2024 NSW Cup season

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2024 New South Wales Cup
Duration7 March - 29 September
Teams13
Premiers Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets
Minor premiers North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Wooden spoon Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies
Matches played162
Top points scorer(s) North Sydney colours.svg Kieran Hayman (212)
Top try-scorer(s) North Sydney colours.svg Allan Fitzgibbon (21)
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The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup was the 118th season of the premier state rugby league competition in New South Wales.

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Season summary

The 2024 season of the New South Wales Cup commenced on 7 March. Teams played 26 regular competition rounds, with the top five teams qualifying for the final series in September.

Teams

There are 13 teams competing in the competition in 2024, with eleven based in New South Wales itself, as well as one in the Australian Capital Territory and one from New Zealand.

ClubNRL AffiliateHome Ground(s)Head Coach
Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers
Sea Eagles 		Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles 		4 Pines Park (6) & HE Laybutt Field (5) Wayne Lambkin [1]
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium (9), Raiders Belconnen (1) & Seiffert Oval (1)Brock Shepperd [2]
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground (6) & Stadium Australia (5) Michael Potter [3]
Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights McDonald Jones Stadium (10), Newcastle Permanent Centre of Excellence (2) Ronald Griffiths [4]
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks Henson Park (11), PointsBet Stadium (1) George Ndaira
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium (7), North Harbour Stadium (3) & Navigation Homes Stadium (1) David Tangata-Toa [5]
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney
Bears 		Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm North Sydney Oval (12) Pat Weisner [6] → Kieran Dempsey [7]
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium (9), Eric Tweedale Stadium (2) & Lidcombe Oval (1) Nathan Cayless
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers BlueBet Stadium (10), St Marys Leagues Stadium (1)Ben Harden
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Accor Stadium (7), Redfern Oval (3), Coogee Oval (1), Central Coast Stadium (1)Joe O'Callaghan
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Wentworth Park (9), Allianz Stadium (2), Central Coast Stadium (1) Brett Morris [8]
St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Collegians Sporting Complex Wollongong (7), WIN Stadium (2), Netstrata Jubilee Stadium (2) & Sid Parrish Park (1)Ben Woolf
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Wests Tigers colours.svg Western Suburbs Tigers Lidcombe Oval (7), Campbelltown Stadium (3) & Leichhardt Oval (1) Aaron Payne [9]

Regular season

Ladder

2024 NSW Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 2415272560479+8136
2 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 2415182654492+16235
3 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2414282713456+25734
4 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 2414192590506+8433
5 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2413382602520+8233
6 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24140102580447+13332
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24140102622547+7532
8 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24110132595650-5526
9 Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles 24100142566704-13824
10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2491142540583-4323
11 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2491142535678-14323
12 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2461172482658-17617
13 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies 2460182454773-31916

Source: [10]

Finals series

The top five teams qualified for the finals series, with these being Norths, Newtown, Canberra, New Zealand and Penrith.

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee(s)Crowd
QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINAL
Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 12 – 24 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Saturday 7 September, 1:00pm Leichhardt Oval Kieren Irons
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets 38 – 16 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Saturday 7 September, 5:00pmDamian Brady
SEMI-FINALS
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 30 – 14 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Saturday 15 September, 1:00pm Leichhardt Oval Damian Brady
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 18 – 16 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets Saturday 15 September, 5:00pmKieren Irons
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 16 – 18 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets Saturday 21 September, 3:00 pm Leichhardt Oval Kieren Irons
GRAND FINAL
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 22 – 28 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets Sunday 29 September, 3:00pm CommBank Stadium Kieren Irons10,386
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 18 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 22
Newtown colours.svg Newtown 16 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 28
2 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 38 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 16
3 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 16 Newtown colours.svg Newtown 18
Canberra colours.svg Canberra 30
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 14
4 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand 12
5 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith 24

Grand Final

2024 The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 29 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears 22 – 28 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets
Tries:4
Garlick Ru ball.svg 20'
Faalogo Ru ball.svg 34'
Fitzgibbon Ru ball.svg 43'
Wilson Ru ball.svg 58'
Goals:4
HaymanRugby penalty.svg 21', 45', 60'(3/4)
1st: 10–16
2nd: 12–12
Report
Tries:5
Rodwell Ru ball.svg 16'
Vea'ila Ru ball.svg 26'
Hiroti Ru ball.svg 39'
Leiu Ru ball.svg 52'
Hamlin-Uele Ru ball.svg 64'
Goals:4
Puru Rugby penalty.svg 18', 39', 54', 66'(4/5)
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,386
Referee: Kieren Irons
Player of the Match: Niwhai Puru
Team details
North Sydney BearsPositionNewtown Jets
NameNumberNumberName
Sualauvi Fa'alogo 20 Fullback 1Liam Ison
Allan Fitzgibbon2 Wing 2Tom Rodwell
Israel Ogden3 Centre 3Chris Vea'ila
Dean Ieremia 4 Centre 4 Mawene Hiroti
Tui Katoa 5 Wing 5 Samuel Stonestreet
Kieran Hayman1 Five eighth 6 Khaled Rajab
Harradyn Wilson7 Half back 7Niwhai Puru
Kurt De Luis (c)8 Prop forward 10 Tuku Hau Tapuha
Bronson Garlick 9 Hooker 9 Jayden Berrell
Tepai Moeroa 10 Prop forward 14 Braden Hamlin-Uele
Joe Chan 11 Second row 11 Kyle Pickering
Matt Stimson12 Second row 12 Billy Burns (c)
Ativalu Lisati13 Lock forward 13Blake Hosking
Nathaniel Roache 14 Interchange 14Jordin Leiu
Regan Hughes15 Interchange 17 Billy Magoulias
Phillip Makatoa16 Interchange 18Samuel Healey
Ben Talty17 Interchange 19Brad Fearnley
Coby Thomas (not used)18 Concussion substitute 14Rhys Dakin (not used)
Kieran Dempsey Coach George Ndaira

NRL State Championship

As premiers of the NSW Cup, the Newtown Jets will face Queensland Cup premiers Norths Devils in the NRL State Championship match.

2024 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 6 October
13:20pm AEDT (UTC+11)
Newtown Jets Newtown colours.svg – Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
1st: –
2nd: –
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Referee:
Bunker:

Awards

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
Fullback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Toby North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Wing Flag of New Zealand.svg Savelio Tamale St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons
Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Schiller Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyrone Peachey Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Wing Flag of New Zealand.svg Watson Heleta Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Five-eighth Flag of England.svg Will Pryce Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Halfback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Cook Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Prop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt De Luis North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears
Hooker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Berrell Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets
Prop Flag of Serbia.svg Jordan Grant Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Second-row Flag of Samoa.svg Jacob Laban Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Second-row Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Burns Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets
Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hohepa Puru Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders

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