Newcastle Rugby League

Newcastle Rugby League
Sport Rugby league football
Instituted 1910
Inaugural season 1910
Number of teams 10
Premiers Lakes United (2015)
Website @sportingpulse.com

The Newcastle Rugby League is the local rugby league football club competition of Newcastle, Australia. It is one of the oldest rugby league competitions in Australia, founded in 1910. A Newcastle representative team was also assembled from players in the League during most of the 20th century.

History

A Newcastle team competed in the inaugural New South Wales Rugby League premiership of 1908 but withdrew after the 1909 season to form the local competition.

The four original teams were Central Newcastle (Blue & White), Northern Suburbs (Light & Dark Blue vertical stripes), South Newcastle (Red & White) and Western Suburbs (Red & Green).[1] The season kicked off 14 May 1910 with South playing West and Central playing Northern Suburbs. South Newcastle finished the season on top of the ladder; the final was played in front of 2500 spectators at Hamilton League Ground, with Central overcoming South 13–4.

The 1911 season saw the previous minor premiers South slump to the bottom of the ladder. The final was played in front of 4000 spectators and saw North victorious over Central 10–2. 1911 saw the Combined Newcastle & Hunter team Tour Queensland, defeating the Queensland State team in all matches played. Newcastle played against the touring New Zealand team in a tight match almost pulling off an upset before going down 21–20.

The 1912 season saw the addition of Eastern Suburbs, playing in Black and White. They were immediately competitive and made the grand final.

The First World War saw a halt to the competition for 1917 and 1918. Although the Newcastle Morning Herald did continue to publish results for competition games for those two years.[2]

1919 saw a split, with two smaller competitions held – the "Lilywhites" or clubs faithful to the NSWRL, composed of Eastern Suburbs and Northern Suburbs, and the "Bolsheviks" or rebels composed of South, North and West.

1920 saw the competition reunited and expanded to six teams as Kurri Kurri competed for the first time.

