Group 9 Rugby League

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Group 9 Rugby League
Group 9 Rugby League logo.jpg
Sport Rugby league
Instituted27 April 1923;100 years ago (1923-04-27)
Inaugural season1923
Number of teams11 (9 in First Grade)
CountryAustralia
Premiers Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (2023)
Most titles Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (12 titles)
Website Group 9 at Play Rugby League

Group 9 is a rugby league competition based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, and surrounding areas. The competition is played in six grades, with these being Under 16s, Under 18s, Women's Tackle, Women's League-Tag, Reserve-Grade and First-Grade.

Contents

Currently a home and away season consisting of sixteen rounds is played. The best four teams then play-off according to the Page–McIntyre system, culminating in the Group 9 Grand final, which is traditionally held at McDonald's Park in Wagga Wagga.

History

1920s–1950s: Foundations

Group 9 Rugby League was formed at a meeting at the Grand Hotel, Harden, following a four-hour meeting on 26 April 1923, which finished at 12:20 am the following morning. The foundation clubs were Harden, Murrumburrah, Binalong, Young, Wambanumba, Monteagle, Bendick Murrell, Cootamundra, Junee, Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Tumut, Adelong, West Wyalong, Barmedman, Griffith, Temora, Leeton, Ariah Park and Mildil. [1]

Aerial view of Anzac Park Oval in Gundagai Aerial view of Anzac Park Oval in Gundagai (1).jpg
Aerial view of Anzac Park Oval in Gundagai

Competition in the early years of Group 9 consisted of various challenge type matches, and it was not until 1933 that regular inter-club competition commenced. [2]

1960s–1980s: Murrumbidgee Breakaway and Reformation

In 1966, the rebel Murrumbidgee Rugby League broke away from the competition, leading to four years of reshuffled boundaries from 1967 to 1970. New competitions formed were the Murrumbidgee Rugby League, Group 8/9, Group 9/20 and Riverina Zone 3. Temora and West Wyalong joined the Group 20 Rugby League during this period, leading to the 9/20 name, while other Group 9 clubs played in the Group 8/9 competition.

In 1970, when the Group 9 and 20 competitions regained control of football in the district, West Wyalong remained in Group 20, while Temora returned and the Wagga Magpies and Kangaroos joined from Group 20.

1990s–present: Absorption of Group 13, Peak and Decline

Anzac Park Oval, Gundagai ANZAC Park in Gundagai (1).jpg
Anzac Park Oval, Gundagai

After the Group 13 Rugby League competition collapsed in 1991, the Albury Blues (renamed Greater Southern Rams upon entry due to Tumut already being the Blues), Wagga Brothers, a merged outfit from Adelong and Batlow, and Tumbarumba, joined the competition.

However, the competition declined from a peak of 14 clubs in the late 1990s to 9 clubs in 2022. Clubs to leave in this period included Adelong-Batlow (folded), Harden-Murrumburrah (George Tooke Shield), Tumbarumba (folded, then joined Murray Cup) and Cootamundra (George Tooke Shield). Turvey Park and Wagga Magpies also merged in 2005 to form the South City Bulls.

Albury Thunder, the successor to Greater Southern Rams and Lavington Panthers, won a threepeat of titles from 2012 to 2014.

Group 9's crisis became even more apparent following powerhouse Junee's decision not to field a First Grade team in 2021 and 2022. However, this strategy paid off as the club won the Reserve Grade title in 2022, with plans to return to First Grade football in 2023. Their return to the premier grade was offset by the loss of the Wagga Brothers to the exact same fate for the 2023 season.

Current clubs

TownNicknameHome groundYears in CompPremiership
Tally
Premiership Years
First Grade Clubs
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder Greenfield Park, Albury1992–32012–14
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersANZAC Park, Gundagai1923–71946, 1963, 1983, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022
Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels Laurie Daley Oval, Junee1923–21964, 1986
Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsHarris Park, Wagga Wagga2005–32011, 2016–17
St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsNixon Park, Temora1923–91957–59, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesTwickenham, Tumut1923–101940, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2007–08, 2010, 2019, 2023
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Wagga BrothersMcDonald's Park, Wagga Wagga1980; 1993–11995
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Wagga KangaroosMcDonald's Park, Wagga Wagga1967–121968–69, 1971, 1978–79, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999-2000-01, 2009
Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers Alfred Oval, Young1923–81941, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1974, 1984, 1991
Lower Grade Clubs
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra
(Under 16s & 18s only)
BulldogsLes Boyd Oval1923–2019;

