Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies

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Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies
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Club information
Full nameBerry-Shoalhaven Heads Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Colours  Black
  White
Founded1914;109 years ago (1914)
as Berry
Current details
Ground(s)
CoachLuke Ryder
CaptainLuke Ryder
Competition Group 7 Rugby League
Records
Premierships12 (1923, 1926, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1967)
Runners-up10 (1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1948, 1958, 1963, 1964, 2004, 2007)
Minor premierships 8 (1923, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1990)

The Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies are an Australian rugby league football team based in Berry, a country town of the South Coast region. The Magpies are a foundation club of the Group 7 Rugby League and are members of Country Rugby League.

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History

The Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Magpies have a very rich history in Rugby League in the South Coast. The club was founded in 1914 as a part of South Coast Rugby League along with seven other foundation clubs, three of which still compete in the league, Kiama, Gerringong, and Jamberoo. [1]

The club has been one of the most successful in the league in term of premierships won with 12 overall, only Gerringong having won more (16 titles). They Magpies have also twice completed a hat-trick of first grade premierships (and is currently the only club to have done this). The streaks were from 1935–37 and 1952–54. [1] They again won the premiership in 1966 and 1967, but have not won it since. The Magpies took a brief stint in 2002 out of first grade before returning with vengeance stronger in 2003. [2] They have made the grand final twice in recent years only to lose at home convincingly by minor premiers, Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs, 52–10 on home soil in 2004 after winning a mid-week fifth-place playoff to make semifinals. [3] Then again in 2007, the Magpies lost to minor premiers, Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles 44–10. [4]

More recently, in 2010, the club had a visit by Collingwood president and Channel Nine media personality Eddie McGuire in an effort to link the two Magpie clubs. With McGuire, was other media personality and Collingwood fan Peter Donegan. Former Berry president Michael O'Dwyer worked for Capital TV while they worked for Network Ten in Melbourne, and has since worked closely with the two for several years. [5]

Supporters

Eddie McGuire was presented with a Magpies jumper and has been quoted saying, "my Group 7 team will always be Berry-Shoalhaven Heads". [5]

Colours

The team's colours are black and white and play out of Berry Showground, Berry.

Honours

Team

1923, 1926, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1967
1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1948, 1958, 1963, 1964, 2004, 2007
1923, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1990
2009

Individuals

Brett Herron (1988), Paul Skewes (2007)
Jason Berg (1996)
Sam Burns (2006)
Matt Gallagher (2008)
Nathan Benny (2006)
John Walker (1996)
Brett Stephens (1981), Pat Hayburn (1986), Shane McDermott (1987), Phil Duncan (1993), Nathan Byrne (1994), Scott Monaghan (1995), Ben Byrne (1997), Tim O'Sullivan (1998), Mitchell Liddicoat (2009)

Source: Group 7 History Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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References

  1. 1 2 "Group 7 History". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Who can tame the Tigers". Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bulldogs put bite on Magpies". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Eagles About Us". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. 1 2 McGuire backs Berry Magpies


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