IPSWICH never forgets its rugby league heroes.

Before, and after, the 1992 NSWRL grand final the city honoured its terrific trio of Kevvie, Kerrod and Alfie and their Broncos teammates who belted the Dragons to secure the club's first premiership.

And on Thursday night the Ipswich Jets will be honoured at Riverlink and given the keys to the city by Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale in a civic reception to recognise their maiden Intrust Super Cup title.

The champion Ipswich BRL premiership side will also be honoured.

Kerrod Walters, who won titles with the Broncos in 1992 and 1993 alongside his brother Kevin and good Ipswich buddy Allan Langer, still remembers the pride he felt in 1992 when Ipswich fans came out in force.

The city gave the trio a send-off before the grand final and afterwards they were paraded through the streets with the Broncos.

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"After we'd won we were given the keys to the city. They are wonderful memories.

"We were all very proud to be playing at the Broncos and to acknowledge where we came from and where we played our junior footy.

"Alf and I played for the Jets in 1986 and 1987, and Kevvie just played in '86 before he went down to the Raiders.

"We all played in Ipswich's first year in the Brisbane competition in '86.

"When Alf and I and Kevvie came through and got to the senior age I was able to stay in Ipswich and play in the BRL comp.

"Two years later I was able to play with the Broncs.

"It was great that you were able to stay in your own region and play at the highest level of footy. It worked out really well."

Langer was one of the crowd favourites during the victory parade hosted by Ipswich.

Having worked his way as a junior with Norths into the Ipswich Jets and recruited by the Broncos, he enjoyed being among familiar faces in his home town as the cavalcade moved through the CBD.

"It certainly was,'' Alfie said of how important the parade was in his career.

"It was great to see.

"Ipswich is a great rugby league town as well and certainly the fans get out and get behind it.

"It's the people that support you over the years and the fans that are there.

"That's what we play for.

"They are the ones forking out the dollars to come and see you play. It's just good to give something back.''

Meanwhile, Walters said he was ecstatic when the Jets beat the Blackhawks last Sunday.

"I was hoping so much that Ipswich won because we'd never won a title before," he said.

"It was a great effort by the Walker boys to get them up for it.

"I thought the commitment they showed was outstanding. I was really proud of them.

"It is hard to get to a grand final, let alone win one, so the Jets can be enormously proud of their efforts.

"They had their backs to the wall and were down to 15 men at one stage.

"I know they are touted as a different sort of team with their flashy footy, but the reason they won that game on the weekend was because of their attitude to win at all costs."

Walters will be in Sydney tomorrow to cheer on the Jets as they do battle with the Knights in the Interstate Championship, and then the Broncos against the Cowboys in the NRL grand final.

Cr Pisasale said the civic reception on Thursday would "honour every one of those Jets players who put their body, soul and guts on the line".

"Everywhere I go people just want to talk about how the Jets had that unbelievable win over the Blackhawks against all odds," he said.

"The people have so much pride in their city and their team."