2023–

91947–48, 1950–51, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005
Melbourne colours.svg Estella
(Women's Tackle only)
StormEstella2024–0None

Previous clubs

ClubNicknameNo. of
Premierships
Premiership YearsMoved to
North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears11996Merger of Adelong Green and Gold and Batlow Tigers following the demise of Group 13, disbanded
Annandale colours.svg Barmedman Clydesdales0NoneDisbanded
Australian colours.svg Boorowa Bushrangers0NoneMoved to George Tooke Shield
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs91947–48, 1950–51, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005After over 80 years in Group 9, Cootamundra moved to the George Tooke Shield in Canberra for 2021
Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies11939 Group 10
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Grenfell Goannas
0
NoneCompeted in Group 9 Second Division which became the Woodbridge Cup in 1990
Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites0None Group 20
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks21962, 1981Disbanded before amalgamating with Binalong Brahmans to form South West Brahmans and move to the George Tooke Shield. Now both clubs have separated with each fielding teams in the Shield.
Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greens21933–34 Group 20
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions41972, 1975–76, 1993Amalgamated with Wagga Magpies to form South City Bulls in 2005
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens11997Recess then moved to Murray Cup
Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers0NoneFormed after Brothers transferred from the defunct Group 13. De-amalgamated after one season (1992) and reformed as Wagga Brothers and Wagga Kangaroos
Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Wagga Magpies31980, 1989, 1992Amalgamated with Turvey Park Lions to form South City Bulls in 2005
North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men41938, 1960, 1965–66 Group 20

First Grade Grand Finals

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDateReport
Group 9 Premiership
1933 Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greens23 – 7 Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra MagpiesMr. PoplinTemora17 September 1933 [3] [4]
1934 Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greens (2)14 – 6 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesMr. MoreghanLeeton26 August 1934 [5] [6]
1935 – 1937: Various Challenge Cups contested only
1938 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men34 – 14 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsH. ThomasWest Wyalong31 July 1938 [7]
1939 Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies13 – 7 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers
1940 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues15 – 10 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee MenC. GardinerJunee15 September 1940 [8] [9]
1941 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers18 – 12 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersYoung3 August 1941 [10]
1942 – 1945: Suspended due to World War II
1946 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers15 – 3 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee MenW. LawrenceTemora15 September 1946 [11]
1947 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs50 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersM. IbbotsonRoberts' Park
Murrumburrah
31 August 1947 [12]
1948 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (2)14 – 9 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersFisher Park
Cootamundra
1 August 1948 [13]
1949 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (2)11 – 10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & WhitesM. IbbotsonCootamundra28 August 1949 [14]
1950 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (3)11 – 5 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsM. IbbotsonCootamundra Showground1 October 1950C [15] [16]
1951 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (4)16 – 13 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee MenMr. BoytonTemora14 October 1951 [17]
1952 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (2)14 – 11 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsTemora12 October 1952 [18] [19]
1953 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (3)9 – 7 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsMr. BoytonRoberts' Park
Murrumburrah
20 September 1953 [20] [21]
1954 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (5)21 – 7 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsFisher Park
Cootamundra
3 September 1954 [22] [23]
1955 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (4)38 – 5 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1956 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (5)52 – 2 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens
1957 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons13 – 7 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersMr. BoytonCootamundra8 September 1957 [24]
1958 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (2)46 – 9 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1959 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (3)25 – 8 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1960 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (2)18 – 7 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks [25]
1961 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (4)19 – 4 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsCootamundra
1962 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks18 – 10 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1963 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (2)18 – 5 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1964 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels17 – 7 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks
1965 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (3)17 – 12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues [25]
1966 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (4)23 – 2 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
Group 9/20 Premiership
1967 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs32 – 2 Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greenies
1968 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (5)15 – 4 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs
1969 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs (2)18 – 9 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites
1970 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (6)19 – 18 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
Group 8/9 Premiership
1967 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues14 – 6 Country colours.svg Goulburn United RoostersB. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

24 September 1967 [26]
1968 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (6)8 – 8 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United BluesK. Lyons Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

22 September 1968 [27]
1969 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos8 – 2 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United BluesB. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

