | Easts|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 9 | Leichhardt Oval | |
FinalDate | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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21/08/74 | Canberra|16}} Western Division | 6 | Old Penrith|16}} Penrith | 2 | Leichhardt Oval | |
- - advanced after a penalty count-back
AwardsGolden Try- Malcolm Reilly (Manly-Warringah)
{{NSWRL Midweek Cup}} 3 : Amco Cup|1974 in Australian rugby league|1974 in New Zealand rugby league |