Current Clubs

Former Clubs

Premiers

Past winners of the Newcastle RL Premiership

Season Grand Final Information Minor Premiers
Premiers Score Runners-Up
1910 Central Newcastle 13–4 South Newcastle South Newcastle
1911 Northern Suburbs 10–2 Central Newcastle Northern Suburbs
1912 Western Suburbs 10–7 Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs
1913 Eastern Suburbs 18–0 Western Suburbs Eastern Suburbs
1914 Northern Suburbs 5–2 Central Newcastle Northern Suburbs
1915 Western Suburbs 16–8 Northern Suburbs Western Suburbs
1916 Western Suburbs 10–8 Northern Suburbs Northern Suburbs
1917 no competition
1918 no competition
1919 South Newcastle 7-2 Western Suburbs
1920 Northern Suburbs South Newcastle
1921 Central Newcastle Western Suburbs
1922 Western Suburbs Central Newcastle
1923 Eastern Suburbs Northern Suburbs
1924 Eastern Suburbs Northern Suburbs
1925 Northern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs
1926 Northern Suburbs South Newcastle
1927 South Newcastle Northern Suburbs
1928 Central Newcastle Northern Suburbs
1929 Northern Suburbs Waratah-Mayfield
1930 Central Newcastle South Newcastle
1931 Kurri Kurri Northern Suburbs
1932 Eastern Suburbs Cessnock
1933 Maitland United 20-0 Waratah-Mayfield
1934 Maitland United 4-2 Waratah-Mayfield
1935 Northern Suburbs Central Newcastle
1936 Waratah-Mayfield Cessnock
1937 Central Newcastle Cessnock
1938 Northern Suburbs Waratah-Mayfield
1939 Central Newcastle Western Suburbs
1940 Kurri Kurri Cessnock
1941 Cessnock 18-3[6] South Newcastle
1942 Waratah-Mayfield South Newcastle
1943 South Newcastle Waratah-Mayfield
1944 Waratah-Mayfield Western Suburbs
1945 Kurri Kurri South Newcastle
1946 South Newcastle 11-3 Western Suburbs
1947 Lakes United Northern Suburbs
1948 Northern Suburbs 5-4 Kurri Kurri
1949 Central Newcastle 28-15 Kurri Kurri
1950 Cessnock 19-12[6] Central Newcastle
1951 Northern Suburbs 12-8 Maitland Northern Suburbs
1952 Waratah-Mayfield 5-4 Lakes United Waratah-Mayfield
1953 Northern Suburbs 16-11 Cessnock
1954 Cessnock 15-3[6] Maitland Cessnock
1955 Cessnock 9-7[6] Maitland Cessnock
1956 Maitland 16-9 Cessnock Maitland
1957 Maitland 17-12 Kurri Kurri Maitland
1958 Maitland 22-7 Cessnock Maitland
1959 Northern Suburbs 13-12 Maitland Northern Suburbs
1960 Cessnock 33-5[6] Maitland Cessnock
1961 Western Suburbs 10-9 Waratah-Mayfield Western Suburbs
1962 Northern Suburbs 18-6 South Newcastle Northern Suburbs
1963 South Newcastle 12-7 Central Newcastle South Newcastle
1964 South Newcastle 17-12 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1965 Maitland 22-3 South Newcastle South Newcastle
1966 Western Suburbs 31-9 Cessnock Western Suburbs
1967 Northern Suburbs 13-11 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1968 South Newcastle 9-6 Lakes United Western Suburbs Lakes United (tied)
1969 Maitland 19-9 Lakes United Maitland
1970 Western Suburbs 21-14 Maitland Maitland
1971 Maitland 30-19 Lakes United Maitland
1972 Cessnock 18-10[6] Maitland Maitland
1973 Maitland 27-18 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1974 Lakes United 7-2 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1975 Lakes United 30-17 Western Suburbs Maitland
1976 South Newcastle 22-15 Western Suburbs Lakes United
1977 Cessnock 21-17[6] Maitland Cessnock
1978 Western Suburbs 23-16 South Newcastle Western Suburbs
1979 North Newcastle 20-8 Cessnock North Newcastle
1980 Western Suburbs 17-13 Cessnock Kurri Kurri
1981 Western Suburbs 13-2 Cessnock Western Suburbs
1982 Western Suburbs 21-14 Kurri Kurri Western Suburbs
1983 Maitland 20-12 Cessnock Maitland
1984 Western Suburbs 10-2 Lakes United Lakes United
1985 Lakes United 12-6 Cessnock Cessnock
1986 Lakes United 4-0 South Newcastle Lakes United
1987 Lakes United 24-16 South Newcastle South Newcastle
1988 South Newcastle 29–18 Lakes United South Newcastle
1989 South Newcastle 20–12 Western Suburbs South Newcastle
1990 Waratah-Mayfield 17–14 Lakes United Lakes United
1991 Toronto Workers 21–10 Western Suburbs South Newcastle
1992 Western Suburbs 33–0 Lakes United Western Suburbs
1993 Kurri Kurri 20–18 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1994 Kurri Kurri 20–16 Toronto Workers Western Suburbs
1995 Kurri Kurri 24–4 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1996 Lakes United 16–6 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1997 Western Suburbs 26–16 Lakes United Lakes United
1998 Western Suburbs 51–14 South Newcastle Western Suburbs
1999 Western Suburbs 22–18 Cessnock Western Suburbs
2000 Waratah-Mayfield 20–14 Lakes United Waratah-Mayfield
2001 Lakes United 18–10 Western Suburbs Lakes United
2002 Western Suburbs 27–16 Lakes United Lakes United
2003 Cessnock 22–20[6] Raymond Terrace Western Suburbs
2004 Western Suburbs 32–28 Northern Blues Western Suburbs
2005 Northern Blues 30–12 Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
2006 Lakes United 40–24 Nelson Bay Lakes United
2007 Lakes United 32–12 Wyong Lakes United
2008 Western Suburbs 12–10 Cessnock Western Suburbs
2009 Wyong 36–4 Cessnock Cessnock
2010 Maitland 24–8 Cessnock Maitland
2011 Maitland 19–18 Western Suburbs Maitland
2012 Western Suburbs 16-14 Cessnock Cessnock
2013 Western Suburbs 21-8 Kurri Kurri Western Suburbs
2014 Western Suburbs 22-8 Cessnock Western Suburbs
2015 Lakes United 24-18 Macquarie Western Suburbs

Team of the Century

In 2008, rugby league football's centennial year in Australia, the Newcastle Rugby League named its 'Team of the Century':[7]

  1. Clive Churchill (Central)
  2. Eddie Lumsden (Kurri Kurri)
  3. Ron Bailey (Waratah-Mayfield)
  4. Brian Carlson (North)
  5. Johnny Graves (Maitland)
  6. Bob Banks (Central)
  7. Andrew Johns (Cessnock)
  8. Paul Harragon (Lakes United)
  9. Allan Buman (West)
  10. Jim Gibbs (South)
  11. Don Schofield (Cessnock)
  12. Herb Narvo (North)
  13. (c) Wally Prigg (West)
  14. John Sattler (Kurri Kurri)
  15. Albert Paul (Lakes United)
  16. Matthew Gidley (West)
  17. Les Johns (South)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/ncl/nclcomps.htm
  2. ↑ Newcastle Morning Herald Microfiche archive, held at Newcastle University
  3. ↑ http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=15210
  4. ↑ http://www.cessnockrugbyleague.com.au/
  5. ↑ http://www.southleagues.com.au/
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Club History". cessnockrugbyleague.net.au. Cessnock Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle Rugby League – Team Of The Century". Newcastle Herald. newcastle.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

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