14 September 1969 [28]
1970 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos (2)12 – 0 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United BluesB. Chapman Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

27 September 1970 [29]
Murrumbidgee Rugby League
1966 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies20 – 0 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens
1967 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (2)12 – 10 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1968 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos17 – 11 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies
Riverina Zone 3
1969 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (2)10 – 5 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies
1970 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (3)7 – 4 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos
Group 9 Premiership
1971 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (3)26 – 8 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Spain
1972 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions19 – 5 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Spain
1973 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (4)24 – 4 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosT. Spain
1974 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (7)30 – 5 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsW. Marshall
1975 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (2)26 – 6 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Spain
1976 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (3)13 – 8 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsT. Spain
1977 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (5)18 – 5 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsT. Spain
1978 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (4)26 – 7 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Spain
1979 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (5)20 – 7 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Spain
1980 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (3)27 – 19 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Spain
1981 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (2)18 – 15 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosT. Spain
1982 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (6)14 – 8 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Spain
1983 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (3)40 – 14 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Spain
1984 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (8)32 – 12 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersT. Spain Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1985 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (6)28 – 12 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesL. Regent Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (2)10 – 6 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersP. HayFisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (7)37 – 8 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Hay Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (7)22 – 16 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. HayAlfred Park
Young
1989 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (4)24 – 23 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Hay Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (8)16 – 8 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsB. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (9)16 – 6 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesB. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (5)16 – 4 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1993 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (4)24 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. Jacobson Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (8)24 – 20 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersL. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers42 – 16 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesJ. Hetherington
1996 North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears20 – 10 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Fletcher
1997 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens28 – 22 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Fletcher
1998 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (6)38 – 22 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Fletcher
1999 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (9)40 – 16 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Fletcher
2000 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (10)32 – 20 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba GreensT. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (11)22 – 20 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsB. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (7)56 – 16 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsB. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (5)31 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (8)28 – 24 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (9)19 – 12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesB. Nix Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005 [30]
2006 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (9)40 – 16 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. Nix [31]
2007 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (6)28 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2007 [32]
2008 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (7)20 – 14 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersB. NixFisher Park
Cootamundra
21 September 2008 [33]
2009 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (12)42 – 4 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2009 [34] [35]
2010 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (8)22 – 8 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsB. NixLavington Sportsground
Albury
26 September 2010 [36]
2011 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls20 – 18 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder36 – 26 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder (2)30 – 20 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013 [37]
2014 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder (3)45 – 4 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014 [38]
2015 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (4)28 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
13 September 2015 [39] [40]
2016 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls (2)22 – 18 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersB. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016 [41] [42]
2017 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls (3)24 – 8 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017 [43] [44]
2018 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (5)13 – 6 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsS. MuirMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018 [45] [46]
2019 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (9)28 – 4 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsS. MuirMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
15 September 2019 [47]
2020 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (6)40 – 18 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesS. MuirMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
27 September 2020 [48]
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (7)34 – 4 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersS. MuirMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022 [49]
2023 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (10)23 – 18 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosB. WhitbyMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023 [50]

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Wagga Kangaroos 1241968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 20091970, 1973, 1981, 2023
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues10111940, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2019, 20231934, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1992, 2005, 2020
St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons 9111957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2004, 20061938, 1952, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,

2001

Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers 981941, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1974, 1984, 19911939, 1947, 1948, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1998, 2022
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs931947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1982, 1988, 1990, 20051953, 1974, 1977
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers7131946, 1963, 1983, 2015, 2018, 2020, 20221941, 1957, 1984, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017
North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men 651938, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 19701940, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1962
Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies551966, 1967, 1980, 1989, 19921968, 1969, 1985, 1991, 1995
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions411972, 1975, 1976, 19932002
Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls342011, 2016, 20172012, 2014, 2018, 2019
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder 302012, 2013, 2014
Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks291962, 19811958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1975, 1979, 1996, 1997, 1999
Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels 241964, 19861950, 1961, 2010, 2015
Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greenies211933, 19341967
Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratah Tigers211967, 19691968
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos201969, 1970
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues1319671968, 1969, 1970
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens1319971956, 1966, 2000
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Wagga Brothers 1219952007, 2008
Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies1119391933
North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears101996
Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & White Panthers021949, 1969
Country colours.svg Goulburn United Roosters011967

