The 1989 grand final between Canberra and Balmain has been voted the greatest of all time at a Men of League gala dinner

This year’s theme for the foundation’s annual dinner, a black-tie affair at the Westin on Wednesday night, was classic deciders. The general public had 10 to choose from, from the 1955 Souths-Newtown grand final through to the extra-time Cowboys-Broncos epic in 2015.

It’s understood the latter was voted a close second to the 1989 encounter that saw the Raiders take out the premiership.