Bi-Centennial Challenge Trophy between the representative teams of Northern New South Wales and Tasmania. With the game finishing 2 all after ninety minutes an additional 15 minutes each way was played with no score. The game then went to penalties with the home side winning 3 penalty kicks to 2.
Played: Sunday October 2 1988				Venue: Macquarie Field, Speers Point, Newcastle, New South Wales
Northern New South Wales (Squad) Greg Geise, Andy Stankovic, Howard Treddinick, Neil Owens, David Jones, Greg McCoy, John McQuarrie, Nigel Drysdale, Mike O'Neil, Joe Senkalski, Peter Windsor, David Bock, Peter Murray, Paul Waddingham Goals: Murray, Windsor pen	2 (3)	-	2 (2)	Tasmania (Squad) Peter Groenwound, Bruce Pears, Mike Driessen, S.Guest, Chris Hey, Michael Goldsmith, Sergio Pace, Colin Guest, Steve Kannegeisser (c), Ian Parker, Peter Sawdon, Neil Morrison, Pete Sherman, Peter Saville, Zlatko Belanic Goals: (Goalscorers Not Known)
Referee: Milton Pollock (Northern New South Wales) Linesmen: Brad Gradwell & Dennis Bartlett (Northern New South Wales) Coach: Ken Kaiser (Northern New South Wales)