Reserve Grade Grand Finals

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDate
Group 9 Reserve Grade
1947 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers8 – 3 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers
1950 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men10 – 5 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
1951 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks7 – 6 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1952 Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies12 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs
1953 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs36 – 10 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1954 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (2)11 – 3 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1955 Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens13 – 6 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs
1956 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (2)14 – 7 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1957 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers23 – 5 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersL. BoytonYoung15 September 1957
1958 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (3)19 – 6 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
1959 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues6 – 0 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
1960 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (2)21 – 6 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1961 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (3)11 – 0 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels
1962 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels5 – 2 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1963 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (2)8 – 6 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
1964 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (4)8 – 5 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels
1965 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (3)10 – 6 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1966 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (2)3 – 2 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs
Group 9/20 Reserve Grade
1967 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men (3)16 – 11 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites
1968 Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greenies10 – 9 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1969 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites28 – 2 Annandale colours.svg Barmedman Clydesdales
1970 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites (2)23 – 4 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
Group 8/9 Reserve Grade
1967 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues22 – 14 Wolvescolours.svg Goulburn Workers BulldogsK. Lyons Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

24 September 1967
1968 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues (2)18 – 5 Wolvescolours.svg Goulburn Workers Bulldogs Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

22 September 1968
1969 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos6 – 0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Yass Magpies Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

14 September 1969
1970 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues (3)12 – 0 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos Seiffert Oval

Queanbeyan

27 September 1970
Murrumbidgee Rugby League Reserve Grade
1966 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos8 – 0 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1967 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (2)16 – 10 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tarcutta
1968 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (3)25 – 7 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels
Riverina Zone 3 Reserve Grade
1969 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (4)3 – 2 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos
1970 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (2)5 – 2 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
Group 9 Reserve Grade
1971 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (5)16 – 6 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersJ. Gerber
1972 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (5)26 – 7 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosJ. Gerber
1973 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (2)21 – 7 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsJ. Gerber
1974 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (3)12 – 8 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsT. Spain
1975 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (3)18 – 17 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Hilton
1976 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (4)30 – 7 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Hilton
1977 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (4)17 – 4 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsR. Riach
1978 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (5)18 – 11 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesT. Briggs
1979 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (6)22 – 5 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesK. Martin
1980 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (5)19 – 6 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksT. Briggs
1981 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons24 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersB. Barrett
1982 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (2)11 – 5 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesB. Barrett
1983 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (7)13 – 6 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Hay
1984 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (3)22 – 14 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersP. Hay
1985 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (4)30 – 16 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosP. Hay
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (5)34 – 14 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersC. PattersonFisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (6)12 – 10 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Walsh Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (6)24 – 12 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsP. O'BrienAlfred Park
Young
1989 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (7)27 – 14 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesP. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (7)23 – 14 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (6)28 – 12 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosB. Alston Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers18 – 4 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1993 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions17 – 12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (7)16 – 6 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersJ. Hetherington Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (4)13 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsT. Fletcher
1996 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (2)40 – 4 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. Hetherington
1997 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks (5)20 – 6 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersL. Pearce
1998 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (3)32 – 20 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesC. Levy
1999 North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears14 – 10 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksL. Pearce
2000 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (3)30 – 18 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersL. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (8)22 – 20 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersW. Prosser Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (4)30 – 8 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesT. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (5)28 – 0 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesW. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (8)25 – 12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesW. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (9)34 – 4 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. Muir Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005
2006 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (8)16 – 10 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsW. Bowden
2007 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (6)48 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersL. O'Brien Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
2008 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (9)20 – 14 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersS. MuirFisher Park
Cootamundra
21 September 2008
2009 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers10 – 4 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2009
2010 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lavington Panthers34 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersS. MuirLavington Sportsground
Albury
26 September 2010
2011 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder28 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder (2)B. NixEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (2)J. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (6)S. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (7)32 – 6 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury ThunderS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
13 September 2015
2016 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (8)16 – 12 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsS. MuirEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls22 – 4 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsJ. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls (2)18 – 6 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. BartlettMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
2019 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (9)28 – 8 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersB. WhitbyMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
15 September 2019
2020 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (10)10 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersS. ByattMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
27 September 2020
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (10)14 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (9)38 – 16 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels1061962, 1963, 1965, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2008, 20221961, 1964, 1968, 1988, 1995, 2011
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers1041947, 1956, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 20201957, 1986, 1994, 2022
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues8151959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1994, 2001, 20051951, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004
Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers9111957, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2004, 20231947, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2019, 2020
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos771966, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1988, 19901969, 1972, 1985, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2018
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs631953, 1954, 1958, 1964, 1972, 20071952, 1955, 1966
Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks531951, 1960, 1961, 1995, 19971976, 1980, 1999
St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons4121981, 1982, 1984, 19911950, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1990, 2006, 2017
North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men341950, 1966, 19671953, 1954, 1960, 1968
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions311993, 1996, 19981973
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan United Blues301967, 1968, 1970
Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & White Panthers211969, 19701967
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers222009, 20132008, 2010
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder212011, 20122015
Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls212017, 20182016, 2023
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Queanbeyan Kangaroos1119691970
Western Suburbs colours.svg Cowra Magpies101952
Tumbarumba.png Tumbarumba Greens101955
Ireland colours.svg Leeton Greenies101968
Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers101992
North Sydney colours.svg Adelong-Batlow Bears101999
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lavington Panthers102010
Wolvescolours.svg Goulburn Workers Bulldogs021967, 1968
Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies021989, 2002
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Tarcutta011967
Annandale colours.svg Barmedman Clydesdales011969
Western Suburbs colours.svg Yass Magpies011969

