Maitland Pickers

Maitland Pickers
Club information
Full name Maitland Pickers
Rugby League
Football Club
Colours      Black
     Green
     White
Founded 1955
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Maitland Sportsground
Competition Newcastle Rugby League

The Maitland Pickers Rugby League Football Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Maitland, New South Wales formed in 1955. They currently play in the Newcastle Rugby League competition. Their nickname was originally the Pumpkin Pickers but is now abbreviated to just the Pickers. Maitland currently boast one of the largest youth systems of rugby league in Australia.

History

The Maitland Pickers were formed from a merger of Maitland United and Morpeth/East Maitland. The dominance started when Maitland played in seven consecutive grand finals, winning a hat-trick of premierships from 1956-1958 and were runner-up in three of the premeirships. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Pickers regained dominance once again, having made it to the grand final five consecutive years (three titles and two runners-ups).[1]

Name Origin

The term "Pumpkin Pickers" was a sarcastic reference to the players bringing goods to the markets.[2]

Notable Juniors

Sponsors

  • Maitland Districts Leagues Club
  • Reid's Telarah Butchery
  • Mitchell Physiotherapy
  • Hyflow Plumbing
  • Tassell Financial Planning
  • Queens Arms Hotel
  • Rotating Machine Solutions Pty Limited
  • Ausure Insurance
  • Windsor Castle Hotel
  • Hunt Plant Hire
  • Maitland Toyota
  • Maitland Carpet Court
  • Teasdale Tyres
  • Cants Building & Construction
  • Steggles
  • Hunter Petroleum
  • Maitland Mutual
  • Maitland Mecury
  • Good Sports Program
  • Nepean Power
  • One Stop Pine
  • Australian Drug Foundation

References

  1. ↑ "History - Maitland Pickers Rugby League (CRL) - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. ↑ "History - Maitland Pickers Rugby League (CRL) - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
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