Under 18/19s Grand Finals

Group Nine has run two under-age competitions since 1971. Clubs in the older division compete for the Weissel Cup. This is not to be confused with the Weissel Medal, an award for the First Grade Player of the Year. Both awards are named in honour of the late Eric Weissel, an Australian representative who played and coached several clubs in the region.

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDate
Group 9 Under 18s
1971 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies12 – 7 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersK. Robotham
1972 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons22 – 9 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. Castle
1973 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers33 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsJ. Craig
1974 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions32 – 11 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersN. Hand
1975 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (2)26 – 5 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsG. Negline
1976 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (2)16 – 2 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga MagpiesR. Riach
1977 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (3)M. Newman
1978 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos16 – 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsM. Newman
1979 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels37 – 16 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersM. Newman
1980 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (3)20 – 13 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersB. Barrett
1981 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (2)37 – 8 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersJ. Hetherington
1982 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues19 – 10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsP. Hay
1983 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (4)14 – 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsC. Patterson
1984 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (2)26 – 20 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersC. Patterson
1985 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (3)20 – 14 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersP. Kidd
1986 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (4)22 – 12 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersP. KiddFisher Park
Cootamundra
1987 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (5)18 – 10 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Kidd Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1988 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (2)20 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersB. JacobsonAlfred Park
Young
1989 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (6)28 – 10 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Kidd Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1990 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (2)62 – 12 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsB. Alston Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1991 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (7)34 – 22 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosT. Fletcher Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1992 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (8)B. Alston
1993 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (4)33 – 24 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosL. Pearce Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1994 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks38 – 20 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersS.Pike Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
1995 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (5)24 – 12 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. Muir
1996 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers32 – 10 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsL. Pearce
1997 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (2)36 – 14 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsS. Levy
1998 Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies (3)14 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersW. Prosser
1999 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers24 – 20 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsS. Muir
2000 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (9)18 – 16 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersG. Payne Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2000
2001 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (3)16 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersW. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
9 September 2001
2002 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (10)30 – 20 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosW. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
22 September 2002
2003 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (2)23 – 12 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersM. Carter Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
14 September 2003
2004 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (3)14 – 12 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah HawksP. Hargraves Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2004
2005 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (11)24 – 16 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsW. Bowden Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2005
2006 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (3)S. Muir
2007 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (6)40 – 28 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersB. Hartley Eric Weissel Oval
Wagga Wagga
2008 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (4)18 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersL. O'BrienFisher Park
Cootamundra
21 September 2008
2009 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs20 – 8 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersJ. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
26 September 2009
2010 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (4)20 – 4 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. WhiteLavington Sportsground
Albury
26 September 2010
2011 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (3)34 – 12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesJ. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (5)M. DalyEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (6)S. WentEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (4)J. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (7) Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsJ. WhiteEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
13 September 2015
2016 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls18 – 14 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersB. HartEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (5)32 – 18 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsB. HartEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (12)14 – 10 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsB. HartMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
Group 9 Under 19s
2019 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (13)36 – 12 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersC. KirkmanMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
Group 9 Under 18s
2020 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (6)14 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersC. KirkmanMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (7)16 – 14 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls (2)22 –16 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers13161973, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2018, 20191971, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2022, 2023
St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons751972, 1988, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 20151987, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005
Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels711979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2007, 20221973
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos641978, 1990, 2001, 2010, 2017, 20201991, 1993, 1995, 2002
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers421996, 1997, 2011, 20142016, 2020
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions431974, 1976, 1980, 19931978, 1982, 1983
Wagga Magpies.png Wagga Magpies311971, 1981, 19981976
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues331982, 2003, 20041972, 2010, 2011
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers1419991998, 2000, 2009, 2019
Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls232016, 20232015, 2017, 2018
Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks1119942004
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs1320091975, 1996, 1997

Under 16/17s Grand Finals

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDate
Group 9 Under 16s
1959 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs9 – 8 Australian colours.svg Boorowa Bushrangers
1960 Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks24 – 0 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs
1961 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (2)25 – 0 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers
1962 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers8 – 6 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1963 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (2)26 – 2 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels
1964 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues20 – 3 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers
1965 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers15 – 0 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers
1966 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (2)3 – 2 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons
Murrumbuidgee Rugby League Under 16s
1966 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos10 – 5 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1967 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (3)16 – 8 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues
1968 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions23 – 4 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers
Riverina Zone 3 Under 16s
1969 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (2)9 – 5 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions
1970 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (4)15 – 0 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wagga Magpies
Group 9/20 Under 16s
1968 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs30 – 9 North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men
1969 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs (2)24 – 19 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites
1970 Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & Whites5 – 3 Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratahs
Group 9 Under 16s
1971 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (3)12 – 4 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Hilton
1972 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (2)23 – 22 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersM. Jones
1973 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (3)24 – 5 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsB. Kevin
1974 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (3)16 – 9 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsT. Briggs
1975 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (4)9 – 8 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park LionsP. Robson
1976 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (2)18 – 4 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersM. Newman
1977 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (4)23 – 3 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersD. McLeod
1978 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (5)22 – 15 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersR. Riach
1979 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (4)10 – 9 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsT. Briggs
1980 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (5)18 – 9 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersP. Hay
1981 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions (5)7 – 5 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersP. Hay
1982 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (3)20 – 8 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsT. O'Connell
1983 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (6)26 – 22 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsT. O'Connell
1984 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (7)18 – 14 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosP. O'Brien
1985 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels34 – 24 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsC. Patterson
1986 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (8)10 – 6 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsP. Walsh
1987 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (9)28 – 0 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesB. Jacobson
1988 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (10)20 – 10 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosB. Alston
1989 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (11)16 – 12 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsM. Rudd
1990 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (12)31 – 20 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsM. Rudd
1991 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (4)18 – 4 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsM. Rudd
1992 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (13)14 – 4 Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-BrothersM. Payne
1993 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons19 – 6 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. Pike
1994 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (5)26 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersJ. Lavin
1995 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers22 – 10 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Southern RamsL. Pearce
1996 Western Suburbs colours.svg Wagga Magpies17 – 14 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesS. Muir
1997 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (6)24 – 0 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsW. Prosser
1998 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues (6)14 – 8 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersG. Payne
1999 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (7)32 – 0 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsB. Nix
2000 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (2)18 – 8 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersR. Claffey
2001 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (3)24 – 12 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersK. Steel
2002 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (4)26 – 24 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesK. Steel
2003 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (2)30 – 24 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersS. Skeers
2004 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (5)28 – 14 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesS. Muir
2005 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (2)26 – 14 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsJ. White
2006 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (14)22 – 16 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lavington PanthersA. Summergreene
2007 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (3)30 – 16 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersJ. Hazelman Eric Weissel Oval

Wagga Wagga

23 September 2007
2008 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (3)36 – 4 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsB. HartleyFisher Park

Cootamundra

21 September 2008
2009 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (3)28 – 8 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsS. Went27 September 2009
2010 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers (5)12 – 10 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersS. Went Lavington Sports Ground

Albury

2011 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (6)36 – 22 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersS. Went
2012 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (8) Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra BulldogsS. Went
2013 Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs (4)18 – 16 Parramatta colours.svg Junee DieselsB. Cramp
2014 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (7)20 – 12 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersB. Compton
2015 Melbourne colours.svg South City BullsT. Popple
2016 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos (9)B. Whitby
2017 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder16 – 10 Great Britain colours.svg Young CherrypickersT. Popple
2018 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (15)22 – 8 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersM. Kirkman
Group 9 Under 17s
2019 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (16)12 – 10 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersT. MaloneyMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
Group 9 Under 16s
2020 Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels (4)34 – 4 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai TigersI. CornellMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (4)12 – 2 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut BluesMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers (17)28 – 6 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers17121965, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2018, 2019, 20231971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos941966, 1976, 1982, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2012, 20161984, 1988, 1993, 2023
St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons761993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 20141966, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Tumut Blues681964, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1978, 19981962, 1966, 1967, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2022
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers571962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 20101961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1976, 2019, 2020
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Turvey Park Lions521968, 1972, 1974, 1979, 19811969, 1975
Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs471959, 1961, 2008, 20131960, 1973, 1974, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2012
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers451995, 2003, 2007, 20221980, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018
Parramatta colours.svg Junee Diesels441985, 2005, 2009, 20201963, 1982, 1983, 2013
Balmain colours.svg Griffith Waratah Tigers211968, 19691970
Melbourne colours.svg South City Bulls1320152005, 2008, 2009
Western Suburbs colours.svg Griffith Black & White Panthers1119701969
Western Suburbs colours.svg Wagga Magpies1119961970
Glebe colours.svg Harden-Murrumburrah Hawks101960
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder102017
Australian colours.svg Boorowa Bushrangers011959
North Sydney colours.svg West Wyalong Mallee Men011968
Kangaroo Brothers Colours.png Wagga Kangaroos-Brothers011992
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Southern Rams011995
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Lavington Panthers012006

Ladies League Tag Grand Finals

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upRefereeVenueDate
Group 9 Ladies League Tag
2008 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos6 – 4 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsG. WhiteFisher Park

Cootamundra

21 September 2008
2009 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons16 – 4 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersM. Kirkman27 September 2009
2010 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (2)12 – 8M. Kirkman Lavington Sports Ground

Albury

26 September 2010
2011 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers34 – 10 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsM. KirkmanEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
25 September 2011
2012 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (2)16 - 4 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsM. SeldonEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
23 September 2012
2013 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (3)30 - 0 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsT. PoppleEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
29 September 2013
2014 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (4) St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsZ. PoppleEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
28 September 2014
2015 Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers12 – 8 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersS. Byatt13 September 2015
2016 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (5)34 – 4 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury ThunderS. ByattEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
11 September 2016
2017 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (6)11 – 10 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury ThunderS. ByattEquex Centre
Wagga Wagga
10 September 2017
2018 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (7)18 – 0 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury ThunderS. MuirMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
1 September 2018
2019 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers (8)26 – 0 St. George colours.svg Temora DragonsZ. McDonaldMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

15 September 2019
2020 Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers18 – 4 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosS. MuirMcDonalds Park

Wagga Wagga

27 September 2020
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown in NSW
2022 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (3)12 – 2 South Sydney colours.svg Wagga BrothersMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
18 September 2022
2023 St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons (4)10 – 8 Newcastle colours.svg Wagga KangaroosMcDonalds Park
Wagga Wagga
17 September 2023

Team Performance

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
South Sydney colours.svg Wagga Brothers822011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20192009, 2022
St. George colours.svg Temora Dragons422009, 2010, 2022, 20232008, 2019
Newcastle colours.svg Wagga Kangaroos1120082020, 2023
Wellington colours.svg Gundagai Tigers102015
Great Britain colours.svg Young Cherrypickers102020
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Albury Thunder012018

Juniors

Junior League Clubs

ANZAC Park gates, Gundagai ANZAC Park gates in Gundagai (1).jpg
ANZAC Park gates, Gundagai

The following clubs participate in the Group 9 Junior Rugby League competition. Where applicable, the club's differing senior team or competition is listed in brackets.

Notable Group 9 Juniors

Albury Thunder

Cootamundra Bulldogs

Junee Diesels

South City Bulls (Turvey Park/Wagga Magpies

Temora Dragons

Wagga Wagga Brothers

Wagga Wagga Kangaroos

Young Cherrypickers

See also

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